My boat’s only a 26, but when I replaced the traveler track (6 or 8 years ago?) that’s on the bridge deck, just in front of the companionway, I put in a Harken. Hole spacing and clearance for the cars in the slot were the main considerations. Harken makes a track with a longitudinal slot running all along the underside of the track. The bolt heads are captured in this slot and can be moved anywhere along the track to line up with the existing holes. I support the observation that Harken track and cars are of high quality and really improve the traveler performance under load. I have a lot of Garhauer stuff on my boat, but a Harken traveler was my first choice, mainly because of the variable bolt spacing capabilities!
sam C&C 26 Liquorice Ghost Lake Alberta > On Apr 14, 2018, at 3:06 PM, Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > FWIW, the traveler on my previous boat (34) and on my current boat (42) are > both mounted in an aluminum traveler bridge near the companionway. I > replaced the traveler on the 34 with a Harken, which worked fine (the > windward sheeting car is overrated in my view). I also replaced the baby > stay car and track on the 34, and wanted something more robust. I decided to > go with a Schaefer big boat main traveler (this was at least 15 years ago), > but the hole pattern was all wrong. Given the lack of uniformity between > holes on the old track, I concluded that C&C must have drilled the baby stay > track in place. I contacted Schaefer about this issue, and they sold me an > anodized piece of track cut to the length I requested, but without > pre-drilled holes so I could match the holes of the old track. Similar to > the kind of service that Guido provides at Garhauer. The Schaefer traveler > worked very well as a baby stay. > > I was so impressed by the robust car and smooth operation of the Schaefer > traveler that I replaced the main traveler on my 42 with Schaefer. A > Schaefer traveler may not be quite as smooth as Harken, but I have no > difficulty at all using it and the car is strong. I’m very happy with my > choice. I also like that I can call Schaefer and talk to someone if I have > any issues. > > From: Chuck Saur via CnC-List > Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2018 11:54 AM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Chuck Saur > Subject: Stus-List Traveler fit? > > Hello from frozen Michigan. I am still spending my kids' inheritance on deck > hardware. > > Question for 35-3 owners or others: Has anyone replaced the aging Schaefer > main traveler? What advice might you offer...Defender has a sale on Lewmar > traveler kits, size 2 which would offer enough capacity for us. But...I am > not at the boat, and wonder if the aluminum traveler bridge that houses the > current track will allow the change to Lewmar? Appears that the car-mounted > cam cleats might be obstructed by the bridge "tray" height in the > mid-section. The Lewmar track appears lower in the pictures. Current > Schaefer setup has outboard mounted cam cleats. > Any advice on replacement traveler selection? > > PS...Ice fishermen are still driving trucks to shanties on Hessel Bay. Yech. > > > Chuck Saur > > Morning Sky C$C 35-3 > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >
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