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Showing posts with label sails. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sails. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Spinnaker Receiver Bag

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Please welcome new contributor Willy from s/v Acrux , a Drakkar 32.  Willy shows us his solution for capturing all the billowing cloth when ...
Tuesday, October 17, 2017

Actualization

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This post originally appeared on Windborne in Puget Sound I have no excuse for the long pause in posting here, except: life. As with many...
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Tuesday, January 3, 2017

Sail Repair

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Like most boat owners, Rick over on s/v Cay of Sea is a jack of many trades. Here he is working on his sailmaker badge... The lesson her...
Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Snag Reduction--Or Tacking Without Tears

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Tacking a boat is a time when all kinds of mischief can occur. With all the sails and sheets loose and being blown/flogged around, it is am...
Friday, November 21, 2014

Sail Struggles

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Walt and Kathy of s/v Suppose put their Sailrite LSZ-1 to work making sail modifications. [Sailrite LSZ-1 - don't leave home without i...
Thursday, March 27, 2014

Shape changing

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This post originally appeared on Windborne in Puget Sound Eolian 's masts are canted aft.  This means that, if the booms are to be ae...
Thursday, January 16, 2014

Marking Furler Line

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Drew over at Sail Delmarva has a tip for those of us with roller furling sails: I had always marked one spot on the furler line; the 100%...
Thursday, May 16, 2013

Recycling continues

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Out on s/v Janna , an old sail is not a disposal problem, it is a resource ! See what Petr and Jana have done with it... When I was a s...
Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Dual purpose tell tales

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Jeff on s/v Ces't la Vie solves a common problem with roller furling headsails - it's a simple and ingenious answer... Seeking a...
Tuesday, October 2, 2012

What to do with a retired sail? Part II

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Jeff on s/v C'est la Vie continues with Part II of his project based on an old sail (you may want to read Part I first): After view...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012

What to do with a retired sail? Part I

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Jeff over at s/v C'est la Vie answers that question admirably in Part I of this project: In the past our friends at Ella Vickers hav...
Monday, January 16, 2012

My Favorite Sail Ties

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Drew over at Sail Delmarva  makes some proper sail ties: In the West Marine catalog--or any supplier for that matter--they sell prefabric...
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Monday, November 14, 2011

Visibility

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Lotte on s/v Lunde hoists her new storm sails...  her neon orange storm sails, that is.  Why aren't all storm sails colored like this?...
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Monday, June 27, 2011

5200: Sailmaker's tool

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3M 5200 sticks to everything, and is for all intents and purposes a tough, permanent adhesive - right?   Can you think of a better sailmaker...
Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Carbon fiber, tapered battens, and a slack leach

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This project is a copy of an article originally published at Sail Delmarva , reprinted here with permission. This is not a large project, b...