Sailrite LSZ1 sewing machine

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Hi
thinking of buying one of these, any comments please.
Anyone also in the Surrey Hampshire area willing to let me borrow for a couple of weeks to try before I buy.
Obviously willing to leave a big cash deposit if required.
Thanks
 
Probably not helpful but if you phone Solent Sewing Machines and pop along, might they not demo one as they do at Ston boatshow with in addition revealing all the nuances and tricks of the pro, eh?
 
good strong machines with a pedigree. Zig-zag and a walking foot (important).

They very rarely appear on ebay, but Read's machines do from time to time.
 
If the OP decides to buy, treat himself and 'load it' with all the extras, monster flywheel, hand crank, AND an electric fabric/rope cutter .. IME and IMHO well worth it all.
Add some UV resistant thread, a couple of books or DVDs from Sailrite, some sunbrella and forget the telly of a winter evening, pay fer itself with all ( or even some) of those outstanding boat projects..
 
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Got one (but you can't have a go unless you're in South Africa at the moment!) Made myself a stack pack, fender socks, completely re-upholstered the boat, and mended a few sails, both at sea and on land. It's great, I love it, BUT the distance between the foot and the plate is no larger than a normal domestic machine, ditto the arch/length of arm, so to do any serious work on sails takes an awful lot of fiddling about to find a point on the sail which will slide under the foot, and it's a bu##er to manoeuvre large amounts of material around. Maybe mine is old and a bit temperamental, but I find it takes a while to set it up correctly when swapping from heavy duty canvas work to lighter stuff.
BTW bought it off an ad on here in the 'for sale' section- turned out that the seller was on the pontoon next to me at the time- amazing coincidence!
the picture shows a genoa mend nearing Tonga.... the upholstery is now plain blue
 
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I had one, yes, the zigzag, bought it for $400 and sold it for the same two years later after a circumnav. Loads of manuals etc on the web. (somebody else more expert at sewing machines) fixed loads of sails, and then i smashed them all again, tralah. BUT all fine sewing machine-wise. Gotta kep them a bit oiled else they will rust on a boat, a bit.
 
Have had one for a few years now, well worth the money and has more than saved us the purchase cost. Get it with the monster wheel, it does make a difference thumping through several layers of material. Solent Sewing Machines give us excellent service and I buy my spares and threads from them as well.
 
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Have had one for a few years now, well worth the money and has more than saved us the purchase cost. Get it with the monster wheel, it does make a difference thumping through several layers of material. Solent Sewing Machines give us excellent service and I buy my spares and threads from them as well.
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if the OP is looking for statistics, a very convinced +1, same very satisfying experience (machine itself, monster wheel, solentsew.co.uk )
 
We use one for on site sail repairs ,sometimes quicker than transporting sail to loft and back again.
.If only doing covers and upholstery go for the straight stitch version.For sails you will need the monster fly wheel to get the stomp to get through thicker bits.
Cindy
 
I have one, it is great. Solent Sew are very helpful, if you call I am sure they will be more than happy for you to go along and try one out at their site, I took along various pieces of canvas and window etc to make sure it would do what I wanted, which it did. Their office is at Farlington, close to the A3M/A27 junction.
 
We have one and Jane made all our canvas work with it, solidly built and great machines highly recommended. Make sure to use Sunbrella canvas (it lasts longer) and Dabond UV resistant thread both available from Sailrite with the machine.
 
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