Picture of the sail lubricator made by mdurki

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Posted by Bob Tuttle (2rats@…>)

Go to this ftp site and see the photo.

copy and paste in your browser

http://home.earthlink.net/~tuttlejr24/images/Sail%20track%
20lubricator.jpg


The instructions by Jim vaughn are as follows;

I made a very simple device for lubricating my sail track that can be
used without removing the sails from the track. The picture is
attached.


I used 1/8" stainless wire that I purchased from a local hardware
store,
and I used locking nuts, which was probably unnecessary. You will note
that there are two lines leading downward, one I use to pull the
device
down and the other to pull the lever that actuates the spray. At
first I
used only the latter, but I found that it used much more spray than
was
needed, and I worried that should it come off I would be stuck with my
halyard up the mast. I then added the pull down line that you see
attached to the eye at the bottom of the device. Just to be safe, I
run
the bitter end up to the halyard and secure it there. There is copper
tubing that separates and spaces the top of the holder proper from the
activator of the spray.



The sail slides are standard stuff that have been cut away so that
they
will fit into the track from a horizontal position and then twisted to
the vertical. The lower arrangement is a little different. After the
upper one is inserted, obviously the device cannot be turned to the
horizontal for the lower track. In that case I turn the eye screw so
that the slide is horizontal though the device remains vertical; once
the slide is inserted the eye is turned and the device is then
properly
oriented. (I probably should have used screw eyes top and bottom.)


Finally, the spray tube is cut so that it fits into the track,
insuring that the Sailkote does not spray into the air.


I have used this twice a year for several years with no difficulty,
though I do find that on windy days it is harder to keep the can
oriented properly. Incidentally, using the thing that often also makes
the sail drop much more efficiently.

2

Posted by Fargo Rousseau (fargo_r@…>)

Dear Bob:

I am receiving a “bad request” response to your link.
I would very much like to see this system.

Fargo
NARISA
F30 #12

— Bob Tuttle <2rats@…> wrote:

Go to this ftp site and see the photo.

copy and paste in your browser

http://home.earthlink.net/~tuttlejr24/images/Sail%20track%

20lubricator.jpg

The instructions by Jim vaughn are as follows;

I made a very simple device for lubricating my sail
track that can be
used without removing the sails from the track. The
picture is
attached.

I used 1/8" stainless wire that I purchased from a
local hardware
store,
and I used locking nuts, which was probably
unnecessary. You will note
that there are two lines leading downward, one I use
to pull the
device
down and the other to pull the lever that actuates
the spray. At
first I
used only the latter, but I found that it used much
more spray than
was
needed, and I worried that should it come off I
would be stuck with my
halyard up the mast. I then added the pull down line
that you see
attached to the eye at the bottom of the device.
Just to be safe, I
run
the bitter end up to the halyard and secure it
there. There is copper
tubing that separates and spaces the top of the
holder proper from the
activator of the spray.

The sail slides are standard stuff that have been
cut away so that
they
will fit into the track from a horizontal position
and then twisted to
the vertical. The lower arrangement is a little
different. After the
upper one is inserted, obviously the device cannot
be turned to the
horizontal for the lower track. In that case I turn
the eye screw so
that the slide is horizontal though the device
remains vertical; once
the slide is inserted the eye is turned and the
device is then
properly
oriented. (I probably should have used screw eyes
top and bottom.)

Finally, the spray tube is cut so that it fits into
the track,
insuring that the Sailkote does not spray into the
air.

I have used this twice a year for several years with
no difficulty,
though I do find that on windy days it is harder to
keep the can
oriented properly. Incidentally, using the thing
that often also makes
the sail drop much more efficiently.

