Thanks for the confirmation of my thoughts Steve... As far as your
situation goes, getting support in the middle of your traveller bar is
fairly simple. Just weld a flange running the length of the traveller
support along the middle of the underside, thus making a rigid I-beam.
It on only need be 1/8"x1" in section, but this should beef it up
considerably, and it is an inexpensive modification
-Eli

"Steve" wrote in message ...
Eli is correct in his observation and recommendations.. To get 10" height
would require a lot of wood structure.. Kind of a "Trestle"..

Many boat with a mid boom sheet end up with a structure over the cabin top
and companion way.. Here was my solution, fabricated out of stainless steel.
http://hood.hctc.com/~esteve/traveller02.jpg

There are some traveler end supports that are intended to be fitted to
proprietory tracks, but IMHO they lack support in the middle of the track,
where it is needed must.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

Actually, you can't see the beam cross section. It is a 1/4" X 2" flat bar
as a base, then the track is a "X" in cross section, formed by two 3/16"X 1
1/2" angles.. The whole thing is welded.. (needless to say, I'm a retired
welder metal worker).

The traveler car is a LEWMAR running on roller bearings and which normally
would have been on an aluminum X track, on a trestle.. My arrangement is
much stronger.

The traveler control lines lead to a Hood continuous line winch.. With the
purchase I have on the line control, I can winch the car to windward in the
heaviest of conditions without luffing up..

I'm pretty happy with it, if I do say so myself.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions

Woops....sorry Steve. I misread your post. I thought your were
referring to your own support being weak in the middle, not the
production ones. For what it's worth, I have a production on on my
boat (I don't remember who the manufacturer is....I think it's
Italian), and there has been no noticable deflection, even in the
heaviest winds.
-Eli


"Steve" wrote in message ...
Actually, you can't see the beam cross section. It is a 1/4" X 2" flat bar
as a base, then the track is a "X" in cross section, formed by two 3/16"X 1
1/2" angles.. The whole thing is welded.. (needless to say, I'm a retired
welder metal worker).

The traveler car is a LEWMAR running on roller bearings and which normally
would have been on an aluminum X track, on a trestle.. My arrangement is
much stronger.

The traveler control lines lead to a Hood continuous line winch.. With the
purchase I have on the line control, I can winch the car to windward in the
heaviest of conditions without luffing up..

I'm pretty happy with it, if I do say so myself.

Steve
s/v Good Intentions