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- SailNet Community
SailNet is a forum community dedicated to Sailing enthusiasts Come join the discussion about sailing, modifications, classifieds, troubleshooting, repairs, reviews, maintenance, and more!
- How to make my own sail? - SailNet Community
It was quite a sight i just wanted to see if i could figure out how to sail and now im obsessed I now know a sail must be a specific shape in order to do more then sail down wind I want to start with my kayak since i already have it, Ill need to make a mast, boom, main and head sail, the head sail can come later but I dont even know where to
- Sail Repair 101 - SailNet Community
For permanent sail repairs you need polyester fiber thread-the same kind your sailmaker uses-in either V-69 or V-92 thread weight If sooner rather than later you are going to have the sail restitched-a very good idea-then almost any heavy duty polyester thread will serve for a season Never use cotton, nylon or monofilament
- Sail -vs- Motor Cruising? - SailNet Community
I am new to the site and have been a motor boater all my life I am in the process of learning to sail and planning my retairment in a couple (2) years I want to be able to follow the seasons and cruise liveaboard for a good number of years I have assumed it will be more economical to do this
- sailing with jib only - SailNet Community
The boat will sail more effecienly with main jib if you can reef the main, but sometimes doing what is convenient and easy is OK Many one-designs such as the Rhodes19 don't have reefable mains, if you find yourself out in mid-20s or higher winds, dropping the main and sailing under jiob only is SOP
- Ideas for Interior small sail boat - SailNet Community
On storms, you don't deliberately sail into them But sometimes you get caught Thunderstorms with microbursts are actually the worst You need to get sails down to absolute minimum in those cases A rainy day is a marina day or a go ashore day Your boat will safely sail in maybe 25kts of wind, but I tend to make it a lay day for anything over
- Flaking the Main Sail - SailNet Community
Flaking the sail used to be a struggle and I figured out it was because the sail cover was a tight fit, necessitating folding the sail in too-small folds Now I have a new looser sail cover, I can flake the sail as it almost wants to go on it's own
- Sail cloth weights - SailNet Community
AFAIK, nearly every name-brand dacron sail made uses either Contender or Challenger fabric -- they are the global manufacturers Each company offers a range of polyester fabrics, from less-expensive cruise dacrons (balanced weave, roughly equal crimp in warp and weft) to fabrics intended for high- or low-aspect sails or radial cuts
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