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Harken Adjustable Jib Cars #5720 03/31/07 08:03 PM 03/31/07 08:03 PM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 89 Henderson Harbor N.Y. HHSA OP Senior Member
HHSA OP Senior Member Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 89 Henderson Harbor N.Y.	I just bought an 81 and the boat has many upgrades including "on the fly" Harken adjustable jib cars. I have noticed that the starboard side car doesn't slide as well as I would like. Does anyone else have these? Is their anything I can do besides some kind of lubricant to loosen things up. Is there a "fix" that can prevent these cars from wearing out.

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Re: Harken Adjustable Jib Cars #5721 04/02/07 02:17 PM 04/02/07 02:17 PM
Joined: May 2005 Posts: 26 Burlington, VT USA 6degrees Senior Member
6degrees Senior Member Joined: May 2005 Posts: 26 Burlington, VT USA	Quote Originally posted by HHSA: I just bought an 81 and the boat has many upgrades including "on the fly" Harken adjustable jib cars. I have noticed that the starboard side car doesn't slide as well as I would like. Does anyone else have these? Is their anything I can do besides some kind of lubricant to loosen things up. Is there a "fix" that can prevent these cars from wearing out. Harken cars all have replaceable delrin bearings. These things degrade over time. Search for 'replacement delrin bearings' at http://mauriprosailing.com . You need your part number to dig up the right part. Or call them, they're quite knowledgeable. Rich Miller Brass Monkey #294

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