Yep, and enough acrylic canvass to replace every cover on board. It's brilliant and much easier to use than I though. Cut out the new sail cover last night and did the long double seams along the bottom edges which are over 4m long. Two rows of parallel zig-zag stitches, stitches look perfect thanks to the good instructions and video CDs that came with the machine. I was a bit nervous doing the first seam, but there's nowt to it really provided you keep the feed steady and the speed low. No different from using a bandsaw.
The acrylic canvas for sail cover, spray hood, cockpit tent, dodgers, wheel & table covers and hatches etc came to a massive £180.
In one of Terry Pratchet's books a city census found 425 young women who described there profession as "seamstress", they also found one sewing machine.
How do you find lost needles? Think you might be interested in my solution. I magnetised myself. Needles are now attracted to me. This also has the helpful side effect of always being able to find myself with a compass. Very useful for self esteem and dark nights