CD 36 new sails

Woody · Post by **Woody** » Jul 26th, '05, 08:11

Hi all
Getting ready to replace my twenty something suite of sails. Would love to hear from anybody that has a hi quality reasonably priced loft to contact. Thinking of going full batten with Harken bat car system. Anybody have such a beast? Also, would I have to use lazy jacks with such a system? I hate'em and flake my sails by hand. Thanks, Woody
S/V Amazing Grace
CD 36 #108

Woody · Post by **Woody** » Jul 28th, '05, 06:31

This was the only way I knew to get this post back to the top. Don't care what size boat you have, just interested in some lofts and if anybody has a bat car system.
Woody

Brett I. Miller · Post by **Brett I. Miller** » Jul 28th, '05, 10:02

Woody,

I don't know about the Harken bat car system, but I would highly recommend the Dutchman system as an alternative to lazy jacks.
Check out the following link for more information:

http://mvbinfo.com/dp_02_SF.html

Brett

boogie · Post by **boogie** » Jul 28th, '05, 10:53

Hi Woody
I installed the Harken Batcar system A on my Crealock 37 mast. It is an easy to install system. If you want a full batten main sail, like the one I have? it will make your life much easier to raise and lower the sail. I raise the sail by hands and winch just the last foot. The only friction on it is from the reefing line and not from the sail. I highly recommend the system
Jacob Bogatch

bottomscraper · Post by **bottomscraper** » Jul 28th, '05, 16:29

I have never used one but I have heard good things about the
the "Strong Track" system from Tides Marine. Here are some links:

http://www.tidesmarine.com/sail-track.html

http://www.riggingonly.com/Tidesmarine.htm

Warren Stringer · Post by **Warren Stringer** » Jul 28th, '05, 19:02

Lazy jacks have not been a problem for us hoisting the main, though I can see how they might be an issue if you sail singlehanded a lot. Ours can be lowered to let us put an awning over the boom.

Warren
s/v Eendracht
CD 36 #54, Deltaville, VA

Woody · Post by **Woody** » Jul 29th, '05, 05:42

Thanks to all for your input. Since I have a friend at West, it will probablybe the Harken system.

Dalton · Post by **Dalton** » Jul 29th, '05, 16:46

I put the Strong track on my RH 36 and what a fantastic upgrade.
It's much lighter and less expensive than Harken. It's a very heavy duty plastic extrusion instead of a metal track and it has large machined stainless sliders. The sliders have a great universal swivel at the connection for each full batten. It goes up and down like a dream. I can take a reef in and out going down wind if I had to. cannot recomend this strongly enough.
And your sailmaker can probably sell it to you as they are going to have to fit the sliders and such.

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CD 36 new sails

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