RE: Luff rope and mast slot on a p15

Eric Johnson (etj@nwlink.com)
Tue, 25 May 1999 09:32:17 -0700

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> Hello fellow Potterites,
>
> I was just ready to order my sail slugs when my gut reaction
> took over
> and said "leave it alone" for better or worse, this is what I
> decided. There
> was some discussion a while back about how to make the luff rope slide
> easier in the mast slot. My sail becomes very hard to hoist when it gets
> towards the top of the mast. The mast does not seem to be bent. I am going
> to replace the pulley but would also like to do what I can to
> make hoisting
> the sail as easy as possible. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I use slugs, but when they start getting sticky I run a little silicone
lubricant up the sail track - you won't believe how much easier everything
works when I do that. I don't know if silicone is safe for sails or not, but
it sure works well on the slugs.

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