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kerk fisher

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sail slide size
« on: June 03, 2016, 11:19:17 AM »

 Does anyone know if the 5/8 sail slides by Bainbridge (sold at west marine, downwindmarine, etc) are exactly 5/8 and the right ones.  Last year I popped two slides in a rogue gust and had two 5/8 slides delivered by a marina and they were more like 9/16, a bit too small for my comfort--they look as if they might pop out of the track.  They worked to finish the season but need to be replaced.  Thanks, Kerk 1990, #1102
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C34, Into the Mystic II
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Craig Illman

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Re: sail slide size
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2016, 05:36:05 PM »

The slides on my mainsail on my C30 are A009's. I expect the mast extrusion is the same on my 1990 C30 as your C34, but just shorter by five feet or so.

Craig
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Re: sail slide size
« Reply #2 on: June 04, 2016, 08:28:40 AM »

IIRC mine are A6.
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Re: sail slide size
« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2016, 04:51:36 AM »

Thanks for response.  A clarification please. There's a big difference between an A6 and an A009 slide( I assume these are Bainbridge slides)  The A009 is close to 7/8 (which seems wide) and the A6 closer to 6/8.  The ones on my boat now are 5/8.  What's the best size?  Thanks
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Kerk Fisher
C34, Into the Mystic II
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Sailing the North Channel, Lake Huron
908 Wicksbury Place, Louisville, KY 40207
Louisville, KY 40205
502-454-7759
Alternate email: kerksailmystic@gmail.com

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Re: sail slide size
« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2016, 03:11:20 PM »

I'll try and remember to check the slugs on my factory mainsail when I'm up to the boat this weekend, but my C30 might have had a different extrusion.
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Re: sail slide size
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2016, 08:24:43 AM »

Checked the sail slugs on my original 1990 mainsail and they were A009's too. (Catalina 30 SR mast)
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