traveller onto the carbon masts
Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 10:31 am
Hi everyone,
I own a Freedom 33/35 Cat Ketch with carbon masts. The current sail plan includes lace lines and fully battened sails. I am not very happy with the lace line system. Either the lace lines are too tight and hoisting the sail is difficult and it gets stuck where a lace lines needs to pass the hoist point for the boom, or they are to loose and leave a lot of room between the sail and the mast, which I believe is not good for performance.
I was wondering if there is anyone that has expecience with mounting a track to the carbon mast and track runners to the sail. Can a track be screwed on or does that weaken the mast? And if so how does this work with the boom hoist? Or should this alteration also include a switch to a classic (fixed) boom?
Thanks very much!
Leonard
I own a Freedom 33/35 Cat Ketch with carbon masts. The current sail plan includes lace lines and fully battened sails. I am not very happy with the lace line system. Either the lace lines are too tight and hoisting the sail is difficult and it gets stuck where a lace lines needs to pass the hoist point for the boom, or they are to loose and leave a lot of room between the sail and the mast, which I believe is not good for performance.
I was wondering if there is anyone that has expecience with mounting a track to the carbon mast and track runners to the sail. Can a track be screwed on or does that weaken the mast? And if so how does this work with the boom hoist? Or should this alteration also include a switch to a classic (fixed) boom?
Thanks very much!
Leonard