Randy, On most race boats i've been on, the standby is coating the telltale in McLube or a similar dry silicone lubricant.
However, this does not work for my laminated No 1. The edge of the panels/stitching always seemed to catch the yarn. This causes pulls in the yarn further exacerbating the problem. This was especially true near the telltale windows. I only had success after swapping the yarn tell tales for a lightweight nylon material. The ones from Robship worked well for me. https://www.amazon.com/Robship-Telltale-Dinghy-Small-Multi/dp/B09SZM291Y/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Robship&qid=1677599220&sr=8-1 For the tells I did not swap, I trimmed their length to keep the tell from snagging on the stitching. I only needed to trim 1" to 1.5". If your issue is mostly moisture or static, McLube or similar may work. If you have a laminate or dark colored sail, whatever you do, resist the urge to coat the sail itself. Frustrated at a regatta last year i did just this... and had to live with unsightly white clouds on the sail. Adding insult to injury, the tells were stuck again by the windward mark. (see lower window <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_JV5m7GotW-u_GoR8uGU9ShLJNpUlDAb/view?usp=sharing> ) matt Eduam C&C 27 MkV On Mon, Feb 27, 2023 at 10:17 PM Randy Stafford via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Listers- > > What, in your experience, has been the best treatment to apply to > telltales to keep them from sticking from sails? I’m talking mostly about > yarn telltales along a headsail’s luff, but also ripstop nylon telltales on > a mainsail’s leech? I’ve noticed that sometimes yarn telltales will stick > due to static or moisture. I’d like to find the right magic potion or > pixie dust to apply to give them the greatest ability possible to fly > without sticking. Then, making them fly properly is of course up to the > crew. > > Cheers, > Randy > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and > help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu
Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
