Main Sheet Traveler

[Bill]

Here is the mainsheet traveler setup on Maika'i. Sail control is awsome.

[scottwilliams]

Very cool This is exactly how I was going to approach it. I am replacing all extrior wood with teak and thought this same idea would look good and provide a great traveler platform. Glad to hear it has worked out well - Thanks Scott 269

[noeta-112]

Bill,

Now you've done it....Got me drooling all over my paperwork at the office...

Nice setup! Someone went and cut a big notch above the access hatch to the motorwell in Noeta right where your swiveling cam is.

BOY, That looks like the cat's meow to me. Would that be a "medium" Harken traveler car? Is your main sheet 3/8" and ...and ...

Nice rig!

Guess I have to force myself back to basics as I still need a mooring and an anchor and gotta fix the masthead and stiffen up the strongback and try to get to half of the upgrades in the manual. It's gettin up into the 40's here once in awhile so gotta hurry!

[noeta-112]

Bill,

Are you using a double block with becket attached to the boom tang or are there 2 single blocks attached to the boom?
(looks like a double from the line spacing.) What type and size blocks are they?

Do you find any problem with leach tension using the traveler on a flat track and controling via the swivel base. I read somewhere that the swivel base setup could put extra tension on the leech unless the track ends were curved upward. Afraid I can't quite grasp the concept ... having so little sailing experience.

Is that the small swivel base for use with a 2.25" (harken) single?

Inquiring minds... By the way ... Is there a good reference as to where & how to attach all the bits of standing (& original running) gear on the Ariel?????

[S.Airing]

Heres a poor mans traveler

[French]

I have seen nothing on your boat that comes under poor man ;-)

Wow! You have a shore power hook up!! Self installed?

[S.Airing]

Yea I put that in 10 years ago,not that hard to do really.

[French]

Here is the Yin's
whihc would seem a good reason to have a boom brake...

[Brent]

Bill/French,

Do you guys have part #'s for your configurations? I'd like to price each out to see what I can afford with #66.

French's looks more affordable, but Bill's setup looks much more attractive

[noeta-112]

Brent,

I thought I would try to cheap it out ... so headed to e-bay and found a harken medium car with single blocks wth/beckets attached. $120 ...(why won't those guys stop bidding???) Really thought I had it made. Now all I have to do is find the rest of the gear. Intend to buy low sliding slot track - abt $46 / 2 schaefer dbl cheek blocks - abt $27 ea. / the swivel base abt - $80 / picked up a couple of camcleats- harken there goes another $30 odd bucks.. Oh yeah and then the blocks to make it all work .... and the woodwork to mount the track on..... Gad !!! I'm not gonna add it up.... Good luck, Brent.

Where on the Cape?

[French]

Sorry mine came with the boat, not a clue on cost.

[noeta-112]

Brent,

For what it will cost me ... you can probably buy the Harken small boat traveller set-up less the track.

You then are left with the swivel, track and woodwork and whatever mainsheet control blocks you happen to need.

I think this is correct.

[Brent]

noeta,

I live in Falmouth.

[Bill]

Order the Harken small boat traveler system from Defender or West and I'll sell you the track for half price + shipping.

[noeta-112]

Bill,

Thanks for the inspiration... here are a couple of pics of my sys based on yours.