[Rhodes22-list] ***POSSIBLE SPAM*** Re: Outhaul car binding

[Mary Lou Troy]

If after considering all the other suggestions, you are still looking 
for a lubricant, we always used McLube SailKote on all of the furling 
parts we could reach including the edges of the mast slot. It's meant 
for sails but works really well on metal parts as well. doesn't attract 
dirt.

Best,
Mary Lou
ex R22

On 11/5/2017 3:37 PM, cjlowe at sssnet.com wrote:
> How old is your sail? Is it baggy in the middle? Is it hard to furl when
> putting away? As sails get old they get baggy , and wrinkle as they wind
> around the furling tube , taking up more space inside the mast. Makes it
> harder to furl and unfurl.  Not saying that this is your problem  , but it
> may be a contributing factor.
>    There were several different designs of outhaul , make sure that yours
> is threaded thru the right path .
> Jerry Lowe
>
>
>
>
>   That is exactly what I did.
>> I can slide it be hand, but when I use the outhaul line, it seems to bite
>> down.
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>> On Nov 5, 2017, at 1:48 PM, Peter Nyberg <peter at sunnybeeches.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> As a first step in diagnosing the problem, I would suggest you
>>> disconnect the car from the sail (with the sail furled), and see if it
>>> will slide freely along the length of the boom.
>>>
>>> Peter Nyberg
>>> Coventry, CT
>>> s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)
>>>
>>>> On Nov 5, 2017, at 11:24 AM, Thomas s <talmorin at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I have started having some trouble unfurling the main, even in very
>>>> light wind conditions.
>>>>
>>>> A little investigation leads me to think the outhaul car is binding. It
>>>> seems to bite down a little as it is pulled to stern.
>>>>
>>>> I ran a rag through the slot in the boom a few times in an attempt to
>>>> clean it. There was not a lot there, and it did not seem to make a lot
>>>> of difference.
>>>>
>>>> Is this something that others regularly lubricate? If so, just a
>>>> silicon spray, or some other lubricant?
>>>>
>>>> Other possible causes?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks all,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tom
>>>>
>>>> S/V JustBent
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