{"product_id":"club-racer-kit","title":"The Club Racer Kit for Sunfish: mainsheet blocks, cleats and control lines","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA rebuilt mainsheet system and adjustable control lines, for sailors who have started racing.\u003c\/strong\u003e The Club Racer Kit replaces the mainsheet and its blocks with ball bearing Harken and Ronstan hardware, and gives you the cleats, fairlead and fittings to lead your outhaul and cunningham back to where you sit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's in the kit\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMainsheet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRobline tapered mainsheet (MT-OPTI).\u003c\/strong\u003e 7m (23 ft) of Dyneema and polyester line, 9mm in the middle where you hold it and 6mm at the ends where it runs through the blocks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarken 40mm Carbo block with swivel and becket (2637).\u003c\/strong\u003e The block you trim from. Takes line up to 10mm, so the full width of the tapered sheet runs through it, and the swivel lets it turn to face you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRonstan Series 30 ball bearing Orbit block, lashing head (RF35101).\u003c\/strong\u003e Takes line up to 8mm and lashes on with line instead of a shackle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eControl lines\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHarken 22mm Micro block with becket (225).\u003c\/strong\u003e Takes line up to 6mm. The becket lets you rig a 2:1 purchase on the outhaul or cunningham.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRonstan V-Cleats, small, open (RF5100) (x2).\u003c\/strong\u003e For 3 to 6mm line. Pull the line into the V to hold it, flick it up to let go.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRonstan stainless lined fairlead, 8.5mm (5\/16 in) ID (PNP121).\u003c\/strong\u003e Leads a line through the deck or around a corner without chafe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWichard eye straps, 3\/16 in (x2) and 5\/32 in (x2).\u003c\/strong\u003e Stainless anchor points for blocks and line ends.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRonstan snap shackle, 32mm (RF6080).\u003c\/strong\u003e Clips the mainsheet to the bridle the way a new boat ships, so the sheet comes off in a second at the ramp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarton 4mm rope stoppers, black, pair.\u003c\/strong\u003e Stop a line end from running back through a fitting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSail trim and spares\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDavis Air-Flow telltales, set of 14 (950).\u003c\/strong\u003e Ripstop nylon telltales (7 red, 7 green) on adhesive discs, so there is nothing to sew or punch through the sail.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRonstan nylon horn cleat, 76mm (RF520).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSchaefer Little Hawk MK1 wind indicator (H003F00).\u003c\/strong\u003e A masthead vane: shows where the wind is coming from, up where the sail is working.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoatLIFE Liquid Life-Calk sealant, 2.8 oz (1052).\u003c\/strong\u003e For bedding every cleat, fairlead and eye strap you screw into the deck.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLine for the control lines is not included. The V-cleats take 3 to 6mm line, so use what you have or buy it by the foot locally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it's for\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSailors who have started club racing\u003c\/strong\u003e and want to adjust the outhaul and cunningham while sailing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOwners rebuilding a mainsheet system\u003c\/strong\u003e that has worn or seized blocks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFitting it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blocks and mainsheet go on with the fittings already on your boat. The cleats, fairlead and eye straps mount with screws, so plan where your lines will run, then drill and bed each fitting in the sealant that comes in the kit. Allow an afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhich Sunfish it fits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAny year with the lateen rig. The blocks, cleats and fittings mount on the deck and the boom, and nothing in the kit touches the rudder hardware, the bailer or the drain plug, the parts that changed over the years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eControl lines.\u003c\/strong\u003e You choose where the cleats and fairlead go, so they suit an older boat that never had an adjustable outhaul or cunningham as well as a new one. Plan on drilling new holes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMainsheet length.\u003c\/strong\u003e The tapered sheet is 23 ft, two feet shorter than the standard Sunfish sheet. That's enough for the stock rig.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRacing at class events? The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/podium-kit\"\u003ePodium Kit\u003c\/a\u003e adds a ratchet mainsheet block, carbon cam cleats and a telescopic tiller extension.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAll sales are final. Not sure it fits? \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003eAsk us first\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sunfish Supply","offers":[{"title":"Hardware Only","offer_id":59256412340305,"sku":"SFS-KIT-CLUBRACER","price":369.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0993\/4618\/6321\/files\/club-racer-collage-8961fc0c.jpg?v=1793728742","url":"https:\/\/sunfishsupply.com\/products\/club-racer-kit","provider":"Sunfish Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}