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How to Clean and Lubricate Your Mast Track
Mastlube has what you need..
When a storm is approaching, the best time to reef was fifteen minutes ago, and you hope like hell, your main doesn't stick.
MastLube is the original one stop shop for getting what you need to free up your sail, whether it be hoisting or dropping fast. Our Hydrophilic Technology will clean and lubricate your mast track for a slick glide up and down. These self-forming absorbent surfaces mold to your unique track profile where you need it most.
Here you'll be able to choose which of our products best matches your needs based on your current track profile and what type of slug, slider, or Battcar you use. Browse our products or look at the chart below.
MastLube Instructions
LubeSliders
Take a look at your current Mast Track
Notice how your sail attaches to your mast. Does yours fasten via a round slug, a half-round barrel, or a flat slider? Or does it go up and down on an external track with outer battcars or outer glides?
The answer will help you select which MastLube you need.
• Lubeslugs
• LubeSliders
This is our most popular option. LubeSlugs have a deeper cavity for slugs or half-round barrels types. The foam expands inside the track cavity. Comes in a pack of three.
These straight flat sliders go inside a thin rectangular track. The foam on the LubeSliders expands inside the track. Comes in a pack of three.
These are for external grove tracks. LubeRays outer walls grab the track surface, lubricating where you need it. These type of tracks typically utilize Battcars and External Sliders to glide outside the track. Comes in packs of two.
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We lubricate the track with MastLube. They have the perfect track lube tool to fit our internal track and the external track of the catamaran in the slip next us. He’s got a big 45 …
When it’s time to set sail, your best ally will be a good, long-lasting lubricant to minimize friction between the mast track and slides, which are subjected to a lot of twisting as the sail goes up or down. The best lubricant …
MastLube lubricates your mast track with LubeSlugs, LubeSliders and LubeRays. Soak these in your favorite lubrication and then fasten your halyard and a retr...
Lubricating the mast track is a very bad idea. If you decide to do this you will eventually accumulate more dirt and debris in the slot than you can possibly imagine. The …
Spray with Windex glass cleaner, wipe with rag and some kind of plastic spatula, dry with clean rag, then use Mc Lube ( best) or Dupont Teflon spray. This is done at the start of …
Lube the mast track with McLube SailKote and a shot gun cleaning kit. The difference will be AMAZING. I also did a t-shaped spar track, of the guy next to me, and the …
Lube the mast track with McLube SailKote and a shot gun cleaning kit. The difference will be AMAZING. I also did a t-shaped spar track, of the guy next to me, and the …
A better way is to clean the track or slot; check for and remove nicks, sharp edges and corners (a onetime job best done with the mast unstepped), and apply a lubricant. …