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Bryan Beamer
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Initially Posted - 02/16/2003 : 11:09:57

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>it would be a good idea to raise the sails and make sure the slugs aren't getting caught in the track on the mast <hr height=1 noshade id=quote></BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>

I know we talked about this before. I seem to have misplaced my notes on this subject.

What is the stuff called to make the slugs go up & down in the track easier and where do you purchase it

Bryan Beamer
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glstout
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Response Posted - 02/16/2003 : 11:21:41

Brian,

We use silicon spray and you can get it at Walmart or similar stores. Use caution to direct it inside the track and not on sail. Someone may have another remedy.

Good luck

Gordon

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Buzz Maring
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Response Posted - 02/16/2003 : 11:36:44

Hi Bryan,

I haven't tried it, but I've heard that liquid dish soap also works well ... ?

Buzz Maring, C-25 SK/SR #68, "Freya"
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 02/16/2003 : 11:58:44

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>
I haven't tried it, but I've heard that liquid dish soap also works well ... ?
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That was Bill Holcomb. I would add that each time it rains, your track gets cleaned out...

I like Super Lube, which doesn't seem to evaporate, wash away or collect dirt. A petroleum lubricant I once used all ended up on the deck after the first hot, sunny day. Dish soap would've been much easier to clean up!

Dave Bristle - 1985 C-25 #5032 SR-FK-Dinette-Honda "Passage" in SW CT

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John G-
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Response Posted - 02/16/2003 : 12:23:52

I’ve been using “Fastrack”. I got it from West Marine. It doesn’t leave a residue and comes with an applicator for the mast track. It cleans and lubes the track then you put it on all the sail sluges. It works great all season.
 

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lcharlot
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Response Posted - 02/16/2003 : 12:46:15

One other thing about sail slugs - they come in two kinds, the better ones have a stainless steel reinforcement, the cheap ones are just plain plastic and only last two or three years before breaking. Carry a few spares, they only cost $1.50 or so, and you are practically guaranteed to have to replace one every so often. Get the reinforced ones, they only cost a few cents more than the all-plastic and last a lot longer. In fact, I don't recall ever breaking a reinforced slug, all the failures I have had were on the original Catalina factory slugs which were the all-plastic kind.

Larry Charlot
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Ben - FL
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Response Posted - 02/16/2003 : 13:54:43

I've got a sail slug that needs replacing. Trouble is that they are sewn on to the mains'l. On the 250 there are two grommets for each slug and a tether sewn top to bottom with slug in between.

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SEA DOG
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Response Posted - 02/16/2003 : 17:04:21

Hi, try Team McLube SailKote, it works.

Seadog FK/TR 4232

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Bryan Beamer
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Response Posted - 02/16/2003 : 18:58:45

Thanks guys

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote> ?Fastrack?. I got it from West Marine.
John G- "PEREGRINE" C25-#4762 FK
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Fasttrack was the stuff I made a note of last time this threads came up.

I have tried dish soap & Crisco (not the oil but the white stuff in the tub) on snaps for cock pit cushions & the poptop cover before, it works well there. I don't see why it would not work on the sail slugs.

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Bryan Beamer
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 02/16/2003 : 20:32:45

<BLOCKQUOTE id=quote>quote:<hr height=1 noshade id=quote>
I have tried dish soap & Crisco (not the oil but the white stuff in the tub) on snaps for cock pit cushions & the poptop cover before, it works well there. I don't see why it would not work on the sail slugs.
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Crisco will work for a day or two, and then you'll have to scrub it off the cabin top. BTW, I suggest candle wax for snaps--easier to store on board, easier to apply, and doesn't melt away quite as fast.

Dave Bristle - 1985 C-25 #5032 SR-FK-Dinette-Honda "Passage" in SW CT

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Dennis Pierce
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Response Posted - 02/17/2003 : 08:28:21

I replaced the 3/8" slugs with 1/2" slugs with the stainless steel loops. Sails go up and down smooth with a little help from Fast Track. Seems the smaller slugs wouuld jam up when using a down haul. This could be a factor of age and wear.

Dennis Pierce
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dgabel
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Response Posted - 02/17/2003 : 16:33:45

I used the dish soap last season. Applied it to the slugs before I raised sail the first time. Found I had to reuse it several times through the season.

It worked well until the weather got cold, and then I found it hardened, or got gummy, or something like that, so when I sailed to the ramp to put her on the hard for the winter it was really tough dousing sail. I'm going to try using Fastrack next time.

Dave Gabel
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