[Rhodes22-list] Stiff mainsail furler

[L. Sailor]

OK, guys, (generic meaning....all readers of this list
of any gender)-let's see if I can dance around this
topic without any snide remarks...... ,^)

How about some info on lubricants...silicone? teflon? 
WD-40? Which applications is each best for? Way back I
was told that silicone attracts dirt so not to use it
on the sail slides or main sail track, that teflon was
better....Boeshield T-9 seemed to be even better...

elle



--- Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:

> Jim,
> 
> "Over time I've noticed the difficulty of getting
> the main out."
> 
>  If your anything is stiff it may be good or bad. 
> Most booms list port or
> starboard sooner or later.  Don't try to change the
> natural tendency of the
> boom to lean this way or that way.  Nothing is stiff
> enough at times as it
> should be when you want it, and way too stiff when
> it shouldn't.
> 
> There is a place to lubricate the mechanism but I
> can't describe it on a
> public list.  I* will* answer the last question.  I
> use WD40.  A bit thin
> for some applications but seems just right for all
> the other others.
> 
> Now I'm being serious.  Anytime anything binds, it
> is because of old
> lubricants or DIRT.  Clean everything out and it
> works better.
> 
> Good Luck!
> 
> Brad
> On 7/30/06, Jim Connolly <jbconnolly at comcast.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > The main comes out of the mast well enough, but
> the furling is stiff.  It
> > is
> > a little easier with the boom pushed to starboard,
> but still stiffer than
> > I
> > think it should be.  Is there a place to lubricate
> the mechanism, and what
> > do you use?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Jim Connolly
> >
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