Great question.  I have used MacLube SailCoat but a waterproofing spray may be 
better.  Just had a sail repaired and will ask the sailmaker when I pick it up.

Chuck Scheaffer Resolute 1989 C&C 34R, Annapolis


> On 02/27/2023 10:16 PM Randy Stafford via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>  
> Listers-
> 
> What, in your experience, has been the best treatment to apply to telltales 
> to keep them from sticking from sails?  I’m talking mostly about yarn 
> telltales along a headsail’s luff, but also ripstop nylon telltales on a 
> mainsail’s leech?  I’ve noticed that sometimes yarn telltales will stick due 
> to static or moisture.  I’d like to find the right magic potion or pixie dust 
> to apply to give them the greatest ability possible to fly without sticking.  
> Then, making them fly properly is of course up to the crew.
> 
> Cheers,
> Randy
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