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So my mast is down while I repair lights and other things. I’m changing over to all-line halyards and taking some suggestions previously made here (original post vanished in the great forum data loss of 2020), including lubricating the track.
The old wire halyards have left years of marks of whipping against the mast, leaving lots of horizontal, black streaks, among other things. I’d like to clean those off if not too much trouble (I’m thinking 30-second-cleaner?). Re: lube, I have a few cans of dry spray lube. One is from the auto parts store. The other I think is like bicycle chain lube.
Tips on mast cleaning and track lubrication sought from your collective experience. Thanks, as always for the great tips and wonderful insight.
1980 Catalina 25 TR/SK #2098 ????? Former owner of 1982 Catalina 25 TR/SK #3081 Suzy-Q
Yep. Old mast. Wet sand and wax as above. Been doing so for years. Silicon spray in kerf. That can be done periodically when mast up by running spare sail slug wrapped with soaked rag up n down with halyard and spare line. Always tie off halyards and lines running along mast so they don’t slap. I’m not fan of wrapping halyards around spreaders. Tie them off to sides - looks more shipshape too.
Paul C25FK Sparky 'PZ' W7JVY KFS/KTK/KLB/KOK/WNU/KPH/WCC/VAI/VAJ
Er, um, I avoid sandpaper at all costs. Use something like Collinite metal cleaner/polish. If needed some fine rubbing compound on rough spots. The sandpaper may damage the anodized aluminum.
Peter Bigelow C-25 TR/FK #2092 Limerick Rowayton, Ct Port Captain: Rowayton/Norwalk/Darien CT
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