Stus-List Sail bag zippers

Seems the zipper on one of my sail bags is frozen in position. Metal fixture with zipper of plastic teeth. Have tried soaking inn soapy water, oil, spray lubricant all to no avail. Any ideas?? TIA John and Maryann Legacy III 1982 C&C 34 Noank, CT _

Re: Stus-List Fuel Tank Support and Tie Down / Straps

Doug, Rick, Gary, Thanks for the suggestions. Am going to the boat today to begin the install and see if I can figure out a way to better brace the tank to reduce if not eliminate any movement. Thanks, Brian From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Gary Ny

Re: Stus-List [EXTERNAL] Re: Florence Livestream From Offshore Oil Rig

I’m virtually certain you are correct, Joe. The center of the storm is tracking west along the coast near Myrtle Beach at a very slow 2 MPH. That’s perhaps 100 miles west of the light. The wind is still in the 50s in Wilmington, north of the light, and it is raining. Here in Washington, abou

Stus-List Fuel Tank Support and Tie Down / Straps

Brian: J had a new bottom welded to my fuel tank last Fallsame issue as yours...pin hole leaks.  I cut some old battens for the tank to rest on. The tank is held down by two (2) metal straps, approx. 1 1/2 inches wide, several feet long with holes in the straps to put your screws and/or

Re: Stus-List Sail bag zippers

Vinegar Joel On Sat, Sep 15, 2018 at 7:53 AM John and Maryann Read via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Seems the zipper on one of my sail bags is frozen in position. Metal > fixture with zipper of plastic teeth. Have tried soaking inn soapy water, > oil, spray lubricant all to no ava

Re: Stus-List Sail bag zippers

John, The metal body of the zipper is probably corroded. Soaking it in vinegar is supposed to help. I've free'd up a couple my repeated moving them back and forth until the corrosion is worn down enough for them to move freely again. It all depends on how bad they are. Jake Jake Brode

Re: Stus-List Sail bag zippers

I got several free recently with PB blaster then gradually working it free. Dave > On Sep 15, 2018, at 9:45 AM, Jake Brodersen via CnC-List > wrote: > > John, > > The metal body of the zipper is probably corroded. Soaking it in vinegar is > supposed to help. I’ve free’d up a couple my re

Stus-List Sail cleaning

Since I had to remove all sails due to florence, I thought about cleaning the Genoa. Would oxi-clean and soft brush work?What would you suggest?Yes we are all safe in washington,nc. We lucked out. New Bern is another story.  Waiting to hear from them soon. Mark B and edge made a great decision t