J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment Harken windward sheeting installation

Marie - I installed the Harken Windward Sheeting traveler this past winter on Rhapsody. You should read my blog at this link.



I ended up removing the old traveler and its wooden base, then replaced it using two 1" x 3" red oak boards stacked on top of each other. The bottom board was planed to accommodate the curvature around the edges at the bottom. It basically filled up the entire recessed space. I epoxied a layer of glass cloth on the top to seal it and then sprayed it with Awlgrip to match the surrounding gelcoat. I used the same hole pattern since I reused the old Harken track, but the holes could have been filled with thickened epoxy (not gelcoat) and new holes drilled.