I got given a Mistral Malibu Race with a sliding track and no connection.
I thought about getting my engineer to machine one up but it would take a few weeks as he's usually flat out. I also wasn't happy about the auto release system that was on the original so I came up with something different that would use our existing bases and still work the sliding system.
All the threads that I looked at said" just use a large plate and stick it in the channel and forget sliding the track", but I've never had one of these and I wanted to use everything so it was off to the shed.
First pull everything apart and see what there.
There was just enough space to get a nut on and still work if you cut out a bit on the carriage with the hacksaw and file the rest.
Made it a very tight fit so there was no need for any epoxy.
The reassembly took forever as a small spring wouldn't go back in $%@# of a thing went in after a small hit with a hammer.
I had to cut the sides of the base down as the track doesn't sit at the same height along the deck (German precision)
And ...........it works,
Now to do a Spotty and run it down the speed course as see if I can get it to 30kts???......what could possible go wrong???
Hope this helps a few solve their problem with the tracks. Sorry about the oversize photos
my original still works
however, i prefer newer 3 pulley bases with US connection
my addition does not slide on the fly, butt can be moved
Well the track worked and slid very easy, no explosion on the water either . A 5.8 and 30kts might have been out of its usual comfort zone but it went well and handled the chop beautifully. I need a mast track further back to really get comfortable and by the end of the run I was just about kneeling on the board with my back foot. It would go better with the larger sail and its longer boom but did it get to 30kt...........No 26.65kt 2 sec
and a 24.506kt 10 sec but it was a lot of fun trying Now I have to fix the canvas cover over the centre board case as I striped it off on the first run
the sst has steel stringers that run nearly the length of the board
I know because my sst leaked water from new and you can see the rust marks
running the length of the deck.
my equipe is perfect as it was when I raced it
taloa would still work fine
diamond head neads a fin box. this is a rocket ship only board ive sailed where
my sail went light in about 35knots ahhh those were the days
and I have all the mast track parts as well o,p,u