Novice sailer here...I recently bought a G-cat 5.0
I am missing the end cap on the traveler on the back of the boat, the place where the boom is attached and it glides back and forth from port to starboard. Without this end cap the boom just flies off the traveler. Anyone know what size end cap I need? Are they all pretty standard size? Are the Gcat end pieces the same size at a hobie 16?
Also, any suggestions on what rope to buy to flip it back over in case we capsize?
G-cat traveller end cap HELP IM A NEWBIE
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Posted: Apr 06, 2015 - 12:18 PM
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Posted: Apr 06, 2015 - 06:49 PM
If I remember right, the G-Cat has a traveler track bolted to the beam kinda like the old Nacras had. But is it a Harken car? Does anything in the Pic look right?
Tie a figure 8 knot in the traveler line before the cleat so that the knot stops the car before it hits the end cap and shatters the plastic cap.
Edited by nacra55 on Apr 06, 2015 - 06:52 PM.
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Ron
Nacra F18
Reservoir Sailing Assn.
Brandon, Mississippi
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Posted: Apr 07, 2015 - 06:52 AM
the bigger the line, the easier it is to hold and grab - so go big
knots in the line help a lot (in the spot where you would be grabbing during righting
If you wear a harness (probably not if your a novice) you can add a loop in the line and "hook" into the righting line during righting (leaning) -
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Posted: May 14, 2015 - 01:10 PM
You don't need a cap for the traveler car, a knot in the traveler line is all you need.
