Hi folks, just a quick question for the group.....the new sail for our Nonsuch came with stainless steel slides. The sail is now more difficult to raise and douse. The old bronze slides seemed to work much better.
What have others done with these slides? Any suggestions from the group regarding these new slides would be appreciated.
Ron & Diane Schryver
"Alpha Waves"
1987 NS30U #393
Georgian Bay Ontario
Have your sail maker replace the new slides with your old ones - that’s always worked best for me
Cedric Guthrie
Single Malt 26C #207
I ordered bronze for my new Bott sail in 2006 and do not regret it.
John Newell
Mascouche 26C 1
Toronto
I thought that I would also get bronze but there was a mixup somehow. My sail also came from Ed and I’m told that the bronze slides originally on the sail are no longer available. Ed will transfer the slides from the old sail to the new sail next week.
Ron
Go for STRONGTRAK
Zero friction.
Ed Collis
ORION VII
There really is no need to go to the expense of a Strong track if you have bronze slides. I never had a problem raising or lowering the sail single-handed on both my 26 and 30 once they had bronze slides.
Allen Ames
The combination of bronze slides and 7/16" low stretch halliard makes for very fast drops due to its greater flexibility and reduced weight.
John Newell
Hi Ron & Diane,
I have a combination of stainless and bronze on my 30U... 18 of the 22
slides are SS... not sure why. However, my sail goes up easily, and
drops like a rock. I lightly spray the slides/track with McLube
Sailcoat every third or fourth use before raising the sail, just to
where I can reeach.
Also, and very important, make sure you are releasing your chocker
prior to raising and lowering... this makes all the difference!
Peter Grabow
S/V CAKEWALK III 30U 430 1987
Jersey City, NJ