Ahoy Gary , I made a mistake, remembered later his name is “Herb” Reynolds, not Norm Reynolds, sorry about that.
I can’t remember Herb’s BCC’s name, but in 1995 when I was actively looking for a BCC , his former BCC was for sale, in San Diego.
At that time it was owned by an airline pilot, and he had listed it for sale.
I got some v good design ideas from that boat, like my bow pulpit, stern pushpit, mainsheet traveler track,
and a yet to be completed port side cockpit seat hatch, similar to the lasserett hatch, for exterior access to the engine compartment, where I want to place my watermaker.
I think that Pete Langly of P T Foundry told me that his mold patern for the “T” shaped cast bronze track, was only 3’ long, but if I needed longer, I could have two 3’ long tracks joined or welded together.
I have had only one functioning problem with this mainsheet systen, since it was installed in 1997,
(eventhough it is just a bit “clunky” looking)
I did have to replace the ss springs in the cam cleat, once, but I had replacement springs on hand, like you’re and my ss parts, my internal cam springs rusted away .
I found the track car and track spring-pin stops, as used surplus at Minny’s in Newport, but these can be machined from bronze solid stock.
I got the silicon bronze plate from Alaskan Copper and Brass in Seattle,and bent them in my vice , the bronze bolts from FASCO in Oakland.
I am not a competative sailor, so I don’t have to adjust the track car very often, so don’t need the extra track car adjustment lines and pulleys, that Harken or Schaefer uses.
I absolutely love those South Coast Blocks, and these I also found at Minny’s , sure would like to know just what type plastic was used for the block cheeks, as that plastic is soooo “bullet proof” ???
It was back in 1985 at Isla Pardita, that Doug Schmuck of BCC Puffin, told me how to climb back onboard, climbing up through the “Vee” opening in the boomkin, but that the mainsheet lines to the blocks located at the taffrail corners always seemed a problem to me, to step over when re-entering the cockpit.
Like you, Herb Reynolds was an active scuba diver, back then, so I just bet that he climbed back on board this way after swim call, and welcomed the absence of that “triangle” mainsheet arrangement.
Sure hope that you are enjoying BCC Shanti , as much as we all enjoy, ours.
Douglas
