SELECTION GUIDE

Choose the Facnor Facslide+ batten car system (F10, F20, F30, F40) by mainsail area, monohull or multihull, and check car, track and slug dimensions for your mast groove.

DocumentFacnor Facslide+ Catalogue
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Facnor Facslide+ — Catalogue

Facslide+ Model Selection

Facslide model Track reference Monohull mainsail area Multihull mainsail area
F 10 FR25x15 45 M2 40 M2
F 20 FR25x15 60 M2 55 M2
F 30 FR25x15 85 M2 70 M2
F 40 FR40 130 M2 90 M2

Track reference with screws and slugs. A 50 m2 mainsail weighs approx. 35 kg on a monohull or 70 kg on a multihull.

The System

  • Recirculating ball-bearing cars for full-batten mainsails, to raise, lower and reef easily; combined with a lazy bag for short-handed sailing.
  • Cars CNC-machined from one block of aluminium. Headboard cars FT10, FT20, FT30, FT40 fit the existing headboard or a ring; batten cars FL10 to FL40; intermediate cars FI10 to FI40. Batten cars FL10, FL20, FL30 come with Torlon® balls and a safety-clip device; toggle with large articulation fits most batten boxes.
  • Car models can be mixed to lower the stack height when the sail is down (Facnor patent).
  • Tracks fit alongside the existing mast with slugs, without unstepping or modifying it. FR+ 25 x 15 tracks for F10-20-30 cars: 2 m long, black anodized 40 microns. FR40 tracks for F40 cars: 1,7 m long, colorless anodization.
  • Top and bottom stoppers delivered in the kit: EB15 (F10, 20, 30), ER40 (F40).
  • Options: gaff lock (mainsail autolocking, 2T5 and 4T); F40 outhaul foot car for the boom (ref. 540 204 008 20).
  • Rinse the cars with fresh water: even 10 m up they receive sea water. Facnor advice: once a year put a drop of washing-up liquid on the car balls.

Cars, Tracks & Slugs

Facnor Facslide+ car, track and slug dimensions

Cars (mm)

F10+ F20+ F30+ F40+
Track FR 25x15 FR 25x15 FR 25x15 FR 40
A 72 72 115 120
B 45 50 98 150
C 74 84 94 140
D 58 58 60 120
E M10 M10 M10 M12
F 64 74 94 85
G 26 26 28 37
H 162 172 197 300
I 38 35 40 39
Ø J 8 8 18 18

Tracks (mm)

Cars Width Height
F10-20-30 25,5 14,4
F40 30 17,5

Slugs

Part No. Slug A B C D E F
25200010026 PL 1 (16mm), M5 5 mm 16 mm 9 mm 4 mm 6,3 mm - Ask us to source it →
25200010028 PL 2 (19mm), M5 5 mm 19 mm 9 mm 4,5 mm 6 mm - View part →
25200010030 PL 3 (23mm), M5 5-6 mm 23,7 mm 12,4 mm 4,8 mm 7,7 mm - View part →
25200010032 PL 3 (23mm), M6 5-6 mm 23,7 mm 12,4 mm 4,8 mm 7,7 mm - View part →
51095080000 PL ø 8, M5 5 mm - - - - 8 mm Ask us to source it →
25200010033 PL ø 10, M5 5 mm - 3,8 mm - - 10 mm View part →
25200010035 PL ø 14, M5 5 mm - 4,8 mm - - 14 mm Ask us to source it →
28051006160 PL ø 16, M6 6 mm - - - - 16 mm Ask us to source it →

Slug letters refer to the drawing above. Some slug values differ slightly from Facnor's separate slug sheet (for example B 23,7 here vs 23,9 mm there); both are copied as printed.

Need a part that isn't listed? Ask us to source it and quote the part number from the PDF.

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