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Re: Voyaging the traditional way
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2004 Nov 3, 13:44 +1100
From: Peter Fogg
Date: 2004 Nov 3, 13:44 +1100
Quoting "Trevor J. Kenchington": > > It would be nice to arm the lead (strictly a "bronze" in my case) with > the real thing" (tallow) "but I need it more to lubricate the leather-covered jaws > of my boat's gunter spar so that they slide on the mast with a bit less > noise. Have you tried Lanolin? Which is the fat from raw wool. Lovely greasy stuff, good for lots of on-board applications.