Adjustable Genoa Cars what load for a Swan 40 ??? Professor
Hi All,

I am going to change my Genoa cars to Garhauer marine E-Z Glide Adjustable Genoa Car System.
http://garhauermarine.com/catalog_process.cfm?cid=37

These allow one to adjust the sheeting angle on the Genoa as one reefs. My question is which one to get i.e. what are the loads with a reasonable safety margin.. I was going to go for the version that handles 2,800 lbs. Probably over kill but... anyway any thoughts.

Thanks in advance

Mike

Storm Svale

Mike

The given working load is OK unless you have extremely powerful winches used to full capacity.

I believe the size is determined by the width of your genoa tracks, which should be 1 1/4 inch.

Kind regards

Lars

Hello Mike, 

After all these years, are you satisfied with your Garhauer genoa cars? 

Best regards, 

Michel

Absolutely!!  Adjusting the genoa/ jib is easy now under load  rather than adjusting the windward car  then tacking trimming and ... hoping you got it right.. So easy to fine tune the car position!!!

I recommend it.  I had to have the tracks trimmed so the car would slide freely...  you need to remove the track take to a machine shop for them to trim then reinstall on the boat. This was relatively simple.  --- relatively (;-) 

Best 

Mike

Thanks Mike!

That sounds like a great upgrade, but it's a pity you had to modify the track.

My rail is 32mm wide and 6mm thick, so I'll see if I can find a slider that fits natively without needing a machine shop.

Have a good day, 

Michel