Mark P
New Member
Hi Everyone-
I have recently decided to get back into sailing. In doing this I have noticed that my boat is a little run down. I left the sail outside for a bit of time and it got pretty dirty. I figure that I can clean that with some warm soapy water. The issue is that when I brought the sail inside I was in a hurry and put a 4 inch rip in it as well as a 1 inch by 1 inch "L" shaped rip in it. I know that West Marine sells a repair kit. I figured that I could purchase this kit and sew it up with a sewing machine. Does anyone have any tips or pointers in repairing a sail?
The hull as well is in need of a good cleaning. The hull has normal dirt, grime and little patches of some sort of fungus. Any ideas on the best thing to use to clean her? I have a small power washer that I can use.
Thanks in advance.
Mark
I have recently decided to get back into sailing. In doing this I have noticed that my boat is a little run down. I left the sail outside for a bit of time and it got pretty dirty. I figure that I can clean that with some warm soapy water. The issue is that when I brought the sail inside I was in a hurry and put a 4 inch rip in it as well as a 1 inch by 1 inch "L" shaped rip in it. I know that West Marine sells a repair kit. I figured that I could purchase this kit and sew it up with a sewing machine. Does anyone have any tips or pointers in repairing a sail?
The hull as well is in need of a good cleaning. The hull has normal dirt, grime and little patches of some sort of fungus. Any ideas on the best thing to use to clean her? I have a small power washer that I can use.
Thanks in advance.
Mark