Rick I can hoist the main sail on my 35 MKII to within at least 2 feet of the top without a winch or strong track. My main sail is equipped with polymer slides that measure 1.47" long by 0.87" wide by 0.31" thick, measured as carefully as I could with the sail rolled and pack in its bag and these work very well in the as manufactured aluminium track. I also have to deal with the added friction involved with leading the halyard through turning blocks to the cockpit. I can raise it all the way to the top without winch if I or someone else pulls the halyard where it exits the mast. I cleaned and sanded the track in the mast at the same time as I sanded my mast a few years back and I don't use any lubricant on the slides. The sail does not fall like the blade of a guillotine again because of friction on the halyard from the turning blocks but I consider that a good thing as it aids me in a controlled packing the sail without having to deal with all the sail laying on the deck to start with... I don't have lazy jacks or my Dutchman system installed and I usually end up packing my mainsail alone the way I like it done, hopefully training it to fall the same way every time. Maybe I am just a very strong man for my age.
-----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rick Brass Sent: March 25, 2014 11:33 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List 1986 33MKII Before you even think about removing the "slide" track, go on line and make sure it is not a Tides Marine Strong Track. If it is a strong track, it is one of the better upgrades that could have been done on your boat. Performance is far better than you will get from sail slugs in an internal track. I can hoist the main on my 38 to within about 2 feet of the top without putting the halyard on a winch. Sand if you let the halyard go, the sail comes down like the blade of a guillotine. Periodic maintenance is to flush the rack with dish soap and fresh water. Rick Brass Sent from my iPad > On Mar 24, 2014, at 21:12, Terry pearson <tvpear...@mchsi.com> wrote: > > On my 33MKII mast, the previous owner placed a nylon (or similar)slide in the mast track. I want to remove the "slide" track and go back to the original sail slides for this mast, but I cant seem to find anything telling me the proper size. the track appears to be able to accommodate either round slugs or flat slides.is this possible? I tried measuring the slide slot and it appears to be 15/16th wide flat slide .can anyone confirm this? > > Thanks, > Confused:=) > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
