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atgep
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Initially Posted - 08/10/2003 :  22:37:21  Show Profile
I am not sure what happened..... was it the dock? was it the previous owner, or was it time? Today I found one of my genny cars just totaly wasted(bearings falling out of the side wasted). It was a pretty nice piece of equipment and no it is a another kind of piece! Does anyone have a line on a in-expensive replacement. $120 + is what I have seen in my harken catalog. Any help would be appreciated, Thanks.



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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 08/11/2003 :  04:24:40  Show Profile  Visit Leon Sisson's Homepage
atgep,

Re: "<i>... genny cars ... Does anyone have a line on a in-expensive replacement[ ? ]</i>"

I recently replaced my original 1979 genoa lead cars. The new ones are plastic lined SS, pin lock, (Ronstan #RF985 I think), with 57mm Harken #2600 "Black Magic" blocks. It came out to less than $100 total to do both sides as I recall. They work real well. Be careful you don't drop the plastic liners overboard during installation -- they're not captive until they're on the track. It might not be a bad idea to order spares while you're at it and throw them in your spares kit. ($2.60 for a complete set.)

If you want to spend more, the Garhaur (sp?) line control genoa cars look pretty good at between $200 and $250 the last time I checked.

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RichardG
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Response Posted - 08/11/2003 :  10:26:11  Show Profile
If you'd be willing to get used cars, Minneys (http://www.minneysyachtsurplus.com/) may be able to help you get back out for less.

RichardG 81 C25 SR/FK "Sanity"
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 08/11/2003 :  10:35:30  Show Profile
The CD catalog has a low lead car for $32.00 each and a stand up block for $35.00 each.

The standup track car I bought from them last year was a Garhauer.

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cat5951
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Response Posted - 08/11/2003 :  22:16:32  Show Profile
I bought Garhauer last year. They are well built.
http://garhauermarine.com/catalog_process.cfm?cid=28

Bill
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atgep
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Response Posted - 08/11/2003 :  23:50:56  Show Profile
Thanks, That looks like a deal. Tom.
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Shawn
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Response Posted - 08/13/2003 :  21:30:10  Show Profile
Atgep,
I posted the same ? about a year ago, the general consensus was Garhauer. I went with them and am happy I did. The price was great and they are nice looking and operating blocks. One problem was, on one of the track slides, the weld underneath was a little sloppy and it dragged on the track. It made it very difficult to adjust. A few minutes with a file solved the problem.

Shawn
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