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Mainsail Handling Systems > System A
System B Battcars are designed for monohulls with mainsails of less than 675 ft2 (63 m2) or multihulls with less than 550 ft2 (51 m2). High-load cars with aluminum end caps and Torlonฎ balls are used on monohulls with mains to 800 ft2 (74 m2) and on multihulls with mains as large as 650 ft2 (60 m2).
 1793 |
 1895 1826 1980 |
 1794HL 1902 1946 1978 1979 |
Dimensions
| Part No. | A | B | C | D | E Pin  /Locknut size | |||||
| in | mm | in | mm | in | mm | in | mm | in | mm | |
| 1793 | 815/16 | 227 | 113/16 | 46 | 315/16 | 100 | 75/8 | 194 | 3/8/ | 9.5/ |
| 1794HL | 313/16 | 97 | 113/16 | 46 | 211/16 | 68 | 81/4 | 210 | 5/16/ | 8/ |
| 1826 | 313/16 | 97 | 115/16 | 49 | 23/16 | 56 | | | 1/4/ | 6/ |
| 1895 | 25/8 | 67 | 113/16 | 46 | 23/16 | 56 | 7/8 | 22 | 1/4/ | 6/ |
| 1902 | 313/16 | 97 | 113/16 | 46 | 211/16 | 68 | 85/16 | 211 | /5/16 8* | |
| 1946 | 313/16 | 97 | 115/16 | 49 | 31/8 | 79 | 61/16 | 154 | 1/4/ | 6/ |
| 1978 | 313/16 | 97 | 115/16 | 49 | 31/8 | 79 | 61/16 | 154 | 1/4/ | 6/ |
| 1979 | 313/16 | 97 | 115/16 | 49 | | | | | /5/16 8* | |
| 1980 | 313/16 | 97 | 115/16 | 49 | | | 3/4 | 20 | 1/4/ | 6/ |
| Maximum boat length | Maximum sail area | System | ||||
| Monohull | Multihull | |||||
| ft | m | ft2 | m2 | ft2 | m2 | |
| 58 | 17.7 | 675 | 63 | 550 | 51 | B |
| 60 | 18.3 | 800 | 74 | 650 | 60 | B - High-load |
 1793 1793HL |
Headboard Cars
| Part No. | Description | Weight | Width | Max headboard thickness | Safe working load | Track | ||||
| oz | g | in | mm | in | mm | Ib | kg | |||
| 1793 | Headboard car assembly/headboard | 37 | 1050 | 23/4 | 70 | 5/8 | 16 | 2500 | 1134 | 1808/1616 |
| High-load headboard cars are required for larger mainsails. To order, add "HL" to the part number. | ||||||||||
See this page for replacement balls
 1794HL |
 1946 1946HL |
 1826 1826HL |
 1978 1978HL |
 1895 1895HL |
 1979 1979HL |
 1902 1902HL |
 1980 1980HL |
Cars
| Part No. | Description | Weight | Width | Max batten | Batten | Safe working load | Track | ||||||
| Width | | ||||||||||||
| oz | g | in | mm | in | mm | in | mm | Ib | kg | ||||
| 1794HL | Battcar/adjustable round Battslideฎ | 23 | 652 | 23/4 | 70 | | | 3/4 | 19 | Round | 850 | 386 | 1808/1616 |
| 1826 | Battcar/10 mm stud | 13 | 369 | 23/4 | 70 | | | | | | 850 | 386 | 1808/1616 |
| 1895 | Ball bearing luff car | 6 | 170 | 23/4 | 70 | | | | | | 375 | 170 | 1808/1616 |
| 1902 | Battcar/adjustable Battslideฎ | 221/2 | 638 | 23/4 | 70 | 15/8 | 41 | 1/2 | 12 | Flat/Round | 850 | 386 | 1808/1616 |
| 1946 | Battcar/50 mm receptacle | 14 | 388 | 23/4 | 70 | 2 | 51 | 3/4 | 19 | Flat/Round | 850 | 386 | 1808/1616 |
| 1978 | Battcar/40 mm receptacle | 12 | 322 | 23/4 | 70 | 15/8 | 41 | 5/8 | 16 | Flat/Round | 850 | 386 | 1808/1616 |
| 1979 | Battcar for 3/8" stud Battslideฎ* | 9 | 244 | 23/4 | 70 | | | | | | 850 | 386 | 1808/1616 |
| 1980 | Universal Battcar* | 8 | 234 | 23/4 | 70 | | | | | | 850 | 386 | 1808/1616 |
| 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
 1808 |
 Mast Cross Section 1811 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 | |||
| 1808 | Track | 811/8 | 2.06 | 5.92 | 551 | 315/16 | 100 | Slugs |
| 1616 | Midrange track. See this page to order. | Drilling and tapping | ||||||
 1811 |
 1810 |
 1813 |
 1814 |
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 | ||||||
| 1810 | Deep round mast groove* | 7/8 | 22 | 1/4 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 76 | 1 | 28 | 1 | Slugs/fasteners/ Loctiteฎ | One kit per length of 1808 track |
| 1811 | Flat mast groove* | 7/8 | 22 | 3/8 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 76 | 11/2 | 43 | 1 | ||
* - M6 x 1.0 x 20 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 | ||||||
| 1813 | Deep round mast groove* | 17/16 | 36 | 3/9 | 12 | 2 | | | | | | Slugs/fasteners/Loctiteฎ/ pair 1522 endstops | One kit per mast for 1808 track |
| 1814 | Flat mast groove* | 17/16 | 36 | 3/8 | 12 | 2 | | | | | | ||
* - M6 x 1.0 x 20 mm fasteners
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