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JanS48
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Initially Posted - 07/04/2015 :  04:49:26  Show Profile
Happy 4th Everyone
What lube if any do most of you use to lubricate the mainsail slugs?

I was thinking of trying a silicone spray?

Thanks in Advance
Jan
82 C25 SR FK
Sailing out of Newport Harbor.

jduck00
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Response Posted - 07/04/2015 :  05:08:25  Show Profile
I've tried silicon lube and it worked ok. I used a silicon liquid lube, not a spray. I ended up getting a can of sailkote and that's all is use now.

The biggest thing that really helped me was really cleaning the track. I tied a rag to the main halyard and ran it up and down a couple of times and then covered it in sailkote and did the same thing. No more stick slugs after that. The main will drop most of the way now by itself.
Jeremy Duck
The Lucky Duck
1980 SKSR Hull # 1850
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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 07/04/2015 :  07:15:59  Show Profile  Visit OLarryR's Homepage
I do not apply frequently but when I do apply, I use Sail-Kote.
Larry
'89 Robin's Nest#5820, Potomac River/Quantico, Va
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cat25
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Response Posted - 07/04/2015 :  11:04:10  Show Profile
I have had good results with elmers slide all. Practical sailor did a comparison and choose slide all over the rest including sail -kote.
Ken
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1990~TR~WK~C25~#6022
Candlewood Lake, Ct
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 07/04/2015 :  20:01:27  Show Profile
Clean the track at the beginning of the season and SailKote the track. That usually lasts a season for me. If you forget to do it before raising the mast, I have a technique that, of course. I never have to use. Clean the track as far up as you can reach. Wad a rag until it is a snug fit in the track and 3-4" long with a lot hanging out (perpendicular to the track. Wad up the loose stuff and tie it securely (I tie a knot in the loose stuff so the messenger can't slip off) with a messenger line tied to headboard shackle and long enough to recover a full hoist. Soak the part inside the track with SailKote and run it up and down 5' or so a few times. Repeat the process incrementally until you reach the masthead.

Dave B. aboard Pearl
1982 TR/SK/Trad. #3399
Lake Erie/Florida Panhandle
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 07/04/2015 :  20:25:22  Show Profile
Our Mentor Emeritus, Bill Holcomb, taught us years ago to squirt liquid hand soap on top of the top-most slug, raise the sail, and let the soap both clean and lube the track and slugs. Worked for me. (I may have added the "hand" part because I figured the lanolin would help.)
Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
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Edited by - Stinkpotter on 07/04/2015 20:28:58
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