"sandy" wrote in message
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We recently became the proud owner of a Neptune 16. We
are keeping it
in the water on a lake in NE Washington. I've made a
sailcover for the
main but find that the mainsail (which has a rope luff
that goes in the
mast slot), comes out of the slot when I lower the sail.
Is there some
sort of sail "stop" made for this type of rigging so I
won't have to
thread the sail into the slot every time? Or is there
some sort of
improvised thingie that would do the job?

Slugs and shackles. You're not racing, are you? You can use
the screw on type, very easy to install. Then your sail
stays in the slot all the time and the sail raises and
lowers faster / easier. I did this to my small boat and it
made a big difference. They're cheap, too.

Get them here; http://www.sailrite.com/

shackles - http://tinyurl.com/hvl7t

slugs - http://tinyurl.com/hvl7t

Get the right size for your mast slot.

Scotty