Lubing that sticky Track

[Loren Beach]

So there's this little thread over on SBO about how to clean/lube up the main sail track. A link leads to this home made device.
Clever!
http://www.cruisingonstrider.us/TrackLube.htm

....fyi....

LB

 

[toddbrsd]

All I can say is, I love it. Now lets patent it, slap "Marine" on it, make some money, retire, and go cruising! I will be making mine shortly.

 

[Vagabond39]

Necessity is the mother of invention.
It goes well with your maintenance flow chart.

 

[Slick470]

That's genius. Simple, effective, and cheap. Now to make one.

 

[Blue Chip]

And I bet everyone of us looked at the diagram and immediately said..."only I would etc etc" and added some improvement. I intend to attach the slides to a piece of PVC pipe with a "floor" on it for the can to sit on. instead of an iron bar. I am aiming for a "duct-less tape " model. Wai until the Guy Stevns types chime in with pneumatic versions etc. The possibilities are endless

 

[toddbrsd]

Hmmmm.

Perhaps a "tail", soaked first with lube to spread out the spray evenly and to the aft side of the track.

And I bet everyone of us looked at the diagram and immediately said..."only I would etc etc" and added some improvement. I intend to attach the slides to a piece of PVC pipe with a "floor" on it for the can to sit on. instead of an iron bar. I am aiming for a "duct-less tape " model. Wai until the Guy Stevns types chime in with pneumatic versions etc. The possibilities are endless

 

[mherrcat]

Did someone mention the Mothers of Invention?



Ahhh, those were the days...

 

[Rick R.]

Did someone mention the Mothers of Invention?View attachment 10907Ahhh, those were the days...

Anyone invoking Zappa is a friend of mine!

 

[Mindscape]

Cool

Maybe harken will start making a version specfic to McLube cans, should come in in the $100 range......

Billy is a Mountain.

 

[Rocinante33]

Suggested upgrades;

1. Add a small lip at the bottom of the aluminum bar to support the bottom edge of the can.
2. Replace duct tape with Velcro for quick removal and replacement of the can.
3. Add a small vertical plastic tube to each side, attached permanently to the Velcro straps. The purpose is to act as guides for the spray plunger depressing mechanism.
4. Add a third slide to the device with a small hole drilled through center, through both the hoop and the base of it. The "straw" from the spray can is inserted through the hole to direct the spray. The straw can be trimmed to length and permanently affixed to the drilled slide. Experiment with a small thin piece of felt on the bottom of this slide so as to spread the McLube before it dries in the track.

Now harken can charge $150 - 200.

 

[Rocinante33]

"What's the ugliest part of your body? Some say your toes, some say your nose, but I think it's your mind!" .......Zappa

 

[Rick R.]

"What's the ugliest Bart of your body? Some say yor toes, some say your nose, but I think it's your mind!" .......Zappa

Keith, quoting Zappa!

Cool

 

[mherrcat]

I think I saw a Mud Shark last weekend...with Robert Planet...and the Vanilla Fudge...over by the Edgewater Inn...

 

[Vagabond39]

Keith, quoting Zappa!

Cool

That's better than Zappa quoting Keith!