Hi there, We had a tides marine mast track and Doyle stack pack on our 30-2 worked fairly good for convenience.
On our 34 + we have a batten rail car system for the track, which I love, and a brand new conventional sailcover with cut out and fold over velcroed flaps for lazy jack lines. I was considering whether one could install a zipper down the top of the sail cover to use as a lazy version of a stack pack and still be able to remove when performance or more aesthetic pleasing sailing was preferred. Also, when I asked the local Doyle loft about it they said that they do not make stack packs anymore but instead it is called a sail Cradle. main difference being that it does not afix to the sail. Pricing is roughly $ 100 per ft. Bat bucks being assigned elsewhere but I am still interested in whether a functional Zipper arrangement idea could be arranged on conventional cover. Blair ________________________________ From: Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: January 28, 2021 9:31 AM To: 'Stus-List' <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Hoyt, Mike <mike.h...@impgroup.com> Subject: Stus-List Re: Strong track, lazy jacks, stack pack Hi Chuck Persistence has lazy jacks that we sometimes have in place and use and other times have tied off to base of shrouds. Sail cover is unmodified and still works with the lazy jacks. I should point out that Lazy jacks are only half a solution. In our case they do not work well even after we moved the aft most boom attachment point further forward. The sail does not come down in a nicely organized manner and still requires flaking properly when back at the dock. Part of this is likely due to the stiffness of our main which is a Quantum Fusion M5500 series sail with taffeta on both sides. On our wish list is a Doyle Stack pack main. We sailed on a sister ship that had this for cruising and sometimes also used on a Wednesday evening race. It was very slick and the sail had a nice shape as well. We were very impressed. Dreaming of summer, Mike Hoyt Persistence Halifax, NS From: CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: January 27, 2021 9:25 PM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: John Conklin <jconk...@hotmail.com>; CHARLES SCHEAFFER <cscheaf...@comcast.net> Subject: Stus-List Re: Strong track, lazy jacks, stack pack The Tides Marine strong track is very pricey and my system works fine without it. If I had a full battan main I might consider one. I am rigging lazy jacks this year to catch the main when I drop it. I expect I will need to alter the sail cover and instead, I'm considering buying or making a stack pack instead. Has anybody made their own or can offer advice on those? Chuck Scheaffer Resolute 1989 C&C 34R On 01/27/2021 8:11 PM John Conklin via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com<mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote: I would love a tides track as 90% of my sailing is solo (About 250% more than last season) I can hoist the main on my 37 from the cockpit except for the final Only 1 block at. Foot of mast straight shot to winch. Issue I have is dropping and stacking solo amd why I really want the tides track too! But I was Quoted 3 boat $ bucks for that system so other priorities first :( John Conklin S/V Halcyon S/V Heartbeat
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