[C320-list] Sail slides

[Pat Moriarty]

The birds take them from the top of the mast and build nest in your Windex.

Pat
#130

At 09:37 AM 4/18/2007, you wrote:
>What happens to the cotton balls?  It seems they would clog up the 
>track in a few years.
>Mike
>#171
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: cburti at yahoo.com
>To: c320-list at catalina320.com
>Sent: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 1:34 PM
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Sail slides
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>I spray both sides of the slides with the extention tube to keep from wasting
>lube. I stick a saturated cotton ball in the track above the top 
>slide and run
>the main up. Usually twice a year.
>
>Chris Burti
>"Commitment"
>Catalina 320, #867,
>Farmville, NC
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>----- Original Message ----
>From: mike hunter <popotladreaming at yahoo.com>
>To: C320-List <c320-list at catalina320.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 12:53:36 PM
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Sail slides
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>What is the best way to apply Sailkote on the slides/track?
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>charles walsh <chazw199 at msn.com> wrote:
>   I'm going to try it this year. Never did before as the 
> installer/dealer was
>adamant about not spraying anything on the track or slides. At this point I
>figure I don't have much to lose.
>
>Charlie Walsh
>Windrifter #317
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com
>To: Catalina 320 List
>Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 2:54 PM
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Sail slides
>
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>Have you uused MacLube sailcote on the slides/track?
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>Regards,
>OD
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "charles walsh" [chazw199 at msn.com]
>Sent: 04/16/2007 11:35 AM
>To: "C320-List" >
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Sail slides
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>I also went with the Strong Track system a couple of years ago and 
>the sail is
>no easier to raise now then it was before. The sail falls a bit 
>faster but you
>still have to be directly into the wind for a quick fall. The 
>Milwaukee cordless
>right angle drill should do the job. I read that you can lift a person up the
>mast (according to weight) with the Milwaukee drill. I have used a Craftsman
>19.2 volt to lift the main the past few years with fair success but the
>batteries go bad fast.
>
>Charlie Walsh
>Windrifter #317
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Barry Fahrer>
>To: C320-List>
>Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 1:15 PM
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Sail slides
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>I went with the Strong Track system two years ago, on the advice of my
>sailmaker who assured me that for the extra $1k my new sail would fly up the
>mast. It's possible that the new sail is that much heavier than the stock
>Catalina, or I have become that much weaker as the years have rolled on, but
>I have a hard time with the last 2-3 feet of sail hoist. This year if it
>ever stops raining and gets above 45F, I'm going to try the Milwaukee
>cordless right angle drill to raise the sail and haul in the jib.
>BARRY --... ...--
>TRANSIT C-320 # 126
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Dave Anderer" >>
>To: "C320-List" >>
>Sent: Monday, April 16, 2007 10:19 AM
>Subject: Re: [C320-list] Sail slides
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> > Thanks.
> >
> > Talked to Sail Care and it seems they converted the sail for the Strong
> > Track system. (They say they do this for a number of 320s - convert
> > them, that is, not accidently convert them.)
> >
> > Their attitude here seems very good. They've offered to fix the sail (no
> > charge, priority shipping, etc) or supply the rest of the pieces for the
> > Strong Track system for a real good price.
> >
> > Does anyone have any experience with that system? http://
> > www.sailcare.com/newcatalog/LGSHTML/strongtrack&slideLG.shtml>
> >
> >
> > On Apr 16, 2007, at 9:41 AM, Pat Moriarty wrote:
> >
> >> Charleston spar
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