I imagine the toerail block isn't giving you the sheeting angle you want and that's why you want to add a track
I'd look into using Low Friction Rings and avoid adding tracks. They've gotten the strength up on the rings and race boats are using these instead of blocks on tracks. They reduce the number of fasteners and holes through the deck, saves weight, saves cost, and provides the most adjustment possible. You can keep the toerail block and add one low friction ring as an "In-Hauler" on the sheet located between the clew and the toerail block with a couple of smaller control lines running to jam cleats to position the ring higher/lower and in/out. I think they even make a snatchblock style ring that might work better, as you can remove the inhauler when you want to pole out the genoa. You got me thinking. I removed my deck hardware to paint the deck and now I am considering if I could install a friction ring system and leave the tracks off. I'm gonna check my catalogs and check the loads involved and get back to you. Thanks, Chuck Scheaffer, Resolute 1989 C&C 34R Pasadena, Md > On 01/23/2021 10:16 PM Bob Mann via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > My '71 C&C 35 mk I does not have any deck tracks. In my area we used to > race with 167% genoa, which I used snatch blocks on the toe rail for. When I > went down to a 155%, I still used the toe rail. However, the clew comes down > just aft of a stantion and gets caught on the lifeline; I already severely > bent the port lifeline last year. > > Our OD fleet in Detroit is going to 155% max genoa size in '21 so I'll be > using that sail more often. All-around, time to add tracks to the deck. > I've been given these locations for adding track: > Inline tracks > Front 20.0 aft of tack > Back 26.6 aft of tack > Front off center line 3.5 > Back off center line 4.1 > > Transverse tracks - run from rail to cabin house > 130 % Transverse > 19.5 Aft of jib tack > > 155% Transverse > 23.1 aft of tack > > I've been successful in Wednesday night races running the 167% to the toe > rail and can continue to do so. However, for OD races on Saturday it will be > 155% and 130% (which I don't yet own). > > What do you think of the track locations? Should the track be straight, > if possible? What size track, 1.25 T-track? I'll be going with Garhauer > adjustable sheet leads. Other thoughts or suggestions? I have two months to > plan and install as I won't launch until late April. > > Bob Mann > Mystic > Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help > with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu >
Thanks to all of the subscribers that contributed to the list to help with the costs involved. If you want to show your support to the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks - Stu
