Rich Hampel wrote:
Initial application is by rubbing in as much as you can do, then simply
'whittling' a slug sized shape out of the paraffin and putting it
between the first two slugs (usually on the headboard). When raising
and lowering the sail the 'wax' slug continually applies wax.

For a track that doenst use slugs but just a boltrop, simply rub on the
boltrope every now and then.

Get out the way when the sail drops as there will be very little
friction.
What happens with a well lubed track is that tension applied by the
halyard, cunningham or sliging gooseneck wont be 'altered' by track
friction ... and the middle of the sail will be easier to 'shape' via
control tension. If the track remains dirty/sticky, the friction
consumes a portion of the tension .... and the sail remains full or
draft aft in the middle of the panels. If the slugs or boltrope is
free to adjust, then the sail setting/shaping will be better.

In article , Scotty
wrote:



This is a really slick (oops - pun) idea!

I will try it out immediately

bob
s/v Eolian
Seattle