Hi Terry I expect that my mast grove is similar to yours. Yes I am using flat slides and I measured the dimensions as close as I could so you should be able to find a close match. Those slides are relatively inexpensive so I keep spares, webbing, waxed twine and a needle on board so I can repair when needed. Personally from what you describe I would get rid of whatever is in the grove now, clean and sand the grove smooth while also cleaning and wet sanding your mast to 320 grit, boom and spreaders included, it will self anodize in seconds and the new surface will be clean and hard aluminium oxide in seconds after sanding, install new flats slides on your main sail with webbing...try them in the grove first and you can install them with the webbing quite easily yourself.
I started to put together a group of 35 MKII owners earlier this year and as of now I have 6 but I have done nothing since then...give me your particulars and I will add you to that list...maybe someday soon we will have enough 35 MKII owners on there to make specific MKII communications more applicable Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna St. Margaret's Bay, NS -----Original Message----- From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Terry pearson Sent: March 25, 2014 2:06 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List 1986 33MKII Its not a strong track, i wish it were. it fits inside the internal grove on my mast, Ive searched the internet and have not been able to identify what it is. its a white plastic liner that fits inside the internal mast groove. Its is getting brittle and has broken off several times on the lower edge, creating all kinds of problems. my groove is round yet has a flat groove on the outer edge of the internal round groove, if that makes sense. I'm at the point now that I'm considering ordering several flat and round slugs to see what fits. Dwight, I'm taking that your using flat slides, what does your mast groove look like? Thanks, Terry On Mar 25, 2014, at 10:19 AM, dwight <dwight...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
