I dry-rigged Kilderkin II on her trailer before her launch, and have problems with the mainsail slides binding on the track. This makes it very difficult to raise the mainsail, even worse trying to drop it. So far I've tried dry-lube, sanding the track, moving the track off the mast (a washer), grinding the slide edges a little (don't want them sharp). All to no avail.
Initial thoughts:
Use brass track (stainless on stainless may not be the best)
Replace sliders with nylon
Replace sliders with rings that go around the mast (cool!)
Note - this is really just a problem for the mast track - the yard is easier to manage as it's in hand when rigging.
Grateful for all and any ideas....
SteveW
Kilderkin II