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eguevara
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Initially Posted - 03/05/2012 :  22:28:47  Show Profile  Visit eguevara's Homepage
in this track slide mod..

http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/tech/tech25/yahoo1.asp

is this the slide being used?

http://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1|118|312064|846725&id=116606

are there cheaper?

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-eddy
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JimGo
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Response Posted - 03/06/2012 :  08:50:58  Show Profile
Eddy,
Check the SailCare catalong - I wonder if 23.13 or 23.23 might work. Those are $20.48 and $29.30 each, respectively. Heck, I wonder if something like [URL="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Spinnaker-Pole-Slider-1-1-4-T-Track-/350543464445?_trksid=p4340.m444&_trkparms=algo%3DCRX%26its%3DC%252BS%26itu%3DSI%252BUA%252BLM%252BLA%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D6812600981208739786"]the spinnaker pole slider[/URL] might work for these purposes. You'll want to wait for feedback from others, though, since I haven't moved down the bimini road yet.
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JohnP
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Response Posted - 03/06/2012 :  12:20:54  Show Profile
Eddy,

You could email [url="http://www.minneysyachtsurplus.com/"]Minney's Yacht Surplus [/url]in Costa Mesa, CA and ask if they have two of the genoa cars (slides) that you choose. They are very helpful at Minney's and have loads of each sailboat part. With your request you could email them a catalog photo of what you need. They may have genoa cars without the stuff you would need to cut off, too!

A year ago I bought two genoa cars with standup blocks from their store. I think each was $14 or $16, instead of the full price of $100 or so, each.

You should give exact dimensions of the inside of the slide, so that it will fit on your genoa track. I believe my track is 1" wide. That 7/8" wide slide in the link you gave would not fit on a 1" track.

minneys@aol.com
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 03/06/2012 :  14:19:13  Show Profile
Or you could buy these from Catalina Direct for $69.95 a pair.

[url="http://www.catalinadirect.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_ID=1567"]Bimini Genoa Track Cars[/url]
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 03/06/2012 :  16:06:35  Show Profile
Or write to one of the companies that make the cars (Ronstan, Schaeffer)and try to buy 2 without the loops. You might just get lucky. The spin pole car shown above probably would not make a good candidate for conversion. I've got the same one and the ring and accompanying weld are rather big. I'm selling it in the swap meet section as I no longer have a use for it.
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eguevara
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Response Posted - 03/06/2012 :  17:41:44  Show Profile  Visit eguevara's Homepage
Now I need to measure my track..

-eddy
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JimGo
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Response Posted - 03/06/2012 :  17:43:39  Show Profile
For the aggrivation, etc., I'd just buy the slides from CD. Unless you can find used cars/slides somewhere, you're looking at investing $30-40 in hardware anyway. Why not spend the $70 and get something that is purpose-built, and has the added feature of the quick removal pins that are strapped to the slide?
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JohnP
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Response Posted - 03/07/2012 :  12:07:58  Show Profile
Good idea!

More time to go sailing!!!
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GaryB
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Response Posted - 03/07/2012 :  20:09:03  Show Profile
I bought the CD cars last year and they are very well made and work great. If you look closely they angle in slightly to match the angle of the side deck.
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