3

Posted by Paul McFadden (pwhitmac@…>)
Same here! PWMFargo Rousseau <fargo_r@…> wrote:
Dear Bob:I am receiving a “bad request” response to your link.I would very much like to see this system.FargoNARISAF30 #12— Bob Tuttle <2rats@…> wrote:> Go to this ftp site and see the photo. > > copy and paste in your browser> >http://home.earthlink.net/~tuttlejr24/images/Sail%20track%> 20lubricator.jpg> > > The instructions by Jim vaughn are as follows;> > I made a very simple device for lubricating my sail> track that can be> used without removing the sails from the track. The> picture is > attached.> > > I used 1/8" stainless wire that I purchased from a> local hardware > store,> and I used
locking nuts, which was probably> unnecessary. You will note> that there are two lines leading downward, one I use> to pull the > device> down and the other to pull the lever that actuates> the spray. At > first I> used only the latter, but I found that it used much> more spray than > was> needed, and I worried that should it come off I> would be stuck with my> halyard up the mast. I then added the pull down line> that you see> attached to the eye at the bottom of the device.> Just to be safe, I > run> the bitter end up to the halyard and secure it> there. There is copper> tubing that separates and spaces the top of the> holder proper from the> activator of the spray.> > > > The sail slides are standard stuff that have been> cut away so that > they> will fit into the track from a
horizontal position> and then twisted to> the vertical. The lower arrangement is a little> different. After the> upper one is inserted, obviously the device cannot> be turned to the> horizontal for the lower track. In that case I turn> the eye screw so> that the slide is horizontal though the device> remains vertical; once> the slide is inserted the eye is turned and the> device is then > properly> oriented. (I probably should have used screw eyes> top and bottom.)> > > Finally, the spray tube is cut so that it fits into> the track, > insuring that the Sailkote does not spray into the> air.> > > I have used this twice a year for several years with> no difficulty,> though I do find that on windy days it is harder to> keep the can> oriented properly. Incidentally, using the thing> that often
also makes> the sail drop much more efficiently. > > > > > >
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Posted by Fred Molden (fredmolden@…>)

I got it after deleting everything after the last “/”.

----- Original Message -----
From: Paul McFadden
To: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 6:29 PM
Subject: Re: [freedomyachts2003] Picture of the sail lubricator made by mdurki

Same here! PWMFargo Rousseau <fargo_r@…> wrote: Dear Bob:I am receiving a “bad request” response to your link.I would very much like to see this system.FargoNARISAF30 #12— Bob Tuttle <2rats@…> wrote:> Go to this ftp site and see the photo. > > copy and paste in your browser> >http://home.earthlink.net/~tuttlejr24/images/Sail%20track%> 20lubricator.jpg> > > The instructions by Jim vaughn are as follows;> > I made a very simple device for lubricating my sail> track that can be> used without removing the sails from the track. The> picture is > attached.> > > I used 1/8" stainless wire that I purchased from a> local hardware > store,> and I used locking nuts, which was probably> unnecessary. You will note> that there are two lines leading downward, one I use> to pull the > device> down and the other to pull the lever that actuates> the spray. At > first I> used only the latter, but I found that it used much> more spray than > was> needed, and I worried that should it come off I> would be stuck with my> halyard up the mast. I then added the pull down line> that you see> attached to the eye at the bottom of the device.> Just to be safe, I > run> the bitter end up to the halyard and secure it> there. There is copper> tubing that separates and spaces the top of the> holder proper from the> activator of the spray.> > > > The sail slides are standard stuff that have been> cut away so that > they> will fit into the track from a horizontal position> and then twisted to> the vertical. The lower arrangement is a little> different. After the> upper one is inserted, obviously the device cannot> be turned to the> horizontal for the lower track. In that case I turn> the eye screw so> that the slide is horizontal though the device> remains vertical; once> the slide is inserted the eye is turned and the> device is then > properly> oriented. (I probably should have used screw eyes> top and bottom.)> > > Finally, the spray tube is cut so that it fits into> the track, > insuring that the Sailkote does not spray into the> air.> > > I have used this twice a year for several years with> no difficulty,> though I do find that on windy days it is harder to> keep the can> oriented properly. Incidentally, using the thing> that often also makes> the sail drop much more efficiently. > > > > > >


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Posted by Payne, Doug (doug.payne@…>)

So when are you going into production, I want one!!! I have seen a lot of gadgets, this one is right up there for usefulness.

Douglas M. Payne
Managing Partner Arizona Colorado
Tatum Partners
480-614-4915 Office
480-236-4561 Mobile
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From: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com [mailto:freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bob TuttleSent: Monday, November 07, 2005 3:43 PMTo: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.comSubject: [freedomyachts2003] Picture of the sail lubricator made by mdurki
Go to this ftp site and see the photo. copy and paste in your browserhttp://home.earthlink.net/~tuttlejr24/images/Sail%20track%20lubricator.jpgThe instructions by Jim vaughn are as follows;I made a very simple device for lubricating my sail track that can beused without removing the sails from the track. The picture is attached.I used 1/8" stainless wire that I purchased from a local hardware store,and I used locking nuts, which was probably unnecessary. You will notethat there are two lines leading downward, one I use to pull the devicedown and the other to pull the lever that actuates the spray. At first Iused only the latter, but I found that it used much more spray than wasneeded, and I worried that should it come off I would be stuck with myhalyard up the mast. I then added the pull down line that you seeattached to the eye at the bottom of the device. Just to be safe, I runthe bitter end up to the halyard and secure it there. There is coppertubing that separates and spaces the top of the holder proper from theactivator of the spray.The sail slides are standard stuff that have been cut away so that theywill fit into the track from a horizontal position and then twisted tothe vertical. The lower arrangement is a little different. After theupper one is inserted, obviously the device cannot be turned to thehorizontal for the lower track. In that case I turn the eye screw sothat the slide is horizontal though the device remains vertical; oncethe slide is inserted the eye is turned and the device is then properlyoriented. (I probably should have used screw eyes top and bottom.)Finally, the spray tube is cut so that it fits into the track, insuring that the Sailkote does not spray into the air.I have used this twice a year for several years with no difficulty,though I do find that on windy days it is harder to keep the canoriented properly. Incidentally, using the thing that often also makesthe sail drop much more efficiently.

