Adjustable Genoa Cars system

Back in the cockpit there is a unique genoa sheeting and sail angling system. One of the things we noticed this year while racing is that its impossible to adjust the genoa cars when the cars are partially or fully loaded (10+ knots true or more) when pointing close hauled. To make our lives a little more adjustable next year, I have added an bracket to the aft end of the genoa car track. This bracket is mounted to the track using 1/8" stainless steel backing plates (3$ for 1/8" stainless base plates at the local metal salvage yard). I reused existing hardware that I removed from Santeria, an old cheek block and cam cleat mounted to the stainless plate. This system will have a 3:1 purchase, and most importantly, we will be able to make genoa car adjustments from the cockpit.

Total cost 3$ + stainless bolts and nuts (5$) + a little elbow grease :-)

The experiment......

The product....need to file down the edges a little