Barton Traveller Systems Selection Guide
Select the optimum traveller and genoa car system to suit your boat and your sailing
Barton is a truly low friction system, realistically priced and designed for use on both cruising and racing yachts.
Travellers, end fittings and track are all extruded from top quality marine grade aluminium and finished in Barton’s unique ‘Spectro’ grey anodised finish.
Aesthetic design, clean lines, high-tech materials and finishes all go to make this range of traveller cars a functional and practical enhancement to any sailboat. All end fittings feature a soft rubberised moulded cap, designed to withstand high impact without causing damage.
Standard travellers run on precision ground delrin balls. A Torlon ball package is offered where higher load applications are required. Torlon balls give up to 40% more load bearing capacity. These packages are available in all three sizes and for long or short travellers.
Double take off travellers:
With either shackle or toggle attachments, these allow coarse/fine tune mainsheet systems to be achieved. They can also be used with a link plate to allow for increased rolling load with the longer cars.
Control line sheaves:
In sizes 2 and 3 these feature our low friction large diameter ball bearing sheave system.
Shackle take off:
Feature a high load forged stainless steel pivoting shackle.
Toggle take off:
Features a solid cast stainless steel upstand with a soft rubber anti-tumble bearing fitted, preventing damage when blocks are not under load. These take offs accept the swivel post from our cruiser blocks and help achieve a truly low profile system.
Cam cleats:
K Cam range
Barton travellers can be built up from modular components to give a wide variety of control line purchase, either cleated on track ends, traveller or cleaTED remotely.
Answer the following questions when deciding on which system will suit you best:
- Size of boat
- Control line purchase (2:1, 3:1 or 4:1)
- Shackle or toggle take-off
- Single or double take-of
- Cleating on car, end fittings or remote?
- End fitting cleats straight or angled
Features
- Recirculating precision ground delrin ball system
- Three sizes for yachts up to 14m LOA (46ft)
- Three track options
- Construct your own system from Modular Components or select a Complete Pre-packaged System
- Single or double take off travellers
- Shackle or toggle take off travellers
- Multiple control line purchase (2:1, 3:1, 4:1)
- Cleating on end fitting or car
- Kevlar ‘K’ cam with 70° or 90° angled cleating options
- Torlon ball option
- Towable genoa cars.
Guide to choice of size:
Size 1 for yachts up to 8.5m (28.5ft)
Size 2 for yachts up to 11.0m (36ft)
Size 3 for yachts up to 14.0m (46ft)
2:1 Purchase system
3:1 purchase system
4:1 purchase system cleating on end fittings
4:1 purchase system cleating on traveller
| Traveller Size | Length single take off mm | Length double take off mm | Weight single take off g | Weight double take off g | Width ‘W’ mm | Width with control line cleats mm | Height 2:1 mm | Height 4:1 mm | SWL Kg | Max control line Ø mm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size 1 | 132 | 204 | 252 | 411 | 57 | 98 | 30 | 43 | 500 | 6 |
| Size 2 | 166 | 254 | 547 | 923 | 70 | 120 | 44 | 57 | 700 | 8 |
| Size 3 | 198 | 292 | 872 | 1378 | 87 | 130 | 47 | 65 | 1000 | 8 |
| Genoa Cars Size | Part no. | Length mm | Weight g | Width ‘W’ mm | Height mm | SWL Kg | Sheave Ø mm | Sheave width mm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size 1 | 20 300 | 118 | 400 | 57 | 97 | 500 | 50 | 36 |
| Size 2 | 24 300 | 145 | 775 | 70 | 116 | 700 | 60 | 36 |
| Size 3 | 30 300 | 170 | 1181 | 87 | 133 | 1000 | 70 | 45 |
| End sittng size | Part no. | Length mm | Weight g | Width ‘W’ mm | Width with control line cleats mm | Height 2:1 mm | Height 4:1 mm | Max control line Ø mm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size 1 | 20 110 | 67 | 117 | 59 | 100 | 39 | 50 | 6 |
| Size 2 | 24 110 | 88 | 234 | 72 | 127 | 50 | 65 | 8 |
| Size 3 | 30 110 | 96 | 362 | 85 | 137 | 60 | 74 | 8 |
| Control line sheave cage | Part no. | Length mm | Weight g | Width ‘W’ mm | Sheave Ø mm | Max control line Ø mm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size 1 | 20 112 | 41 | 15 | 38 | 20 | 6 |
| Size 2 | 24 112 | 52 | 27 | 49 | 30 | 8 |
| Size 3 | 30 112 | 65 | 42 | 57 | 35 | 8 |
