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Enchantment II
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Initially Posted - 03/28/2017 :  17:06:42  Show Profile
I have a very hard time hoisting my Genoa up through my furling extrusion. Any ideas on lubricating the extrusion to make it easier to hoist?
Joseph Henderson
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Response Posted - 03/28/2017 :  17:49:58  Show Profile
I always spray silicone in the track and on the sail luff while I'm hoisting the Genoa. You could use liquid soap or WD-40 but these could leave stains or sticky stuff that could collect dirt over time.
Bruce Ross
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islander
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Response Posted - 03/28/2017 :  18:36:04  Show Profile
Sailkote works well but I to have used spray silicone without any problems. Spray it in the track not on the sail.
Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688
Sailing out of Glen Cove,L.I Sound


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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 03/28/2017 :  20:56:41  Show Profile
Clean the track first, then Sailkote it. I do my mainsail track at the beginning of the season and it works all season.

Dave B. aboard Pearl
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Lake Erie/Florida Panhandle
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 03/29/2017 :  06:20:41  Show Profile
Excuse my asking a silly question, but are you hand-feeding the luff into the opening as you hoist? I found keeping the luff lined up with the groove as I pulled was an important part--I could do it alone (one hand on the halyard and one on the sail), but a second set of hands made it a lot faster. (Sailkote or any other dry lube helps.)
Dave Bristle
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C25BC
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Response Posted - 03/31/2017 :  20:48:28  Show Profile
So my sail comes back from the loft next week and I'll be putting the sail on the extrusion for the first time , the furler is CDI it has the flexible extrusion there's a a gentle "S " wave in it from being strored apparently incorrectly . How do you spray silicone the track from the deck ? Anyone dealt with CDI extrusions ?
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Enchantment II
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Response Posted - 04/04/2017 :  09:46:55  Show Profile
Thanks for all the ideas. I think I will go with the silicone. Yes I feed the sail into the extrusion. Unfortunately my mast is up. So my reach up the extrusion will be limited.
Joseph Henderson
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islander
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Response Posted - 04/04/2017 :  10:12:02  Show Profile
I squirt the lube into the track as far up that I can reach then feed the sail in. The sail drags the lube up the track fairly well.
Scott-"IMPULSE"87'C25/SR/WK/Din.#5688
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 04/04/2017 :  11:50:30  Show Profile
Be aware that there are oil and dry forms of silicone spray. You want dry. Silicone is a general grouping of a variety of organics that can have different properties, choose wisely. I stick with SailKote for consistency.

I use a rag stuffed into the slot for my mainsail getting the same effect. I spray as far as I can reach, run the rag up part way, bring it down, spray more and run it up a little farther, repeating until I reach the top.

Dave B. aboard Pearl
1982 TR/SK/Trad. #3399
Lake Erie/Florida Panhandle
Edited by - Dave5041 on 04/04/2017 11:54:22
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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 04/04/2017 :  15:44:16  Show Profile
Maybe after spraying the track as far as you can reach, you could feed the sail in, haul it up about that high, and then spray like crazy into the track right on top of the head of the sail--saturating it (using a dry lube only). Then just keep pulling, which will wipe the lube along the track. The solvent in the lube will evaporate quickly, leaving the teflon or whatever...

I really recommend a dry lube like CRC or Sailkote for a headsail--you don't want anything oily that will attract crud and stain the sailcloth that is wrapped around the bead.
Dave Bristle
Association "Port Captain" for Mystic/Stonington CT
PO of 1985 C-25 SR/FK #5032 Passage, USCG "sixpack" (expired),
Now on Eastern 27 $+!nkp*+ Sarge
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SKS
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Response Posted - 04/05/2017 :  13:02:52  Show Profile
Be careful with some of the lubricants and the plastic luff. Not all solvents work well with the plastics.
I'd stick with Sailkote. Just spray the bejesus out of the sail.
I have an old CDI furler with the aluminum extrusion. There's one part f the luff that doesn't quite line up, so the sail hangs up a but, but as one of the posters said, if you hand feed the sail into the slot while pulling, it goes up fairly easily.
"Lady E" 1986 Catalina 25: Fin Keel, Standard Rig, Inboard M12 Diesel, Sail No. 5339
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Edited by - SKS on 04/05/2017 13:04:49
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