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Posted by Fargo Rousseau (fargo_r@…>)

Second on the “want one”. Very nice. I leave
Connecticut on Friday for the Bahamas…so will have
to improvise quickly. Might tie on two sail slides (to
belt and shoe laces) and have my wife run me up and
down the mast.

Thanks,

Fargo
F30#12 NARISA

— “Payne, Doug” <doug.payne@…>
wrote:

So when are you going into production, I want
one!!! I have seen a
lot of gadgets, this one is right up there for
usefulness.

Douglas M. Payne
Managing Partner Arizona Colorado
Tatum Partners
480-614-4915 Office
480-236-4561 Mobile
480-614-4916 Fax
doug.payne@…
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Of Bob Tuttle
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 3:43 PM
To: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [freedomyachts2003] Picture of the sail
lubricator made by
mdurki

Go to this ftp site and see the photo.

copy and paste in your browser

http://home.earthlink.net/~tuttlejr24/images/Sail%20track%

20lubricator.jpg

The instructions by Jim vaughn are as follows;

I made a very simple device for lubricating my sail
track that can be
used without removing the sails from the track. The
picture is
attached.

I used 1/8" stainless wire that I purchased from a
local hardware
store,
and I used locking nuts, which was probably
unnecessary. You will note
that there are two lines leading downward, one I use
to pull the
device
down and the other to pull the lever that actuates
the spray. At
first I
used only the latter, but I found that it used much
more spray than
was
needed, and I worried that should it come off I
would be stuck with my
halyard up the mast. I then added the pull down line
that you see
attached to the eye at the bottom of the device.
Just to be safe, I
run
the bitter end up to the halyard and secure it
there. There is copper
tubing that separates and spaces the top of the
holder proper from the
activator of the spray.

The sail slides are standard stuff that have been
cut away so that
they
will fit into the track from a horizontal position
and then twisted to
the vertical. The lower arrangement is a little
different. After the
upper one is inserted, obviously the device cannot
be turned to the
horizontal for the lower track. In that case I turn
the eye screw so
that the slide is horizontal though the device
remains vertical; once
the slide is inserted the eye is turned and the
device is then
properly
oriented. (I probably should have used screw eyes
top and bottom.)

Finally, the spray tube is cut so that it fits into
the track,
insuring that the Sailkote does not spray into the
air.

I have used this twice a year for several years with
no difficulty,
though I do find that on windy days it is harder to
keep the can
oriented properly. Incidentally, using the thing
that often also makes
the sail drop much more efficiently.

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Posted by crwindy@…> (crwindy@…>)

What boat are you sailing from Ct. to the Bahamas? Can you send a log to the BB?

From: Fargo Rousseau <fargo_r@…>
Date: 2005/11/08 Tue AM 09:07:23 EST
To: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [freedomyachts2003] Picture of the sail lubricator made by mdurki




Second on the “want one”. Very nice. I leave
Connecticut on Friday for the Bahamas…so will have
to improvise quickly. Might tie on two sail slides (to
belt and shoe laces) and have my wife run me up and
down the mast.

Thanks,

Fargo
F30#12 NARISA

— “Payne, Doug” <doug.payne@…>
wrote:

So when are you going into production, I want
one!!! I have seen a
lot of gadgets, this one is right up there for
usefulness.

Douglas M. Payne
Managing Partner Arizona Colorado
Tatum Partners
480-614-4915 Office
480-236-4561 Mobile
480-614-4916 Fax
doug.payne@…
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From: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Bob Tuttle
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 3:43 PM
To: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [freedomyachts2003] Picture of the sail
lubricator made by
mdurki

Go to this ftp site and see the photo.

copy and paste in your browser

http://home.earthlink.net/~tuttlejr24/images/Sail%20track%

20lubricator.jpg

The instructions by Jim vaughn are as follows;

I made a very simple device for lubricating my sail
track that can be
used without removing the sails from the track. The
picture is
attached.

