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Mainsail Handling Systems > System A
System-A Battcars are designed for boats from 27' to 48' (8 m -15 m). The 1944 can be used with either flat or round battens. Use the 1807 headboard assembly with existing headboards. The 1977 will accept the Rutgerson batten tensioners with their universal joint fittings. System-A high-load cars are equipped with aluminum end caps and Torlonฎ balls.
 1792 1807 |
 1777 1894 1977 1825 |
 1901 1944 1976 |
Dimensions
| Part No. | A | B | C | D | E Pin  /Locknut size | |||||
| in | mm | in | mm | in | mm | in | mm | in | mm | |
| 1777 | 2 | 51 | 11/8 | 28 | 11/4 | 32 | 3/4 | 19 | 3/16/ | 5/ |
| 1792 | 77/8 | 200 | 15/8 | 41 | 4 | 100 | 73/4 | 197 | 3/8/ | 9.5/ |
| 1807 | 77/8 | 200 | 15/8 | 41 | | | | | 3/8/ | 9.5/ |
| 1825 | 3 | 76 | 15/8 | 41 | 2 | 51 | | | 1/4/ | 6/ |
| 1894 | 21/8 | 54 | 15/8 | 41 | 2 | 51 | 3/4 | 19 | 3/16/ | 5/ |
| 1901 | 3 | 76 | 15/8 | 41 | 21/2 | 64 | 81/2 | 216 | /5/16 - 8* | |
| 1944 | 3 | 76 | 15/8 | 41 | 213/16 | 71 | 53/4 | 146 | 1/4/ | 6/ |
| 1976 | 3 | 76 | 15/8 | 41 | | | | | /5/16 - 8* | |
| 1977 | 3 | 76 | 15/8 | 41 | 115/16 | 50 | 3/4 | 19 | 1/4/ | 6/ |
| Maximum boat length | Maximum sail area | System | Headboard car Part No. | Battcar Part No. | Luff car Part No. | ||||
| Monohull | Multihull | ||||||||
| ft | m | ft2 | m2 | ft2 | m2 | ||||
| 35 | 11 | 350 | 33 | 300 | 28 | Low-load | 1807 | 1901/1944/1976/1977 | 1777 |
| 48 | 15 | 425 | 39 | 350 | 32 | A | 1792/1807 | 1825/1901/1944/1976 | 1894 |
| 48 | 15 | 550 | 51 | 475 | 44 | High-load | 1792HL/1807HL | 1825HL/1901HL/1944HL/1976HL | 1894HL |
 1792 1792HL |
 1807 1807HL |
Headboard Cars
| Part No. | Description | Weight | Width | Max headboard thickness | Safe working load | Track | ||||
| oz | g | in | mm | in | mm | Ib | kg | |||
| 1792 | Headboard car assembly/headboard | 37 | 1063 | 23/16 | 56 | 1/2 | 12 | 1700 | 771 | 1800/2720 |
| 1807 | Light-duty car assembly/headboard | 20 | 562 | 23/16 | 56 | 1/2 | 12 | 1300 | 590 | 1800/2720 |
| High-load headboard cars are required for larger mainsails. To order, add "HL" to the part number. | ||||||||||
See this page for replacement balls
 1825 1825HL |
 1976 1976HL |
 1977 1977HL |
 1901 1901HL |
 1777 |
 1894 1894HL |
 1944 1944HL |
Batten/Luff Cars
| Part No. | Description | Weight | Width | Max batten | Batten | Safe working load | Track | ||||||
| Width | | ||||||||||||
| oz | g | in | mm | in | mm | in | mm | Ib | kg | ||||
| 1777 | Slider luff car | 1 | 28 | 23/16 | 56 | | | | | | 200 | 91 | 1800/2720 |
| 1825 | Battcar/10 mm stud* | 8 | 227 | 23/16 | 56 | | | | | | 350 | 159 | 1800/2720 |
| 1894 | Ball bearing luff car | 5 | 142 | 23/16 | 56 | | | | | | 200 | 91 | 1800/2720 |
| 1901 | Battcar/adjustable Battslideฎ | 17 | 482 | 23/16 | 56 | 15/8 | 41 | 1/2 | 12 | Flat/Round | 350 | 159 | 1800/2720 |
| 1944 | Battcar/40 mm receptacle | 10 | 282 | 23/16 | 56 | 15/8 | 41 | 5/6 | 16 | Flat/Round | 350 | 159 | 1800/2720 |
| 1976 | Battcar for W stud Battslideฎ* | 5 | 142 | 23/16 | 56 | | | | | | 350 | 159 | 1800/2720 |
| 1977 | Universal Battcar* | 5 | 142 | 23/16 | 56 | | | | | | 350 | 159 | 1800/2720 |
| High-load Battcars and luff cars are required for larger mainsails. To order, add "HL"to the part number. Does not apply to 1777 luff cars. | |||||||||||||
* - Batten receptacle not included. See this page for replacement balls
 1800 |
 Mast Cross Section 1803 Fits flat mast grooves with a 5/16" (8 mm) gap or greater but less than 7/16" (11 mm). 1823 Fits flat mast grooves with a 7/16" (11 mm) gap or greater but less than 5/8" (16 mm). |
Track
| Part No. | Description | Length | Weight | Fastener spacing | Fastening method | |||
| in | m | oz/ft | g/m | in | mm | |||
| 1800 | Track | 803/4 | 2.05 | 4.16 | 387 | 415/16 | 125 | Mounting slugs |
| 2720 | Small Boat track for drilling and tapping. See this page to order. | Drilling and tapping | ||||||
 1802 |
 1803 |
 1805 |
 1806 |
Mounting Kits
| Part No. | Description | Mounting slug | Mounting slugs/kit | Connector slug | Connector slugs/kit | Kit includes | Order | ||||||
| Length | Weight | Length | Weight | ||||||||||
| in | mm | oz | g | in | mm | oz | g | ||||||
| 1802 | Deep round mast groove* | 3/4 | 19 | 1/6 | 6 | 15 | 25/8 | 67 | 3/4 | 20 | 1 | Slugs/fasteners/ Loctiteฎ | One kit per length of 1800 track |
| 1803 | Flat mast groove* | 3/4 | 19 | 1/4 | 8 | 15 | 25/8 | 67 | 5/6 | 22 | 1 | ||
| 1823 | Wide flat mast groove* | 3/4 | 19 | 1/3 | 10 | 15 | 25/8 | 67 | 11/4 | 35 | 1 | ||
* - M5 x .8 x 16 mm fasteners
Endstop Kit
| Part No. | Description | Mounting slug | Mounting slugs/kit | Connector slug | Connector slugs/kit | Kit includes | Order | ||||||
| Length | Weight | Length | Weight | ||||||||||
| in | mm | oz | g | in | mm | oz | g | ||||||
| 1805 | Deep round mast groove* | 11/4 | 32 | 1/3 | 10 | 2 | | | | | | Slugs/fasteners/ Loctite /pair 263 endstops | One kit per mast for 1800 track |
| 1806 | Flat mast groove* | 11/4 | 32 | 1/8 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | ||
| 1824 | Wide flat mast groove* | 11/4 | 32 | 5/8 | 16 | 2 | | | | | | ||
* - M5 x .8 x 16 mm fasteners
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