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Would you repair your main sail of a c26 from 1977.......?
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:17 am
by kh-c26
I blew my main sail out on June 24th in a surprize puff. would you fix or replace? What would you do?
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:10 am
by CaptainScott
If it were me, I'd start budgetting for a new sail and then promptly try to fix the blown sail myself. If the fix works and holds, I have budget for new but not spent, if the fix fails, then I have budget for new that will get spent!
It would make a perfect oppurtunity to practice your sewing skills!
Scott
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 12:34 pm
by tgentry
I would follow Cap'n Scott's advice except that I would probably buy the new sail regardless. Then your old sail becomes a spare.
Posted: Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:56 pm
by frankyd
i ripped my main recently while hoisting it. I decided I would patch it with the intent of buying a new main eventually and keeping the patched sail as a spare. if you dont care about looks a patch made of spare dacron and contact cement works very well.