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That's funny. I had the same problem with the lift and finally as a last  
resort sprayed the belt. I guess that's why we have the Rhodes list.

Rummy

In a message dated 7/10/2013 10:54:29 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
LKUHN at cnmc.org writes:

Rummy,

I've been using a silicone spray to lube the poptop  arms and mast 
connector,
and the rails for the motor lift.  It's  worked great for the poptop but 
only
helped a little for the motor  lift.  I assumed my motor was too heavy and 
my
winch too weak and my  rails too crooked.  Out of all the bells and whistles
Stan put on my  boat it was the only thing that didn't work as advertised.

Turns out it  was user error.

It's taken me over a year to take your advice but I  finally saturated the
rails and belt with WD40.  The dang lift now  works like it's brand new. 
It's a little messy but then so am I.  I  took Mary Lou's advice and bought
some Sail-Cote for the poptop.  It's  4X the price of WD40 but works well 
and
is invisible.  West Marine  claims that WD40 doesn't work well in a salt
water envrionment but I'll be  the miserly judge of that.

Big thanks!  Next time you're up this  way I'll buy you some lubrication for
your throat.

Lee
1986  Rhodes22  AT EASE
Kent Island, MD

Jun 10, 2012; 11:48am—  by  R22RumRunner 
I noticed recently that my electric motor lift was  straining to bring the  

motor to the full upright position. At  first I thought the motor was about 

to quit or I had a bad  electrical connection. Nothing I did seemed to make 

a  difference. Then I saw the can of WD40 and gave the slides and also the  
belt a  good soaking. GUESS what? It immediately solved the problem.  So, 
if 
you have the  new electric lift from Stan and notice any loss  in
performance, 
just give it a  thorough soaking with WD40.  
There was no wind on Hartwell Saturday, so it was a good day for   
projects. 

Rummy

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