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Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting

07-03-2019, 17:03

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Making My Own Sail

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Posted By Jim Cate

Re: Making My Own Sail

Sailrite used to publish small pamphlets describing sail designing, with separate volumes for head sails, main sails and spinnakers. I used them (back in about 1981) to design and build a spinnaker...

Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting

14-06-2011, 14:57

Replies: 41

Making My Own Sail

Views: 13,733

Posted By Jim Cate

Re: Making My Own Sail

Look, this chap is talking abut a sail for a dinghy. Something like 4-5 oz cloth and skimpy corner patches. Any decent (non-plastic) home machine will happily sew this material. I used an old...

Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting

12-06-2011, 17:40

Replies: 41

Making My Own Sail

Views: 13,733

Posted By Jim Cate

Re: Making My Own Sail

FWIW,

In a dinghy sail, the likelihood of a seam failure because of straight vs zigzag stitching is not a factor. If you have a machine that will do a reasonably long straight stitch there will...

Forum: Deck hardware: Rigging, Sails & Hoisting

06-06-2011, 06:41

Replies: 41

Making My Own Sail

Views: 13,733

Posted By Jim Cate

Re: Making my own sail

Try Sunbrella Fabric by the Yard - Sail and Canvas Supplies (https://www.sailright.com). These folks have been selling stuff for sailmaking for many years. Got me started making a few sails for my...

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