Thank You all for your input. I have to say that this forum has helped me many times on my restoration project. Lots of good stuff here!!
Since I am new to this sailing world I think it best that I wait until I get out on the water and get a better understanding as to the sail that I will need. I know my main and my standard size jib are useable although I am sure they have seen better days. I do have a roller fuller with a 135% that I expect to try.
Today I finally pulled it out of the garage for the first time since I started the restore. I couldn't mount the sliding hatch yet due to the garage door height. I had to let the air out of the tires to get it out and had one of my well fed
neighbors hang on the back to help get it out and I had to take the trim off the door jambs.
Tomorrow I am looking to mount the teak slider rails to put the hatch on as well as the bow and stern pulpits. The electrical system needs to be completed but at this point I want to get the mast up to see what rigging issues I may have and get on the water. I did however put a length of pvc-conduit in the mast for wiring the lights.
My new question is in regards to the jib/genoa track. I have not yet re-mounted the ones that were on the boat. They are 15/16 wide x 2' 0" long. They were mounted on the outside. The cars that are on them do not lock into holes in the track like the newer ones do. These rails had a screw in every hole and the cars have a thumb screw on them that you tighten up against the rail to clamp the car.
I am wandering if I would be better off just getting new rails along with the cars that lock with pins. If I am going to do that should I upgrade to the 1" wide rails and also get the 4' 0" long rails to give me more adjustment? My boat has a roller fuler that has a 135% sail that I plan on trying to use. I don't want to drill holes in my new old boat
for the old tracks only to find out that they are inadequate. Am I over thinking again or would there be an advantage on an upgrade here?
Thank You!!!!