[Alberg30] Lazy Jacks(sail track lube)

[Rick Leach]

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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