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Paul
Hi Guys,OK, I have just gone sailing over the weekend with my newly rebuilt internal outhaul system. The problem I am having is that the Catalina outhaul car does not slide very well at all in the slot at the top of the boom. I can pull the car back with the outhaul but the car tends to bind in the track when I release the outhaul sheet. The wind pressure against the car at the clew connection seems to wedge the car at an angle in the slot. I have the solid aluminum car, about 2-3" long with a pin for the outhaul line and the sail clew. I noticed the problem also existed prior to my rebuilding. Any suggestions on how to fix? Is this a typical problem for this design? Has anyone replaced with a boom mounted track and ball bearing traveler car????Thanks,Paul #1828