[C320-list] attaching a Mast Cleat and a Spinnakker Pole Trac k

[Weikel Paul]

Alex,


I'll try and make this a short story.

I purchased a 10 foot piece of standard 1 1/4 track from West Marine.  
Drilled and tapped the zillion holes in the mast.
Installed the track.
Went to put the Harken cam car on and guess what - It was made for a "CB"
rail and would not go on since the profile was different.
So back to West Marine and ordered the 10 foot piece of "CB" rail.

Of course, the "CB" rail bolt hole center distance just had to be different
between manufacturers.  Drilled and tapped another zillion holes, mounted
the rail, put the cam car on, installed the halyard,  and voila - done and
very satisfied.


So, to answer your question about which track - I say that depends on the
rest of your set=up.  I personally like the set-up with the Harken spinnaker
cam car and halyard which Allan Field has on Sea Shadow and showed me during
his visit to the Sassafras River.  I goofed on buying the wrong track.


Hope this helps.


Paul Weikel
Second Chance
#361
Georgetown, MD


-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Krause [mailto:al_exander at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2006 10:51 AM
To: C320-List
Subject: Re: [C320-list] attaching a Mast Cleat and a Spinnakker Pole Trac k

Paul,
   
  Did you use 1" or 1-1/4" mast track?
   
  Alex Krause
  Coruna Cat #273
  Huntington Beach, CA

Weikel Paul <Paul.Weikel at theglassgroup.com> wrote:
  Just now finishing up my installation of a track on the mast for a whisker
pole.


I used SS 1/4 inch 20 thread bolts that were 3/4 inch long. For that size
bolt, use a #7 drill, then tap with 1/4-20, apply Tefgel and screw in.
Worked fine.


Paul Weikel
Second Chance
#361
Georgetown, MD


-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Magennis [mailto:magenns at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 7:14 PM
To: C320-List
Subject: Re: [C320-list] attaching a Mast Cleat and a Spinnakker Pole Track

I drilled and tapped the holes for the appropriate sized flat head
machine screw (as I recall, it was a 5/16" fine thread, 3/4"long
machine screw (NOT a sheet metal screw!!))

Steve
Alchemist #909

--- June Bruce 
wrote:

> attaching a Mast Cleat and a Spinnakker Pole Track
> Hopefully someone has done these, so my questions are:
> 
> 1) do I just drill and bolt it on?
> or
> 2) drill and CUT A THREAD, then bolt it on??
> 
> Appreciate all suggestions.
> 
> Bruce Stanley #1084
> 
> 
> 
> 


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