[C320-list] Sail chafe

[Jeff Hare]

Hi Bob,

   That's not too uncommon.  Best bet is to take it to a sail repair place
and have them take care of it.  I'm doing that this year as well, although
the wear spots on my Genoa are along the foot where it rubs the lifelines.
Maybe I have boltrope wear too, I didn't look.

Anson Sails in Greenland, NH (near Portsmouth) no longer does sail repairs
as of this fall.  Your options are a place in Yarmouth, ME (forget the name
offhand) and North Sails in Salem, MA.

I don't know of other sail repair places in our area.  But Anson
cleans/stores sails for $3/lbs.  I haven't asked about prices on dipped
SailKote application, but that's probably a good idea also.

If you find other options in our area, let me know too.  My sails have been
bouncing around in my Jeep for a month now looking for a loft to sleep in
for the winter.

-Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Robert Seastream
Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 5:35 PM
To: C320-List
Subject: [C320-list] Sail chafe

All:

While taking the sails off, we noticed there are several points where 
the sailcloth has worn away along the 'bead' (sewn into the luff) which 
you thread into the furler.
We're wondering what could cause this, as the sail threads up into and 
drops down (practically by itself) out of the furler fairly easily 
every season.
The sail is original (2002), so we didn't think age should be the 
issue.  Thoughts, repair procedures?

Bob Seastream
'Intuition' # 906