Hank Lub.??

[Viking]

My new (to me) boat has hank-on foresails. It is suggested that at the end of the season - Now! that hanks are wash and oiled/greased.
Some of the hanks, most infact, need some lubrication.
In these days of roller 'Genys' can any 'old-timers' remember what they used to lubriated they 'hanks' with, which did NOT stain the sailcloth.
The answer needs to be 'simple' as I live in a basically a small fish boat area. Where you can only buy antifouling in 1liter cans and yachts are what visiting tourists use. So theres no 'sailmaker' within a days drive of here.
Cheers!

 

[castaway]

If they are the type that come of easy... that is with the bronze tail that goes thro the ring on the luff. take them of and heat them up in a pan of oil... hotter the better.

If they are held on with whipping its probably not worth the bother, but the hot oil really gets into the surfaces.

Nick

www.yachtsite.co.uk/fairweather

 

[Twister_Ken]

Hank Lub - wasn\'t he a guitarist?

I'd try one of the modern silicon-based dry lubes designed for bike chain (which has to operate in fairly manky conditions). Finish Line is one name that comes to mind, but there are several others.

 

[kingfisher]

WD40

Teflon based grease or vasiline or WD40

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