IYE Mainsheet Traveller Problems Westerly Fulmar

[camman]

Have had a new IYE mainsheet traveller professionally fitted to replaced the worn out one of the same type.
The control lines run off the car sheaves and jam underneath preventing the car moving.
The rigging company have spoken to IYE who seem unwilling to help in rectifying this problem. The riggers have proposed modifying the car with plates to prevent the control line from sliding off the sheaves.
Has anyone had any experience with IYE kit, does a modification seems appropriate to a new piece of
equipment or is there any underlying issues with IYE equipment.
I have searched the Westerly Owners website but found no information regarding this problem.

 

[BAtoo]

Hmm, not used this kit but it seems a bit odd in the photos that the end stop blocks are horizontal and the car blocks nearly vertical..

Too late to say the Lewmar system is good??

 

[MoodySabre]

I can't work why there is a problem - compared to my old IYE track. The track ends are IT-C206. The control line is spliced on the small sheave, runs to the car sheave and back to the track end, round the the large sheave and through the jammer. It never jams.

 

[2Tizwoz]

I haven't had the described problem with mine.

Are the control lines of inappropriate material?

A picture might help with diagnosis.

 

[camman]

I guess the control lines are correct as they were supplied by the rigging company that fitted the new car, they do however twist, this is a result of the lines slipping off the sheaves, as opposed to them twisting then falling off the sheaves - apparently.

 

[William_H]

Traveller

Interesting the pains of a non DIY person who hopes a "professional" will give him a good outcome.
Often the professionals are non better than yourself IMHO. I can then understand why you want it fixed by them rather than have a go yourself.
If you do give up and want to have a go yourself. A few comments.
My traveler has a 3 purchase tackle which I find ideal. The useful trick is that I have the sheaves for the car end of the tackle on a wire strop about 30cms long on a 1.5 metre long track. The sheave on the end of the wire can rotate to best alignment with the sheaves at the sides. The sheaves have a becket for the end of the rope. The rope goes then to a sheave on what might be described as the back of the seat then through the sheave on the wire end and back to another sheave which turns the rope vertical up to a cleat.
The track in my case is across the bridge deck near entrance hatch about 40cms above the floor of the cockpit. The operator can sit straddling the traveler and simply pull up to pull the traveler up .
The sheave on the end of the wire reduces the amount of rope needed for the two sides by about 1 metre each side and while it restricts the ability to pull the traveler up all the way to windward this doesn't matter.
Probably not any help to you at all but good luck olewill