Hello all!
I was finally able to get my capri in the water this year! Big problem is that my capri's previous owner left the jib furreled up and sitting in the sun for several seasons The leech is trashed from sun but the rest of the sail looks too good to just pitch it.
I want to try and repair my own sail if it is worth it. Now I know to take this jib to a loft may not be financially worth it. However, I enjoy projects like this and I would like to take it on myself.
Soo... Is it worth repairing! and please consider only material costs since the labor is one of love I will however understand if the job is too complex to even attempt.
I cant explain the damage better than these pictures can show.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/513/photo44l.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/59/photo43i.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/221/photo45w.jpg/
The first image shows how papery(word?) the leech is.
The Second shows the strip of damage.
The third looks to be a complex area to repair. The jib clew is bleached out but not tearing at all. However, the red dacron that makes up the leech is totally dead.
I was finally able to get my capri in the water this year! Big problem is that my capri's previous owner left the jib furreled up and sitting in the sun for several seasons The leech is trashed from sun but the rest of the sail looks too good to just pitch it.
I want to try and repair my own sail if it is worth it. Now I know to take this jib to a loft may not be financially worth it. However, I enjoy projects like this and I would like to take it on myself.
Soo... Is it worth repairing! and please consider only material costs since the labor is one of love I will however understand if the job is too complex to even attempt.
I cant explain the damage better than these pictures can show.
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/513/photo44l.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/59/photo43i.jpg/
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/221/photo45w.jpg/
The first image shows how papery(word?) the leech is.
The Second shows the strip of damage.
The third looks to be a complex area to repair. The jib clew is bleached out but not tearing at all. However, the red dacron that makes up the leech is totally dead.