L&VW
Well-Known Member
After last July's microburst—and broken mast—this recreational sailor is about to restitch the three feet of shredded sail along the rear-most part of both spars. (Head- and clew- ends—or foot- and luff- surfaces, where the sail clip grommets are):
1) The sail had already appeared "bloused" in the middle. (Or "blown-out"). Why not overlap and restitch about 2/3rds of both seams to move the draft forward?
2) I have lots of sail-repair tape, but was wondering if I should stitch through the tape, place the tape over the stitching, or do both? The sail has already taken quite a beating from shoreline branches, so there are several repairs using sail tape already on the sail. I'll be using cotton thread for this repair.
3) I'm replacing several grommets at the same time.
1) The sail had already appeared "bloused" in the middle. (Or "blown-out"). Why not overlap and restitch about 2/3rds of both seams to move the draft forward?
2) I have lots of sail-repair tape, but was wondering if I should stitch through the tape, place the tape over the stitching, or do both? The sail has already taken quite a beating from shoreline branches, so there are several repairs using sail tape already on the sail. I'll be using cotton thread for this repair.
3) I'm replacing several grommets at the same time.