John, Could you send a picture? How much did the upgrade run?
Thanks, Stephan On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 9:33 AM, The Emmerichs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I upgraded from the original curved cabin top traveler with 3:1 purchase > on the control lines to the Garhauer that you see on Catalina Direct. It > is flat, has 5:1 purchase and is a beautiful piece of equipment, I'm very > happy with it. If I would do it again, I would go direct to Garhauer. This > is a custom made piece of equipment so they need the distance between the > cabin top handrails. > > > > Installation wasn't particularly complicated, just took a little while. A > lot of holes to drill, 6 on each side. Your situation is different than > mine. You can keep the original setup until the new one is installed. I'm > sure you are aware that three bails are required on the boom to handle the > main sheet load. It can't handle single point loading in the center of > the boom. > > > > The only issue I had was that several of the 5/16 in. machine screws that > bolt the horizontal member to the supports galled when I tightened or > loosened them. Recommend you run a die over them before installing and > tightening. > > > > I can send a picture if you are interested. > > > > John Emmerich > > 5874 85 TR > > > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Thursday, September 04, 2008 7:25 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* catalina27-talk: Traveler upgrade > > > > Greetings to all and a question: > > > > Has anyone upgraded thier old-style rear-cockpit traveler to a mid-boom or > hatchtop traveler? I'm sure the question has been asked before, but I could > not find a good thread to refer to. Catalinadirect.com has what appears to > be an upgrade kit (~$600) but I cant find anyone out there vouching for it > as a replacement for the cockpit traveler. > > > > Thanks ! After getting hammered by this listserver I'm finally going to > use it for a q ! :-D > > > > P_Owen > > > > '73 C27 # 491 > > "Sweet Pea" > > Everett, WA > > > > *Cruising the North Sound next week - > -- Stephan MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype: stephan.debelle
