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awetmore
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Response Posted - 09/21/2014 :  20:48:37  Show Profile
I got the Garhauer EZ-Glide 1" genoa cars for my Pearson last week. This is a system that including cars on bearings, a forward stationary double block for the adjustment lines, and an aft bullseye and cleat that the adjustment line terminates at.

I got to install them and try them out this weekend. It was a really quick install and they do adjust nicely under load. The ball bearings are tiny (necessary to work with normal 1" track), hopefully they hold up well over the long term. It's a major improvement over moving cars on the lazy side, then tacking back to see how the sail looks.
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 09/22/2014 :  06:58:27  Show Profile
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Originally posted by Arlyn Stewart

I once exchanged a series of emails with a Brit who did International One Meter RC racing. They now use hull shapes (think of the hull as a foil) that when heeling, lifts to weather. Traditionally, most sailboat hull forms probably lifted leeward.
...and a catamaran, through its leverage, substantially lifts to windward. I'd suggest scows do that to a degree... There have long been powerboat hull forms that, to maximize static stability, are a little like catamarans. Might that be the shape?
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