Windward Sheeting Car

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   The traveller car on FarrOut spat it's sheaves out during Thursday's windy race. Lewmar no longer support this type of traveller so it's time for some radical action!

I've read the part numbers for the low beam conversion and the high beam replacement kindly given by Bill but this doesn't include for the Harken windward sheeting car. Anybody done it?

Presumably the ccurve in the high beam track is to fit with the central pedestal and go over the cockpit lockers at the edges? What kind of lifters are required?

Is our original Lewmar Solent 28mm I beam traveller the same as that put on the US and Canadian boats?

Thanks for any help. I need to get the order right, at the moment we've got a single point mainsheet - very cruisy!

Thanks,

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jez rees Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Rookie Joined: 25 June 2008 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 43	Post Options Post Reply Quote jez rees Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Windward Sheeting Car Posted: 28 April 2012 at 3:55pm
	The traveller car on FarrOut spat it's sheaves out during Thursday's windy race. Lewmar no longer support this type of traveller so it's time for some radical action! I've read the part numbers for the low beam conversion and the high beam replacement kindly given by Bill but this doesn't include for the Harken windward sheeting car. Anybody done it? Presumably the ccurve in the high beam track is to fit with the central pedestal and go over the cockpit lockers at the edges? What kind of lifters are required? Is our original Lewmar Solent 28mm I beam traveller the same as that put on the US and Canadian boats? Thanks for any help. I need to get the order right, at the moment we've got a single point mainsheet - very cruisy! Thanks,

Bill Layton Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Commodore Joined: 15 September 2002 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 551	Post Options Post Reply Quote Bill Layton Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 28 April 2012 at 4:35pm
	The boats built for North America all used Schaefer travelers which were miserable at the best of times. Most have upgraded to harken now. I don't know anyone who has installed the windward sheeting car but there must be someone who can chime in.

jez rees Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Rookie Joined: 25 June 2008 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 43	Post Options Post Reply Quote jez rees Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 2012 at 3:24am
	We ended up doing the 3:1 arrangement with the Harken low beam track bolted to the original Lewmar track. An extremely pratical solution. Parts list as below, with prices in sterling: R27 1.5m low beam track £65.40 E2700 end stops £8.95 T2703B car £152.00 2650 40mm carbo block x2 £17.51 ea

khardy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Commodore Joined: 22 June 2004 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 132	Post Options Post Reply Quote khardy Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 2012 at 3:11pm
	Sorry I missed this. I installed a harken windward sheeting car some time ago. I can’t remember why, but i did not bolt the new track onto the new track. I completely removed the entire system, then installed an aluminum box beam. I made HDPE wedges to go between the beam and the deck. I then mounted the harken low profile track and the midrange windward sheeting car. On the front of the beam I mounted a harken swivel mounted cleat and block. This works brilliantly with the caveat that you must keep the track and car bearings clean.