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Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 04-01-2017, 17:37
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Posted By Kestrahl
Re: New Sails? a Chaotic Hell

Hood used to make Vektron (woven vectran) and good quality dacron in the UK but have since stopped. We didn't see much of this in the southern hemisphere, but there appeared to be different varieties...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 01-01-2017, 19:39
Replies: 30
Views: 9,559
Posted By Kestrahl
Re: New Sails? a Chaotic Hell

Radial cutting doesn't make it difficult to do repairs. But they can have problems with the radial seams chafing going in and out of a furling mast.
Fabric designed to be radial cut has more fibers...
Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting 23-12-2016, 16:25
Replies: 30
Views: 9,559
Posted By Kestrahl
Re: New Sails? a Chaotic Hell

Maybe they are a bit biased towards dacron. Definitely not lighter for the same performance. The cruise laminates vary quite a lot, but generally speaking they all perform better than any dacron for...
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