Hi Debbie. I replaced original traveler 3 years ago with a Harken windward
sheeting car with 3:1 purchase. It was a great improvement and a breeze to
use. I did have to make a filler piece to shim the cockpit curve to a flat
surface for the new track, but in doing so was able to extend the length of
travel to the width of the cockpit.
Doing your traveler will be a very worthwhile project. Cheers, Gary #821
----- Original Message -----
From: Debbi Rutherford
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 11:16 AM
Subject: [IC27A] Traveler Repair
Hi, everybody!
The traveler on our recently-purchased '77 TR is in sad shape. The stops
which work sort of like the jib cars are almost frozen to the track. They
release with thumb screws, which are probably bent and just don't want to work.
As my husband says, it works fine... with a pair of vise grips and 15 minutes.
Unscrewing two stops, moving the traveler and screwing them down again seems
less than optimal to me. I'm kind of thinking about replacing the whole thing
with a standard 4:1 setup. Has anyone tried that? Should I be thinking in a
different direction?
Thanks!
Debbi
Gypsea
1977 Catalina 27
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