One of the problems we have noticed with King Malu is that she doesn't point too well into the wind. This is normally corrected by moving the mainsheet to the centre line.
The old traveller system was the original from the boat many decades ago, parts of it welded together and basically... unusable! The track was OK, but the traveller car wheels well run down and not really something you could move easily.
The concern we had was because it was so old we were not sure if we would have to replace the track as well. The system was made by IYE, so out came Google and...
We found not only were they still in business but you could buy spares and buy parts to upgrade to a more modern system. Which is what we did! We ordered a new roller kit for the traveller and replaced all the rollers. It's much firmer and runs better.
The concern we had was because it was so old we were not sure if we would have to replace the track as well. The system was made by IYE, so out came Google and...
We found not only were they still in business but you could buy spares and buy parts to upgrade to a more modern system. Which is what we did! We ordered a new roller kit for the traveller and replaced all the rollers. It's much firmer and runs better.
We are really pleased with the result. New single sheave control ends and cleats, and we used Harken airblocks attached to the traveller itself.
The control ends make it really easy to move the car, so we cannot wait to test it!
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