Curved transom mainsheet track for Fairey 14

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Chrisrjwood
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Curved transom mainsheet track for Fairey 14

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Still trying to find a curved main sheet track for Maelstrom. I've tried bending a straight stainless one and an aluminium one but no luck. Does anyone have any ideas? Or perhaps an old track that woould fit?
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Re: Curved transom mainsheet track for Fairey 14

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Re: Curved transom mainsheet track for Fairey 14

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Chrisrjwood wrote:Still trying to find a curved main sheet track for Maelstrom. I've tried bending a straight stainless one and an aluminium one but no luck. Does anyone have any ideas? Or perhaps an old track that woould fit?
If you are going to the show I think Allen have a stand. They might be able to help: certainly be my first port of call. "Modern" X track is fairly routinely bent for jib tracks, but presumably you'd like the old stainless steel track bents, which is a bit more difficult I suspect. You probably want to start by sourcing undrilled track so it can be bent before the holes go on.
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Re: Curved transom mainsheet track for Fairey 14

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Thanks for your help. Anyone know where I can get some us drilled track?
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Re: Curved transom mainsheet track for Fairey 14

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Chrisrjwood wrote:Thanks for your help. Anyone know where I can get some us drilled track?
I'd try Allen again.
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Re: Curved transom mainsheet track for Fairey 14

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We've got a curved traveller track that came off half cut - what size etc do you need?
This went right across the boat behind the thwart but kept ripping our shins!
(Half Cut and What a Lark Removals Ltd)
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Re: Curved transom mainsheet track for Fairey 14

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Hi Pat, thanks. Could you send me a photo?
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Jollyboat J325 Serendipity
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Int 14 K391 Velocity
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