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Jib Car replacement

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Dolce_Vita:
Yes, two per track. One controls the lead angle into the winch, and the other controls the set of the jib.  They all appear to be original.

selene:
I also repaired the sheaves on mine, but then replaced the two primaries with new cars from Garhauer. Internal bearings = lower friction, wellimade and reasonably priced. I keep the older ones as backups.

rnebergall:

--- Quote from: Dolce_Vita on August 13, 2021, 11:00:45 AM ---Yes, two per track. One controls the lead angle into the winch, and the other controls the set of the jib.  They all appear to be original.

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Interesting.  Zufrieden has a 180 degree turning block well aft of the cleat.  I have always (rightly or wrongly), run the jib sheet from the jib car directly to the turning block, then back forward to the winch, then aft to the cleat.  Seems to work nicely.  I never thought of running the sheet though both jib cars.  Always just adjusted the aft most, "working", car to control the set of the headsail.  For me, that frees up the forward car for use in my preventer setup.

Still using the originals.  Probably due to use in milder, shorter sailing seasons.

SailRxSin:

--- Quote from: rnebergall on August 23, 2021, 02:00:49 PM ---Interesting.  Zufrieden has a 180 degree turning block well aft of the cleat.  I have always (rightly or wrongly), run the jib sheet from the jib car directly to the turning block, then back forward to the winch, then aft to the cleat.  Seems to work nicely.  I never thought of running the sheet though both jib cars.  Always just adjusted the aft most, "working", car to control the set of the headsail.  For me, that frees up the forward car for use in my preventer setup.

Still using the originals.  Probably due to use in milder, shorter sailing seasons.

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Can you send me pics of your setup?  Either here or at sailrxsin@gmail.com

Thanks

rnebergall:
I am not near the boat just now, and I don't have anything that shows the whole setup.  Take a look at the picture of Zufrieden on the Parts page of this web site.  From that you can see the headsail and the sheet running aft.  The picture below, taken on the same day, shows the winch and cleat.  You just can't see the turning block, but you can see the sheet running back toward the block, and returning to the winch, finally cleated.  The block is actually a foot block.  I probably should not be calling it a turning block.

Hope this helps.  I will be at the boat over the next couple of weeks.  I'll snap another picture and post it as soon as I get back home.

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