[C320-list] Turnbuckle Lube - Mc Lube

[bruceheyman at cox.net]

Orlando,
How many cans, err cases did it take?
Bruce
Somerset 671 SoCal
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-----Original Message-----
From: Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com

Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:03:47 
To: C320-List<C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Turnbuckle Lube - Mc Lube


One more thing on McLube...

When I bought c l 3, which came with in-boom mainsail furling, I took the advice of Bob Bitchen (Lats & Atts magazine) and I had the entire mainsail sprayed with McLube....

It has kept any sort of dirt off of the sail, looks brand new and if you have in-mast or in-boom furling, because the sail is slicker than normal, it allows it to furl much tighter than if it was not lubed.

Talk to your sailmaker about it...works great with roller furling jibs/genoas as well...
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OD

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----- Original Message -----
From: "warren updike" [wupdike at hotmail.com]
Sent: 03/31/2009 08:09 PM AST
To: <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Turnbuckle Lube



I use McLube SailKote which is a "dry" lubricant, non-oily, PTFE (Teflon)
base, and is good for sail tracks and slides too. I loosen my shrouds when
winterizing. In the Spring, I make sure the normally covered threads are
lubricated with McLube. I have no problem with the turn buckles.

Warren & Pattie Updike
Catalina 320, #62, "Warr De Mar"
Middle River, Chesapeake Bay



-----Original Message-----
From: Amirault Family - S&B [mailto:amiraults at sympatico.ca] 
Sent: Monday, March 30, 2009 4:26 PM
To: c320-list at lists.catalina320.com
Subject: [C320-list] Turnbuckle Lube

The snow is beginning to depart the back yard, and launch is May 02; so the
mast will be up in just over a month. In the past I have found it difficult
to sufficiently tighten the shrouds as the turnbuckle barrels become very
tight. Is it recommended to lube the threads prior to tightening? What is
the preferred lube?

 

Brian Amirault

797 Waltzing Bear, too




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