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Navy1
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Initially Posted - 08/02/2008 :  21:36:26  Show Profile
Has anybody else but me got those nasty slivers from handling the fiberglass sail battens? I ended up going over mine with a fine steel wool to hopefully eliminate the problem. I haven't handled them again with bare hands to see if I fixed the problem. Years ago I took a 1" diameter fiberglass shaft to make a tire billy out of it and found out the hard way with that too, about getting those nasty fiberglass slivers. Roger
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 08/02/2008 :  23:52:59  Show Profile
Have not had that happen with our battens. Nice and smooth.
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Ray Seitz
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Response Posted - 08/04/2008 :  19:14:54  Show Profile
I have managed to obtain a fiberglass splinter from the battens. I am very careful, and advise anyone who is helping me with them to be careful when handling them.
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Navy1
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Response Posted - 08/07/2008 :  20:54:10  Show Profile
Well, I just reinserted the battens in my sails today, after carefully using fine steel wool on all of them, and am happy to say I didn't get any more slivers. It was worth the time to steel wool the battens. Thanks - Roger
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Stardog
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Response Posted - 08/13/2008 :  06:56:48  Show Profile
Unless you're very lucky, you're battens are going to have glass exposed on the surface. Fiberglass = glass, so a good rule is to handle them with gloves on, that is, unless your hands are very callused and you don't mind a little glass in your fingers and palms.
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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 08/13/2008 :  08:40:40  Show Profile
Instead of sanding or steel wooling the battens, you might try using a match or cigarette lighter to melt any loose fibers. Using an abrasive might have the effect of loosening more fibers.
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