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by Matt Haberman
June 26th, 2022, 3:56 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Super Cat 19 Parts compatibility
Replies: 3
Views: 2823

Re: Super Cat 19 Parts compatibility

The Standard 19 and the Supercat 17 both share the same mast length. The main difference between the two is that the SC19 mast had spreaders, the SC17 did not.
by Matt Haberman
June 26th, 2022, 8:01 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Super Cat 19 Parts compatibility
Replies: 3
Views: 2823

Re: Super Cat 19 Parts compatibility

Congratulations on your purchase of the SuperCat 19. The parts you mentioned are unique to the SuperCat product line, however many of them are common with other model sizes. Rudders are common with the entire product line, daggerboards were common between the 20 and 19. The mast profile was common a...
by Matt Haberman
November 25th, 2021, 10:35 am
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Backward-looking at the cable traveler
Replies: 4
Views: 2939

Re: Backward-looking at the cable traveler

Revintage, The cable was 1/4" Diameter 1x19 SS. Not sure on the diameter of the sheaves off hand, but I believe they were 2" diameter. If I am not mistaken they were a standard catalog wirerope sheave with a plain bore, ie: no bearing. Or if there was a bearing it was just a plain bushing,...
by Matt Haberman
November 24th, 2021, 9:16 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Backward-looking at the cable traveler
Replies: 4
Views: 2939

Re: Backward-looking at the cable traveler

Revantage,
I would say you want to keep it to a minimum. On the old cable traveler, the slack was sufficient so that when under load the traveler car cleared the beam when near the ends. This meant that there was an inch or two of extra clearance when near the center of the beam.
by Matt Haberman
October 15th, 2021, 6:08 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: 19 wire traveler conversion
Replies: 4
Views: 3739

Re: 19 wire traveler conversion

The Traveler track should be screw "Through" the beam and threaded into a 1/4" thick backer bar inside the beam. We used 1/4" thick x 1/2" wide 6061 aluminum flat bar for the backer. The other option is to put nuts on every screw, feasible but a little tricky as you get towa...
by Matt Haberman
August 5th, 2021, 10:36 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Daggerboard Screw
Replies: 5
Views: 4518

Re: Daggerboard Screw

Use those too. Hang the board horizontal, trailing edge down.
by Matt Haberman
August 5th, 2021, 8:38 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Daggerboard Screw
Replies: 5
Views: 4518

Re: Daggerboard Screw

Drain plug :lol:

Seriously thou, the screw was used to hang the board during painting. When the paint is cured the hole is filled with 5200 and the screw is inserted.
by Matt Haberman
July 19th, 2021, 9:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Proper reeving of rudder lines?
Replies: 18
Views: 19026

Re: Proper reeving of rudder lines?

Interesting, I too have never seen the rudders rigged like that.
by Matt Haberman
July 19th, 2021, 8:00 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Downhaul Rigging
Replies: 6
Views: 4072

Re: Downhaul Rigging

Robert, Keep in mind on the H18 w/ Comp tip and the A class the masts are quite bendy and the downhaul has a major effect on the sail shape and mast bend. The mast on the 22 is significantly stiffer and as a result, downhaul has a much smaller impact on mast bend and sail shape. If you put a large e...
by Matt Haberman
July 18th, 2021, 8:30 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Downhaul Rigging
Replies: 6
Views: 4072

Re: Downhaul Rigging

Hi Robert, All of the ARC-22's shipped with the standard 6:1 downhaul system & three grommets in the mainsail as illustrated in the link Ghamby shared. The way that you string it is by starting at the exit block / cleat on the starboard side, go up to the middle grommet in the mainsail. Next, yo...
by Matt Haberman
July 18th, 2021, 8:21 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New SC17 owner
Replies: 4
Views: 4155

Re: New SC17 owner

Hello Genofleet119, You are correct that there were two different forestay assemblies for the SC17. The standard forestay consisted of a pigtail at the top, a turning block for the jib halyard, the forestay, a chainplate, the wire jib halyard and the rope segment of the jib halyard. The roller furli...
by Matt Haberman
July 9th, 2021, 10:24 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Rolling and storing a sail.
Replies: 10
Views: 4936

Re: Rolling and storing a sail.

Kevin,
Yes, roll from the top down. Typically folding at the second batten thou. Usually the second batten in the main as well.
by Matt Haberman
July 5th, 2021, 9:11 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: SuperCat 17 Hulls Leaking
Replies: 3
Views: 3563

Re: SuperCat 17 Hulls Leaking

Drain plug leaks: First off it doesn't look like the housing is sealed to the hull. I would remove the drain plug housing, remove any old caulk and clean it up so you have a nice clean surface. I would then put a nice bead of 5200 around the back of the housing and in the screw holes, insert the hou...
by Matt Haberman
June 29th, 2021, 1:16 pm
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Rolling and storing a sail.
Replies: 10
Views: 4936

Re: Rolling and storing a sail.

I guess we will have to agree to disagree..... All of the local guys we sail with roll them from the top-down, whether it's a 15, 17, 19, 22, Nacra 5.2, etc.... Been a very long time since I have seen someone roll them from the bottom up. Usually, if we see a sail rolled from the bottom up is becaus...
by Matt Haberman
June 29th, 2021, 10:25 am
Forum: Technical Forum
Topic: Rolling and storing a sail.
Replies: 10
Views: 4936

Re: Rolling and storing a sail.

Yes, but it's a 10x easier to hoist it when it's unrolled already so actually doesn't make much difference. Longevity wise we have found the sails rolled from the top are typically in better condition for much longer then if rolled from the bottom up.