What part of the top slots in the plate didn't line up with the Mares wing?
And I’m guessing this was with the wing in between the plate and bracket with the bolts going through the 11” center wing grommets into the plate, correct?
Just out of curiosity, can you make the wing slots line up with the plate slots if the wing is layed over the rail bars and not securely fastened under the bracket through the holes?
I want to know so I can make the adjustment, so the Mares can be another wing added to the list of wings that will work no problem under the rail bars, as the new design was intended. I really prefer the idea of both cam bands going through the plate if possible.
Eric
Absolutely love love love the plate. That's why I emailed about wanting two more! So, please know that none of this is meant to discourage you....
"Just out of curiosity, can you make the wing slots line up with the plate slots if the wing is layed over the rail bars and not securely fastened under the bracket through the holes?" Yes, the wing's slots are far enough apart ctc (see below) such that the wing will work without modification to the plate.
So far I've only used the plate with the wing sandwiched between the plate and the rails AND running the tank straps through both the plate and the wing. If it were important to me to mount the plate in the upper Mares holes I could do that by routing the tank straps through either just around the rail bars or sandwiched between the wing and the plate.
For the two wings with narrow tank strap slots that I've used (Mares XR 22 and the VDH18), neither of them can be used in this configuration with the wing mounted in the upper set of holes on the wing. As you know, the VDH doesn't really work in this configuration without modification of the plate. (Deep 6 20lb wing has nice long slots but is limited to the upper holes by the dump valve position.)
Plate has two sets of tank band slots. Upper is about 2.25 inches long. Lower is about 2.75 inches long. These slot lengths are not long enough to allow for anything other than a single mounting point to work in the described configuration.
Mares XR22 has about 1.5 inches ctc for the mounting holes so the slots would need to be a minimum of 3.75 inches?
VDH18 is about 1.375 ctc.
One big difference between the two: CTC for the tank straps slots.
Mares XR22 is about 7.75 inches
VDH18 is about 5.5 inches
If you want some specific pictures and or measurements let me know. Also happy to send the Mares to you so you can play with it.