I am sick of the crappy Hobie traveler on my old Hobie 18 so I am thinking about modding the boat. I don't race so class legality has no relevance.

I am considering a Harken low profile track affixed to the top of the aft crossbeam and a Harken 1250 Small Boat CB Car w/Pivoting Fixed Sheaves to handle the load.

Can anyone comment as to the working load of 1250 lbs and the breaking strength of 2500 lbs? Adequate?? Or should I look at larger components.

Anybody else tried this before? Our 18 has the wings and we use it to blast around out midwestern lake. The standard setup is basically useless as a traveler and has taken a lot of the fun out of sailing as it is more of a fight with cranky old gear.....

Thanks in advance.........Nelson