Repair to Asymmetrical Sail

[Scubafill]

My Asymmetrical sail is made from a very light material and has a couple of very small holes in the foot where it has caught on a bolt thread on the pullpit.

Any ideas on how these should be repaired?

Phil

 

[TigaWave]

Spinnaker repair tape, one piece either side, curve the corners and it will last for at least a season if the sails clean and dry when its done. Or get the sewing machine out and sew on a patch, you'll need double sided sticky tape to hold the patch in place when you stitch it.

 

[Scubafill]

TigaWave

Thanks for the rapid reply - if the sun stays out I will try and get some tape and repair today. Longer term I will sweet talk SWMBO to sew on a patch.

Any idea what material I should use as a patch, sorry I don't know what material the sail is made from. It came with the boat and I am new to spinnakers.

Phil

 

[TigaWave]

No problem....get an offcut of spinnaker cloth from a sail maker, or you can just stitch the repair tape, as its the same material.
better get back to work now...

 

[Swagman]

Just in case you were not aware - rinse out the material with fresh water or use metho to remove salt prior to sticking on any patch - or you risk it not sticking for very long.
Cheers
JOHN