Would you repair your main sail of a c26 from 1977.......?

kh-c26 · Post by **kh-c26** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 9:17 am

I blew my main sail out on June 24th in a surprize puff. would you fix or replace? What would you do?

CaptainScott · Post by **CaptainScott** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 10:10 am

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

tgentry · Post by **tgentry** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 12:34 pm

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.

frankyd · Post by **frankyd** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 6:56 pm

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.