Tim, A product called McLube seems to work very well to lubricate and has no sticky residuals. Endorsed by Harken. I have had only good experiences with one caveat- Do not get the material on anything you do not want to be slippery! All the running hardware on my boat, boltrope, and sail track have been coated (sprayed) Do not allow overspray onto the deck of your boat. Available at most 'Sailing stores' Useful foe windows etc. as it is very "clean" when dry. GO NFIW- might be similar to the material you refer to?
I use low-tech luff groove lubrication with Dolphin. A piece of candle whittled down to a size that will fit into the luff groove sits between the lowest two slugs and is hauled up and down the mast by those two slugs. The surprise is that it actually works, and doesn't even need to be replaced very often. It won't work with a bolt rope, of course.
Man.....how clever is that? Thanks. Morris, Giles wrote:
I use low-tech luff groove lubrication with Dolphin. A piece of candle whittled down to a size that will fit into the luff groove sits between the lowest two slugs and is hauled up and down the mast by those two slugs. The surprise is that it actually works, and doesn't even need to be replaced very often.
It won't work with a bolt rope, of course.
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between the lowest two slugs
That would be the _top_ two slugs. Doh! -----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces+giles.morris=unisys.com@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces+giles.morris=unisys.com@mailman.xmissio n.com] On Behalf Of Tim Diebert Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 11:57 PM To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: Slugs vs Bolt Rope Man.....how clever is that? Thanks. Morris, Giles wrote:
I use low-tech luff groove lubrication with Dolphin. A piece of candle whittled down to a size that will fit into the luff groove sits between
the lowest two slugs and is hauled up and down the mast by those two slugs. The surprise is that it actually works, and doesn't even need to
be replaced very often.
between the lowest two slugs
That would be the _top_ two slugs. Doh!
Funny, I had questioned your original plan....only because in my case the candle would have eventually ended up
somewhere other than the intended location. Then decided I might try the method with the wax between the first and second slugs....as the top one is usually the only one that stays in track most of the time. Although, having mentioned that....I had pretty well decided to go with the high tech method as the correct spray lube would be useful in many locations. ~:0) TD in BC
Excellent GO. Thanks. GILASAILR@aol.com wrote:
Tim, A product called McLube seems to work very well to lubricate and has no sticky residuals. Endorsed by Harken. I have had only good experiences with one caveat- Do not get the material on anything you do not want to be slippery! All the running hardware on my boat, boltrope, and sail track have been coated (sprayed) Do not allow overspray onto the deck of your boat. Available at most 'Sailing stores' Useful foe windows etc. as it is very "clean" when dry. GO
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