I sanded those areas on the top battens that were tapered at the factory and applied Minwax Polycrylic, it's what I had sitting on the shelf. It seemed to do the trick, eliminated splinters and put on a nice shine which I'm sure reduces any chafing inside the batten pocket. I also fold my main in half and start rolling from the middle batten, the head ends up in the middle of the boom and all the battens line up nicely. When rigging up, just hook up the halyard, insert the head in the luff track and everything unrolls itself on its way up.
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