The Mack Pack has a line attached to the zipper and blocks mounted front and rear so you can grab that line anywhere along its length and open or close the zipper. Nice feature. Dave
S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT > On Jan 28, 2021, at 8:53 AM, Blair Clark via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > Hi there, > > We had a tides marine mast track and Doyle stack pack on our 30-2 worked > fairly good for convenience. > > On our 34 + we have a batten rail car system for the track, which I love, and > a brand new conventional sailcover with cut out and fold over velcroed flaps > for lazy jack lines. > > I was considering whether one could install a zipper down the top of the sail > cover to use as a lazy version of a stack pack and still be able to remove > when performance or more aesthetic pleasing sailing was preferred. > > Also, when I asked the local Doyle loft about it they said that they do not > make stack packs anymore but instead it is called a sail Cradle. main > difference being that it does not afix to the sail. > > Pricing is roughly $ 100 per ft. > > Bat bucks being assigned elsewhere but I am still interested in whether a > functional Zipper arrangement idea could be arranged on conventional cover. > > Blair > > From: Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> > Sent: January 28, 2021 9:31 AM > To: 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> > Cc: Hoyt, Mike <mike.h...@impgroup.com <mailto:mike.h...@impgroup.com>> > Subject: Stus-List Re: Strong track, lazy jacks, stack pack > > Hi Chuck > > Persistence has lazy jacks that we sometimes have in place and use and other > times have tied off to base of shrouds. Sail cover is unmodified and still > works with the lazy jacks. > > I should point out that Lazy jacks are only half a solution. In our case > they do not work well even after we moved the aft most boom attachment point > further forward. The sail does not come down in a nicely organized manner > and still requires flaking properly when back at the dock. Part of this is > likely due to the stiffness of our main which is a Quantum Fusion M5500 > series sail with taffeta on both sides. > > On our wish list is a Doyle Stack pack main. We sailed on a sister ship that > had this for cruising and sometimes also used on a Wednesday evening race. > It was very slick and the sail had a nice shape as well. We were very > impressed. > > Dreaming of summer, > > Mike Hoyt > Persistence > Halifax, NS > > From: CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> > Sent: January 27, 2021 9:25 PM > To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> > Cc: John Conklin <jconk...@hotmail.com <mailto:jconk...@hotmail.com>>; > CHARLES SCHEAFFER <cscheaf...@comcast.net <mailto:cscheaf...@comcast.net>> > Subject: Stus-List Re: Strong track, lazy jacks, stack pack > > The Tides Marine strong track is very pricey and my system works fine without > it. If I had a full battan main I might consider one. > > I am rigging lazy jacks this year to catch the main when I drop it. I > expect I will need to alter the sail cover and instead, I'm considering > buying or making a stack pack instead. Has anybody made their own or can > offer advice on those? > > Chuck Scheaffer Resolute 1989 C&C 34R > > > On 01/27/2021 8:11 PM John Conklin via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: > > > I would love a tides track as 90% of my sailing is solo (About 250% more than > last season) > I can hoist the main on my 37 from the cockpit except for the final > Only 1 block at. Foot of mast straight shot to winch. > Issue I have is dropping and stacking solo amd why I really want the tides > track too! > But I was Quoted 3 boat $ bucks for that system so other priorities first :( > > John Conklin > S/V Halcyon > S/V Heartbeat > > 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 > <https://www.paypal.me/stumurray> Thanks - Stu
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