J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum The Boat, Sails and Equipment Plastic Sail track on the mast

I have a J30 about 1978 and need to replace the plastic insert in the mast track. - It takes the bolt rope instead of using sliders and therefore goes the whole length of the mast - does anyone know where I can get this track ?

Hope you can help

Thanks
Ian

I'm not sure what you're referring to. I do not have a plastic insert, nor have I heard of one that fits inside the luff groove on the mast. I have seen systems like Strong Track, but those are for slides outside of the groove, not for boltropes.

I can't picture it either. I put slides on my crusing main so I can handle it alone... I have to take the gate block off to run my boltrope up on the racing main...no plastic there at all?

If you give me your email address I can forward some photographs of the part that is required .

The plastic insert Ian is referring to are in the photos below.

Ian, if this were my boat, I would simply remove the insert and use the mast's sail track as is.