Sail and rig parts

Sakura has a fully battened mainsail and a Facnor batten car/sail track system.   This is a low-friction setup which  when combined with the lazy bag, makes dropping the main short-handed much easier and safer.  Reefing is also easier as well.

The system requires shackles large enough to accommodate the cars, particularly the 30mm wide headboard car.

The tack requires a deeper than the one I have to permit adequate room for the cringle.  Wichard does not offer this as a standard. This may require a soft shackle to attach to the d shackle.  Definitely need spares.

Unfortunately Facnor no longer provides pins for the batten cars, and suggests M6 screws instead, which are a hassle to use.  I would love to find some old school pins for the Facnor F20 and F10 cars.

Suggested replacements are m6 machine screws.  PITA

See below for correspondence with Facnor

Dear Sir,

 

Thanks for you request.

 

You will find below the references.

 

For the pins / screws :

 

Headboard car FT10 - Batten car FL10 – Intermediate car FI20 :

https://www.facnor.com/product/screw-m6-partially-threaded-06x88mm-for-fl10-fi20-20001060580/

 

Headboard car FT20 – Batten car FL20 :

https://www.facnor.com/product/screw-m6-partially-threaded-06x70mm-for-ft20-fl20-20001060700/

 

Intermediate car FI10 :

https://www.facnor.com/product/screw-m6-partially-threaded-06x48mm-for-fi10-f07-20001060480/

 

+ nuts (same for all car models) :

https://www.facnor.com/product/safety-nut-a2-m6-20005060000/

 

To order these parts, please contact one of our distributors :

 

https://www.facnor.com/dealers/

 

 

 

 

Bien cordialement / Best regards / Saludos cordiales

 

Amandine BRULÉ

FACNOR  / Service commercial et Marketing / Sales and marketing Team

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