has anyone used this system for their main sail? Looking for some advice with adding this system.
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I have not done anything yet, still thinking about adding it. My main goal is to be able to de-power the main in 12-15 and reef the main to keep the boat as flat as possible.I have the same boat (#18) and put a tides on it a month after I bought it and I'm very happy with it. Message me if you have any questions...This is an old thread so maybe you got one already..
You could cut a new gate into your mast above your boom if you wanted to add the track. The new cut gate is then covered by the track itself.I tried to install on my E27 but my track gate is below boom level... Very interesting system
Yes. I think about it but with a full list of work in order to push the refit, seems like something to do for the next boat. Thanks for the notes!You could cut a new gate into your mast above your boom if you wanted to add the track. The new cut gate is then covered by the track itself.
Here are my notes.
I can do this now quite easily, but I do need to mark my main halyard line because with the tides track, the main can quite easily and you can lower it too much. I am also thinking about moving reef #1 to the left side (main halyard is on right) so that I can use both winches to adjust reef line and halyard simultaneously (but not sure yet ?). I still have to jump to the mast though too hook the sail on the reef hook as I have yet to install forward reef lines - still not sure I want to though. it gets complicated with lots of lines coming back to the cockpit with rope all over the place.I have not done anything yet, still thinking about adding it. My main goal is to be able to de-power the main in 12-15 and reef the main to keep the boat as flat as possible.
I am thinking I can get this done for about 1500.00 and may add some lazy jacks to help single handling.
Nice job!My Tides sailtrack should be arriving this week to go on this weekend. In preparation I lengthened the mast gate to the required 10" above the gooseneck last weekend. I had seen Tom's thread about the install and was prepared to go at the mast with an angle grinder, when a friend suggested I think about using a router instead. Great advice.
It required cutting down the tip of a flush-cut router bit in order for the bearing to sit shallow enough to be able to cut the mast-track, but once that was done it took all of a minute to very cleanly cut both sides of the mast track away. Started and stopped the router with it pressed into the slot so as not to loose the unrestrained bearing.
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I hope this may save others some time, and potentially damage from an errant cut with a grinder.