I used 1/8" stainless wire that I purchased from a
local hardware
store,
and I used locking nuts, which was probably
unnecessary. You will note
that there are two lines leading downward, one I use
to pull the
device
down and the other to pull the lever that actuates
the spray. At
first I
used only the latter, but I found that it used much
more spray than
was
needed, and I worried that should it come off I
would be stuck with my
halyard up the mast. I then added the pull down line
that you see
attached to the eye at the bottom of the device.
Just to be safe, I
run
the bitter end up to the halyard and secure it
there. There is copper
tubing that separates and spaces the top of the
holder proper from the
activator of the spray.

The sail slides are standard stuff that have been
cut away so that
they
will fit into the track from a horizontal position
and then twisted to
the vertical. The lower arrangement is a little
different. After the
upper one is inserted, obviously the device cannot
be turned to the
horizontal for the lower track. In that case I turn
the eye screw so
that the slide is horizontal though the device
remains vertical; once
the slide is inserted the eye is turned and the
device is then
properly
oriented. (I probably should have used screw eyes
top and bottom.)

Finally, the spray tube is cut so that it fits into
the track,
insuring that the Sailkote does not spray into the
air.

I have used this twice a year for several years with
no difficulty,
though I do find that on windy days it is harder to
keep the can
oriented properly. Incidentally, using the thing
that often also makes
the sail drop much more efficiently.

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Posted by Fargo Rousseau (fargo_r@…>)

We have a Freedom 30 in final prep for the trip south.
I will send notes to the group as I can and post some
pictures.

Fargo
F30#12 NARISA

— crwindy@… wrote:

What boat are you sailing from Ct. to the Bahamas?
Can you send a log to the BB?

From: Fargo Rousseau <fargo_r@…>
Date: 2005/11/08 Tue AM 09:07:23 EST
To: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com
Subject: RE: [freedomyachts2003] Picture of the
sail lubricator made by mdurki

Second on the “want one”. Very nice. I leave
Connecticut on Friday for the Bahamas…so will have
to improvise quickly. Might tie on two sail slides (to
belt and shoe laces) and have my wife run me up and
down the mast.

Thanks,

Fargo
F30#12 NARISA

— “Payne, Doug” <doug.payne@…>
wrote:

So when are you going into production, I want
one!!! I have seen a
lot of gadgets, this one is right up there for
usefulness.

Douglas M. Payne
Managing Partner Arizona Colorado
Tatum Partners
480-614-4915 Office
480-236-4561 Mobile
480-614-4916 Fax
doug.payne@…
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[mailto:freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Bob Tuttle
Sent: Monday, November 07, 2005 3:43 PM
To: freedomyachts2003@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [freedomyachts2003] Picture of the sail
lubricator made by
mdurki

Go to this ftp site and see the photo.

copy and paste in your browser

http://home.earthlink.net/~tuttlejr24/images/Sail%20track%

20lubricator.jpg

The instructions by Jim vaughn are as follows;

I made a very simple device for lubricating my sail
track that can be
used without removing the sails from the track. The
picture is
attached.

I used 1/8" stainless wire that I purchased from a
local hardware
store,
and I used locking nuts, which was probably
unnecessary. You will note
that there are two lines leading downward, one I use
to pull the
device
down and the other to pull the lever that actuates
the spray. At
first I
used only the latter, but I found that it used much
more spray than
was
needed, and I worried that should it come off I
would be stuck with my
halyard up the mast. I then added the pull down line
that you see
attached to the eye at the bottom of the device.
Just to be safe, I
run
the bitter end up to the halyard and secure it
there. There is copper
tubing that separates and spaces the top of the
holder proper from the
activator of the spray.

The sail slides are standard stuff that have been
cut away so that
they
will fit into the track from a horizontal position
and then twisted to
the vertical. The lower arrangement is a little
different. After the
upper one is inserted, obviously the device cannot
be turned to the
horizontal for the lower track. In that case I turn
the eye screw so
that the slide is horizontal though the device
remains vertical; once
the slide is inserted the eye is turned and the
device is then
properly
oriented. (I probably should have used screw eyes
top and bottom.)

Finally, the spray tube is cut so that it fits into
the track,
insuring that the Sailkote does not spray into the
air.

I have used this twice a year for several years with
no difficulty,
though I do find that on windy days it is harder to
keep the can
oriented properly. Incidentally, using the thing
that often also makes
the sail drop much more efficiently.

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