sail 'lubricant'

[kb250261]

sail \'lubricant\'

At times I have difficulty pulling up the mainsail even though I feed through the 'luff' edge bit by bit. The sail is just old and not as smooth as it once were. Is there any sail suitable lubricant that would help to ease its passage?

Thanks

 

[SimbaDog]

Re: sail \'lubricant\'

I use a silicone spray on mine, works well /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[kb250261]

Re: sail \'lubricant\'

Thank you will try that.

 

[Pye_End]

Re: sail \'lubricant\'

Teflon spray - smooth dry finish which doesn't pick up dirt.

 

[Artemis_C2121]

Re: sail \'lubricant\'

the sell it in halfords lot cheaper than in chandlery
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/store...tegoryId_165705

Used it a cpl of weeks ago on our mast sliders remarkable difference

 

[Adamastor]

Re: sail \'lubricant\'

McLube the luffrope [is bona fide, non-commercial punt allowed?], and also Mc the mast-groove the hard way in a bo'sun's chair. Works for several hoists, and even the "heavies" endorse it- I watched some guys spraying their 5o5 spinaker and the chute like the stuff was water!

 

[Slow_boat]

Re: sail \'lubricant\'

I give each slide a good squirt of silicon spray at the start of every season. The whole thing drops on its own as soon as I let the halyard go.

If you can't get silicon spray, the stuff they sell to polish car plastic works.

 

[Dave_Rolfe]

Re: sail \'lubricant\'

Try GT85 from the bike dept in Halfords.

 

[BlueChip]

Re: sail \'lubricant\'

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Teflon spray - smooth dry finish which doesn't pick up dirt.

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Screwfix sell it at low cost

 

[BlueChip]

Re: sail \'lubricant\'

Ive used PTFE spray and silicone spray in the past but what I found worked the best for me was a good dollop of silicone grease worked up the track
I bought ten 100g tubes on eBay for about a tenner delivered and thats a lifetimes supply
Really handy not only for sail slides, but also zips, shackles, fuel/water tank filler o-rings and electrical connectors

 

[kb250261]

Re: sail \'lubricant\'

Thank you all. Problem will therefore be resolved now.