J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum Racing Tools and Techniques Mains with slugs ,Close the feed slot?

Rhapsody just has two stainless steel bars that are bolted in line with the track opening. The edge by the opening is ground with a bevel to allow the slugs to pass over the transition from the track to the steel slides. This works fine with the slugs on the everyday main we used. The race main is on a bolt rope and the steel bars are taken off when that main is used.

I'll be helping Kimberly load the truck for shipping Rhapsody to Oswego next week and will try and get some pictures then.