I had the Tides Marine system on my C&C 110 and have the Antal system on my J/42 Jade. Both work well. And on both I WOULD NEVER pull the pin to drop cars out of the bottom to reef! With wind and rough seas you would probably lose the whole stack, and there goes your main downwind. Webbing ring is the classic method and soft shackle is the up-to-date solution that resists chafe even better. Robert

On Feb 7, 2012, at 3:55 PM, "Conrad Deeter" <cdsail@...> wrote:

 

Now that you both described as Antal I bet the one on my J42 is also because I have that pin at the bottom.  However when it is time to reef or shake-out a reef it may be pretty hard to pull the pin or put the slides back in.... I use a Cunningham and that is what I have used before but thought they may be a better option. 

 

Conrad

 

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One other suggestion would be to contact Tides and see if the have a lower profile slide. Our Antal are 40mm which makes for a very manageable stack height even when the sail is fully down. I am pretty sure we only have 12 slides plus the headboard slider which is the equivalent of about 3-4 more.  You may have more slides than is necessary. Talk to your sailmaker about reducing the overall stack height. 

Bill

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On Feb 7, 2012, at 11:23 AM, "Conrad Deeter" <cdsail@...> wrote:

 

Do any of you use the Tides Marine Track and Slide system for your mainsail track.  It is made of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWP) or thermoplastic made by Tides Marine in Florida.  If you do how did you get the reefing point low enough to hook onto the reefing cringles since the slides for this setup cause the sail to stack higher.   I love the track system because it makes it so easy to hoist and drop the main but it is really difficult to get low enough for a second reef.

 

Thanks,

 

Conrad

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