Make something out of plastic? Threaded stainless bolts tapped into the mast to hold it in place? Two rectangles with a couple of holes drilled through them. Tap the holes in the mast. Don’t forget to sink the heads. I suspect that would set you up.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 29, 2021, at 21:34, Bob Mann <sailrm...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Depends on whether you want the slides/slugs to drop down past the opening or > not. My cover fits much nicer when the mainsail drops down another 4-6 > inches, so I have the gates on mine; I used to have the stop. > > I attempted to make my own using a flooring carpet strip. It worked for a > week or two but the material is too pliable. > > A lot depends on what your track opening looks like. > > I ended up going with the vastly over-priced MG-S2L from RigRIte: > https://www.rigrite.com/Spars/MetalMast_Spars/MetalMast_Mainsail_Gates.php > > Bob > >> On 01/29/2021 8:06 PM Daniel via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> >> I was looking for something like that. Saw an idea for one on the c&c web >> page. Then I stopped into the Binnacle and saw a little fitting that screws >> into the groove/slot and simply blocks it off. Placed above the groove after >> feeding the slides in, keeps them from falling back down and out of the >> track. $13 here in Halifax. >> Daniel Willis >> Santiago >> 1973 C&C30-1 >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>>> On Jan 29, 2021, at 20:04, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List >>>> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >>>> >>> You might be well advised to make it yourself. In Canada, I couldn't find >>> one for any reasonable price. And when you try having it delivered from the >>> US, the shipping costs are ridiculous. >>> >>> Of course YMWV. >>> >>> Marek >>> 1994 C270 Legato >>> Ottawa, ON >>> >>> >>> -------- Original message -------- >>> From: Jean Forgues via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >>> Date: 2021-01-29 18:25 (GMT-05:00) >>> To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com >>> Cc: forgu...@videotron.ca >>> Subject: Stus-List Mainsail Gate >>> >>> Bonjour >>> >>> >>> >>> For my C&C27-5, I am looking for a mainsail gate that allows the sail >>> slides to slide past the gate entrance without falling out. The gate is >>> about 7cm long. Any idea where I can find that? >>> >>> >>> >>> Jean >>> >>> Chicoutimi, Canada >>> >>> >>> >>> 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
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
