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Peregrine
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Initially Posted - 04/30/2011 :  15:30:30  Show Profile  Visit Peregrine's Homepage
<font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="2"><font color="navy">Has anyone seen a place to buy "Fast Track" the mast lube?
Can't find it anywhere and am running out.
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John Gisondi
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JohnP
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Response Posted - 05/02/2011 :  06:35:39  Show Profile
I used some molybdenum disulfide grease on my mast track. I have a grease gun for my lawnmower with moly grease. I squeezed out a tablespoon or so and keep it on the boat in a little plastic bag for appication with a wooden stick.

The smallest tubes of moly grease seem to be sold by hobby shops, for model trains, and R/C cars, boats, and planes.

Moly grease is sold online by many suppliers, but shipping can make a $5 order into a $10 order!
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 05/02/2011 :  07:02:57  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
http://www.mclubemarine.com/sailkote/

This is what we use
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/02/2011 :  07:37:02  Show Profile
JohnP,

You probably should use a dry lubricant as grease can collect dirt and debris causing additional problems.

I use Blaster dry lubricant products purchased from Home Depot and they work excellent for tracks, slugs, blocks, traveller, outboard mount, etc. around the boat and patio doors, windows, closet sliders around the home.

They have two products, a Silicone based Dry Lube and a Dry Lube with PTFE. Both dry instantaneously and provide a slick surface. McLube is probably just a marinized labeled product similar to these only costing three times as much.

While working on my homemade cooler project, the hinges were a little sticky with a slight creaking noise. One squirt of the silicone dry lube and they were like brand new.
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JohnP
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Response Posted - 05/02/2011 :  08:38:10  Show Profile
The spray looks really good, especially if it doesn't come off to make a mess. It appears to be the same lubricant in a different format with a resin binder.

"McLube MoS2-108L is a bonded film coating of molybdenum disulfide."
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NautiC25
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Response Posted - 05/02/2011 :  09:48:34  Show Profile
I use a $4 can of teflon silicone lubricant from Lowes. Much cheaper than Sailkote, goes on clear, and doesn't collect dirt. Works great!
States that it's also for marine use. I bet it's about the same thing, just 20% of the cost of sailkote.

http://www.lowes.com/pd_124699-39963-D00100101_0__?productId=1007929&Ntt=silicone+lubricant&pl=1¤tURL=%2Fpl__0__s%3FNtt%3Dsilicone%2Blubricant
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