{"id":69402,"date":"2019-08-27T18:25:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-27T22:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/?p=69402"},"modified":"2023-05-06T22:54:01","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T02:54:01","slug":"run-smooth-with-lube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/how-to\/run-smooth-with-lube\/","title":{"rendered":"Run Smooth With Lube"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\"LanCote\" <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n
\n Forespar’s LanoCote works great to keep turnbuckles lubed and corrosion free.<\/span>\n Courtesy Forespar<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n

When it comes to lubricating your raceboat, let\u2019s start with tracks and cars. I spray T-tracks and slider cars with McLube. Back when I volunteered with PACT95, we had a display with two T-tracks and slider cars, each 20 feet long. One was sprayed with McLube, and the other was not. I could send the McLube car well off the end of the track with a good push, the other one wouldn\u2019t slide more then 8 feet before stopping. However, don\u2019t use it on ball-bearing cars and related tracks. According to Harken, the tracks will get so slippery that the balls will skid instead of roll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Instead, use McLube One Drop<\/a>. The liquid form keeps the ball bearings running smoothly. I leave a few droplets on the side of the track and then run the car over the lubed area. I also take a rag with some One Drop on it and wipe the sides of the track down where the ball bearings make contact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\"OneDrop\" <\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n
\n McLube OneDrop<\/span>\n Courtesy of the manufacturer<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n <\/section>\n\t\t\n\n\n\n

For pins and turnbuckles, use Forespar LanoCote<\/a>. It lasts forever and resists water extremely well. Clean the turnbuckles with a rag, toothbrush, and acetone. Then dip the end of the stud in LanoCote before spinning the stud into the turnbuckle. I also use it on rudder pins on small boats, vang and gooseneck pins on larger boats, as well for sheave pins in the mast or boom. If I can’t get LanoCote, TefGel is also really good and very waterproof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Below-deck roller furling systems require really getting into it with fresh water, then dripping McLube One-Drop in the area above deck while spinning the unit to ensure a real good coat under the deck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Another good place to use One Drop is in the ball bearings of blocks regardless of size. After a fresh water rinse and some dry time, I add a few drops into any area that has ball bearings and then spin the sheave until the lube is evenly spread out.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

With so many moving parts on a sailboat, it can be hard to know what sprays and lubes to use. So that I don\u2019t need to keep to many items around, I like to keep it simple. First and foremost there is no substitute for a thorough, fresh-water rinsing after use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":33607,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"BS_author_type":"BS_author_is_guest","BS_guest_author_name":"Erik Shampain","BS_guest_author_url":"","hydra_display_date":"20190827","hydra_display_updated":false,"_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":"156","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"First and foremost there is no substitute for a thorough, fresh-water rinsing after use.","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Run Smooth With Lube %%sep%% %%sitename%%","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","arc_story_id":"24H5MTJ6X5PPAHRUTWEJGND6SE","arc_website_url":"run-smooth-with-lube\/","custom_permalink":"","arc_subtype":"right-sidebar","arc_exclude_from_feeds":false,"sponsored":false,"sponsored_label":"Sponsored Content","sponsored_display_label":false,"sponsored_image":0,"post_right_rail":true,"post_right_rail_ad_1":true,"post_right_rail_ad_2":true,"post_right_rail_ad_3":false,"post_right_rail_ad_4":false,"post_right_rail_recirc":true,"fixed_anchor_ad":true,"post_top_ad":true,"post_off_ramp":true,"post_taboola":false,"labels":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[156],"tags":[165,326,183],"class_list":["post-69402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","tag-gear","tag-maintenance","tag-sailing-how-to"],"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69402"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69402\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sailingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}