T&T: Plastic door rails

Steve Sipe scsipe@comcast.net
Thu Mar 1 15:18:18 EST 2007


John Blackburn wrote:
> Leo, I replaced my tracks last year, just use starboard.  Works great, 
> slides great, in fact I couldn't see any difference between the 
> starboard and the stuff it replaced.
>
>   
>> Does anyone know a source in S Florida for the plastic rails that the
>>  doors roll on for the DeFever 44?
>>     
<SNIP> 

perhaps better yet, try delrin. About the same workability as starboard, 
probably better lubricating properties. It's what the hatch slides are 
fabricated from on our Solo. A bit more translucent than starboard.
Steve


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