1st off, what is the plate on the mast track where the slugs enter the track? (For the sake of this post, I'll call it the "plate")... and should I be using the word "slides" or "slugs" for the components that go into the track?
I think I have the technique for raising the main dialed in. I set the slug just below the plate, then pull on the halyard at the point it enters the mast. When I pull it fast, the slugs usually slide right through the plate.
Once I get down to the last 3 or so, they start wedging themselves about half way up the plate. I have to back off the halyard and try again.
I have a couple questions:
1) Is it normal for the last few to be more difficult to slide through the plate without wedging or coming out of the track?
2) Is it common to need to replace these?
3) Is there a type of slug that would be less prone to getting wedged or come out?
