2025 Ronstan Marine Catalogue - Catalog - Page 143
FEATURES & INFORMATION
Ballslide™ Batten Car Systems
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Captive ball bearings
Use existing mast luff groove
Quick release batten car models
112°
Flexible solutions
BALLSLIDE
BATTEN CAR SYSTEMS
Ball joint articulation
™
Quick, Easy and Reliable
Ronstan’s Ballslide™ system makes raising and lowering the mainsail
quick and easy. Recirculating captive ball bearings ensure free running
performance, and since the cars use the existing lu昀昀 groove of the mast
there is no need to install a track.
Compatibility
With a complete range of car pro昀椀les and feet there is a Ballslide™ solution for most
available mast pro昀椀les and lu昀昀 groove shapes on boats up to 18m (60ft). See page 146
for car and feet details. Selection tables and speci昀椀cation sheets can be downloaded at
www.ronstan.com.
Performance
Ballslide™ cars run on twin races of recirculating ball bearings speci昀椀cally
designed and oriented for compression loads. Hoisting and dropping the mainsail has
never been easier! Ball joint links for batten receptacles and quick release pins for
intermediate cars are con昀椀gured to minimise the distance from mast to mainsail lu昀昀.
Convenience
Ballslide™ cars are easily loaded, and just as easily removed from the lu昀昀 groove of the
mast. Larger boats using the Series 8 system may opt for cars with quick release ball
joints for the batten receptacles to facilitate initial setup or removal of larger mainsails.
