I bout Garhauer line clutches and new mainsheet blocks at the boat show late today. Probably added 5 pounds to the wieght of my boat! No plastic in their stuff. prices were amazing! They said they were havig a good show.
The mother and two sons were there. I believe the father passed away earlier this year. Joel On Saturday, October 6, 2012, Rick Brass wrote: > Actually I think that Guido gave me sort of a hybrid of G1 and G2 for my > 25. I had to install the track, which involved drill & fill the deck, > redrill the holes, and manufacture backing plates out of 1 ½ wide aluminum > stock. I used 1 ¼ T track, so the cars used had to be from the G2 system. > **** > > ** ** > > But the standup blocks and control blocks on my 25 look like those in the > photo of the G1, and are smaller than the comparable components on my 38. > Looks like they might have used 40 series blocks for the 25 and 60 series > blocks for the 38.**** > > ** ** > > In any case, I got charges the price of the G1 system, which I considered > to be a bargain.**** > > ** ** > > I’ve always been impressed by the workmanship, robustness and value of > Garhauer stuff. To the point that almost all of the hardware on both of my > boats (rigid vangs, deck organizers, rope clutches genoa cars, the upgraded > traveler on the 38, the backstay tensioner on the 25, turning blocks, > snatch blocks, even the rope falls on the dinghy davits on the 38) has been > upgraded to Garhauer over the years. **** > > ** ** > > I guess you’d call me a happy customer.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Rick Brass**** > > Washington, NC**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com <javascript:_e({}, > 'cvml', 'cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com');>] *On Behalf Of *Sam Salter > *Sent:* Saturday, October 06, 2012 1:47 AM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'cnc-list@cnc-list.com');> > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Converting Pin-stop Genoa Cars to adjustable**** > > ** ** > > Yeh the EZ G2 was overkill, but I liked the look of them!**** > > The cars were machined to fit my track too, at no cost.**** > > sam :-) > > On 2012-10-05, at 7:00 PM, "Rick Brass" <rickbr...@earthlink.net> wrote:** > ** > > I have the Garhauer system on both my 25 and my 38. I likes the system on > the 38 so much I added tracks and cars to the 25 as well. I noticed the > post from Sam saying he put the EZ G2 system on his 26, which is what > Garhauer recommended for my 38. They indicated the EZ G1 for my 25 based on > sheet loading calculations. Call Guido at Garhauer and he can tell you what > to buy and how much it will cost.**** > > **** > > **** > > Rick Brass**** > > Washington, NC**** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of * > Indigo > *Sent:* Friday, October 05, 2012 8:42 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Converting Pin-stop Genoa Cars to adjustable**** > > **** > > Rick, **** > > I was making an assumption that the prices on the Garhauer site were "per" > and doubling up! I should have called them. Much more affordable! Thanks > for clarifying that!**** > > **** > > Jonathan**** > > --**** > > Jonathan**** > > Trade Show Services**** > > Cell: (203) 395 0225**** > > www.tradeshowservicesusa.com**** > > > On Oct 5, 2012, at 20:31, "Rick Brass" <rickbr...@earthlink.net> wrote:*** > * > > Dennis is correct, go for a quality system. I presume your pin stop cars > for Merriman track are like the ones that came on my boat. Regardless of > the size of the split rings, you would never be able to > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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