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Use straps that allow the batten to rotate without torquing the sail slides.
In Response To: Yes, at the battens and down low ()
You're trying to allow the motion that a batt slide would allow (of course). I would talk to a sailmaker about using a slide above and below and attaching both of them -- but that's just my notion.
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- What kind of slides does your mainsail use?
- UV eventually gets plastic slugs. Metal ones slide easier....
- For a fully battened sail
- I have metal slides in a metal track. I think these are outdated though.
- Gene, we have ball-bearing cars
- I have had a Strong Track for...
- Thanks all, and good point Brian...
- Gene - Were the slides that broke at the full length battens?
- Yes, at the battens and down low
- Did they break at the conjunction of the bale and the base?
- Use straps that allow the batten to rotate without torquing the sail slides.
- Did they break at the conjunction of the bale and the base?
- Yes, at the battens and down low
- Gene - Were the slides that broke at the full length battens?
- Thanks all, and good point Brian...
- I replaced all of my slides