Damage caused to sail by number stitching?

[Tintin]

I have recently bought a new main for my Leisure 27. Sounds extravagant but it was one of three sails in a bargain job lot (£200) from someone that used to work for the now defunct Cobramold.

The main has never been used apparently and certainly looks new, other than stitch holes from a previous sail number.

The sail number has obviously been changed on it in history, and I am thinking of doing the same so the number is the same as my current main.

My question is, will the old stitch holes weaken the sail, and am i better off not changing the current sail number which will add yet more stitch holes?


CR

 

[sailorman]

Carry on no prob

I have recently bought a new main for my Leisure 27. Sounds extravagant but it was one of three sails in a bargain job lot (£200) from someone that used to work for the now defunct Cobramold.

The main has never been used apparently and certainly looks new, other than stitch holes from a previous sail number.

The sail number has obviously been changed on it in history, and I am thinking of doing the same so the number is the same as my current main.

My question is, will the old stitch holes weaken the sail, and am i better off not changing the current sail number which will add yet more stitch holes?


CR

 

[sarabande]

are you doing this yourself ? If so, a ballpoint needle, not a chisel one, to ensure the needle slips between the threads rather than cutting them . I've not seen ordinary sewn numbers cut threads, but why not use stick on ones if you are concerned ?


Have a close look at the stitching holes to see if any threads have already been damaged. Unlikely, I think, if the sail comes from a proper sailmaker.

 

[yoda]

Use stick on numbers - no more holes.

Yoda

 

[Fantasie 19]

+1

...and try and place the new sticky numbers so as to cover as many of the old holes as possible.... win/win??

 

[TSB240]

Stickies ok if sail is still relatively new. They wont stick well to a sail that has lost its 1 0r 2 year old stiffness. I had to stitch them in the end as the corners kept lifting off.

 

[Tintin]

Use stick on numbers - no more holes.

Yoda

Where do you get them from? Any recomendations local to cornwall or devon?

 

[sailorman]

Local sailmaker might help

Where do you get them from? Any recomendations local to cornwall or devon?

 

[charles_reed]

I have recently bought a new main for my Leisure 27. Sounds extravagant but it was one of three sails in a bargain job lot (£200) from someone that used to work for the now defunct Cobramold.

The main has never been used apparently and certainly looks new, other than stitch holes from a previous sail number.

The sail number has obviously been changed on it in history, and I am thinking of doing the same so the number is the same as my current main.


My question is, will the old stitch holes weaken the sail, and am i better off not changing the current sail number which will add yet more stitch holes?


CR

Use stick-on numbers - that's all I've ever had.