On Oct 6, 12:59*pm, "Capt. JG" wrote:

I'd prefer to do this vs. replace the
slugs, but we'll see. The latter would get me through the "winter" here.


I had a lot of trouble with the slides at the ends of my two full
length battens sticking last year. This prompted the invention of my
in mast track lubricator:

http://www.rogerlongboats.com/TrackLube.htm

This worked great but I was lubing every couple of weeks and
experiencing frustrating sail lowering when it lube time came close
again. I thought I would have to go with a plastic track system.

My sailmaker replaced the slides at the batten ends with the very
highly polished S.S. slides intended for the track system he sells
(I've forgotten which). I lube once this summer. The sail doesn't
fall down but it goes up and down well enough that I couldn't justify
the cost of a Tides or Harken system. I was lucky that the stock 7/8"
track on my mast is a good fit for the S.S. slides. You might want to
see if this is an option for your and try it first if your mast track
is the right size.

--
Roger Long