[quote=windwardde]Try cleaning out the mast tracks first.
Take a cleaner that is high alcohol content, so it will evaporate quickly after application, and not stain the sail if any remnants left.
Use a cloth wrapped around a pencil and track the pencil up and down the track with cloth around pencil and cleaner absorbed in cloth.
I then use dry lube in the track and use another cloth and pencil trick to spread the dry lube throughout.
If mast is straight and bolt rope on sail is not in bad shape, it has to be in the track or lastly, check your halyard to insure its not getting hung up in track or around any pulley.
Also check for dings in mast track, especially in area where it seems to be tightening up.[/quote]
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