changing mast track in tc spacer

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actiomax
actiomax
NSW
1576 posts
NSW, 1576 posts
14 May 2008 12:07am
have 1986 tc spacer its the only board i have with a center board should i change mast track 2 suit new 1998 bomborra mast track ha ha hey i have a 2 year old neil pride 8.4 & rig but the tc has weird pop out mast track wont fit my sails change it over or try too make furniture out of it to buy another ha ha
Jord
Jord
WA
107 posts
WA, 107 posts
13 May 2008 10:08pm
got a photo to get a better understanding of what u wanna do
bubs
bubs
SA
924 posts
SA, 924 posts
13 May 2008 11:50pm
My dad has a TC Beacher and we had a simular problem. I know the two uni joints are completely different (even though they were made by the same company, what idiots) but what i did was:

Down the center of the uni joint was a bolt that held the bit that went into the board, and the bit that went into the mast together. I ended up taking them apart and replacing the top (which had no pulley system) to have a few pulleys on it. I used an older style tyronsi (spelling) pulley which worked fine and fitted perfectly both onto the old uni joint which fitted the board and a new mast or mast extension.

Hope this helps IF you can understand a word i said. Will post pictures if you would like. Changing it to a track just seems like so much work for not much achievement. If theres other easier alternatives why not try it. Hopefully the Beacher and the Spacer are a bit the same so you can do the same thing i did.

Bubs
actiomax
actiomax
NSW
1576 posts
NSW, 1576 posts
14 May 2008 12:23am
no but its really long wide plastic track i know were to get the aluminum track its more about the glue for old board plastic shell & weather it would cost more than buying an old board with centre board than resin tc did go hard soft spot
Wineman
Wineman
NSW
1412 posts
NSW, 1412 posts
15 May 2008 11:12pm
Does it look like this???



Still got the old Spacer hangin' in the garage.

Given how little wind we have had - I might get it out with a modern sail on it,
partic as Chris 249 (WHO HASN'T PICKED UP THE ONE DESIGN FROM ME YET)
says they go well compared to a lot of longboards.
MavericK040
MavericK040
WA
583 posts
WA, 583 posts
15 May 2008 9:53pm
Nice mechanical uni !

actiomax
actiomax
NSW
1576 posts
NSW, 1576 posts
16 May 2008 10:17pm
thanks people no wine man its a small tendon into a clip out spring loaded sliding mast track theoretically adjustable while u were sailing pre swim saver maybe i have a solution
Chris 249
Chris 249
NSW
3573 posts
NSW, 3573 posts
17 May 2008 8:31am
I know the mast track on the Spacer well, but you still haven't told us why it won't fit your mast.

I think the Spacer had a 52mm or something mast base, but I think most of the base was 48mm and there were just two "rings" in the moulding that took it to 52. They won't be hard to cut off.

The track can work, although not very well, if you run a heavy bungee (spear gun rubber) to the back footstrap.
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