[quote=robpatt]- Keep the mast track clean
- Keep the bolt rope clean
- don't use a halyard that's too big... in fact use the thinnest and smoothest your hands can manage! (guessing maybe the H16 halyard doesn't go back down the mast track while the sail is going up.. ? not sure)
- ask if your battens are jammed in so hard they're hitting the mast track causing friction as you raise the sail.
- is there a ridge in the mast track where your comptip and the mast connect... ?
- if your mast is massively raked, then the higher you raise the sail, the more weight is hanging at an angle making more friction w/the mast track than a perpendicular mast would...
- lube should be a maintenance type issue, not necessarily a problem solver... check the stuff above first.
- 303 aerospace protectant, or that company, makes some decent color/uv/keep your sails pretty stuff.. just make sure it's compatible w/Dacron
cheers, -rob<!-- editby --><em>Edited by robpatt on May 10, 2017 - 05:52 PM.</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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