Glad to hear you are out sailing and enjoying your cat.

I think the track you saw is for a "self tacking jib". that is an expensive upgrade as well... and personally i would suggest you learn to work with the system you have. the jib is a very important part to cat sailing and the more you learn about jib controll and shape... the better sailer you will be.

You may want to look into JIB BATTEN HINGE from Hobie. I had them on my Hoboe 16 and they worked well. Not sure if it will work for you (and if your battens will fit) but maybe they will...
http://www.hobiecat.com/support/pdfs/08_15-19.pdf (page 4) to help the jib get accross the mast if it is getting hung up....