[Alberg30] Lazy Jacks(sail track lube)

[John Birch]

I nearly completely lost respect for Practical Sailor when they named a
product costing $10 or $12 as RECOMMENDED #1 over plain candle wax which
ranked number 2 runner up (costing, well what does a used candle cost?). The
more expensive product lasted two weeks longer than Candlewax but had an
annoying habit of attracting dirt, unlike candlewax.

To each their own.

----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Leach <RLeach at mbayaq.org>
To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 2:16 PM
Subject: RE: [Alberg30] Lazy Jacks(sail track lube)


> I've had very good success with a product available through McMaster-Carr.
> http://www.mcmaster.com/
> Silicone Stick Lubricant---Odorless, waterproof and easy-to-apply, this
> white paste can be used on metal, wood, leather, and plastic. Contains 1%
> silicone. Temperature range is 0° to 120° F.  1.6-oz. Stick,  Item #
> 10345K21   $2.48
> Imagine a big "Chapstick" tube, 1" in diameter.  It's semi-solid dry
> silicone that you rub on, feeding it up through the tube as needed.  I've
> been using it on the mast track, sheet tracks, hatch slides, etc. for a
few
> years now and I'm still on my first tube.  Keep in mind that I have steps
to
> the masthead, so it's I have easy access to the full length of the track.
> For a liquid product to lube the slides as George mentions I would use
> something like "Tri-flow", which dispenses as a liquid but forms a dry
film.
> Bicycle shops are a good place to look for a wide variety of "dry"
> lubricants that would suit this approach.
> My $.02 (and I should probably expect some change, eh?)
> Rick Leach
> Sugar Magnolia, #121
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: George Dinwiddie [SMTP:gdinwiddie at min.net]
> > Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 8:35 AM
> > To: public-list at alberg30.org
> > Subject: Re: [Alberg30] Lazy Jacks
> >
> > Brian,
> >
> > I prefer using a dry lubricant on the track.  Any kind of oil is likely
> > to attract dirt, and even wax will do so eventually.  You can get little
> > squeeze tubes of graphite or teflon that are designed for squirting
> > lubricant into locks.  The graphite, of course, will stain the sails
> > and make a mess.  There's also a spray version of teflon.  I'd tell
> > you the name of it, but I couldn't find it just now.  To apply this,
> > I spray it inside the slides and then run the sail up and down--no
> > need to climb the mast.
> >
> > When going up the mast, as a former rock climber, I recommend always
> > having a backup.  Use two halyards, one to lift you and one to catch
> > you if something happens.  Have someone keeping the slack out of
> > the spare halyard.  The tail should be looped around a cleat or
> > something so that if there's a sudden load, the bight around the
> > cleat will take most of the stress.  And, never depend on snap
> > shackles.  Use a screw shackle to attack the bosun's chair.
> >
> >  - George
> >
> >
> > > That is one of the things I'll be doing. UK suggested that there might
> > be an alignment problem at the joints. I feel it has more to do
> > > with the webbing on of the slides since it's multiple layers of web,
> > which might be hanging up on the rivets securing the track. UK
> > > has my sail for winter maintenance and cuningham cringle installation,
> > so I can't look at the actual slides. I figure if it's anything
> > > more than lubrication, I should be able to spot it easily upon
> > inspection.
> > >   Do you (or anyone) know a method of waxing or lubricating the track,
> > while the mast is up, that doesn't require going up the mast? I
> > > have issues with others not doing the right job and trust issues with
> > others winching me up. (I have been dropped once and luckily
> > > caught myself by grabbing the upper shrouds above the spreaders. I
never
> > was and certainly am not now in physical shape to do an
> > > Iron Cross but I did that day!)
> > > Thanks,   Brian    Free Spirit    A30    #497
> >
> >
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