Roach1948
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I have decided that maybe it would be cheap and cost effective way of using an old sail. Will it fall apart from UV attack and if so, with what cheap stuff can I UV coat it with?
Using an old sail as a cockpit-cover
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kds
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"fall apart from UV attack "
If it is an old sail - does it matter ? It worked for me for a couple of years.
Ken
If it is an old sail - does it matter ? It worked for me for a couple of years.
Ken
old_salt
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I have used a jib as a bad weather cover in most of the places in the Solent in the past 31 years must have been seen by some used it more often in cows on "Spread Eagle",
"Contentious Eagle" "Alarion", and "Aquila Maris". Remember rigging one on the Old "Syalcrab" on wet and windy night in Yarmouth IOW. Rig over the boom and secure on ether side simple and effective makes for a dry area in the cock pit and over the hatch way.
Is there any one out there who remembers the Yachts mention above they belonged to "Barclays Sailing Club"
Now the "Spread Eagle Sailing Club" .
"Contentious Eagle" "Alarion", and "Aquila Maris". Remember rigging one on the Old "Syalcrab" on wet and windy night in Yarmouth IOW. Rig over the boom and secure on ether side simple and effective makes for a dry area in the cock pit and over the hatch way.
Is there any one out there who remembers the Yachts mention above they belonged to "Barclays Sailing Club"
Now the "Spread Eagle Sailing Club" .
Roach1948
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Thats all I really wanted to know that it was "done practice" as I have been advised to close my seacocks when leaving the boat and therefore the self-draining wont work. Either a cover or an aut-bilge pump is in order and if the sail is going to be my cover I dont want it to fail!
Mirelle
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I must say I am surprised by people (very many people, espescially with GRP boats) who don't have a cockpit cover, but who leave the cockpit drain seacocks open to get rid of rainwater.
In effect, this trusts the boat's flotation to a Jubilee clip and some plastic hose...
In effect, this trusts the boat's flotation to a Jubilee clip and some plastic hose...
Searush
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The problem, eventually, will be that the stitching goes. Simply restitch as the seams let go.
Bajansailor
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Re: Cockpit drain seacocks
Good point Mirelle - I am amazed at the number of boat owners who do have implicit faith in jubilee clips and bits of plastic hose.
We had two cockpit drains on our GRP boat - they had 1.5" diameter skin fittings, and nice big bronze seacocks - which had to be left open cos we didnt have a cockpit cover.
So about 4 or 5 years ago I took them out, glassed up the holes, and ran new drains out the aft end of the cockpit, with nice new bronze skin fittings under the counter P & S, approx 8" above the waterline, as opposed to about 2' below the waterline as previously.
Good point Mirelle - I am amazed at the number of boat owners who do have implicit faith in jubilee clips and bits of plastic hose.
We had two cockpit drains on our GRP boat - they had 1.5" diameter skin fittings, and nice big bronze seacocks - which had to be left open cos we didnt have a cockpit cover.
So about 4 or 5 years ago I took them out, glassed up the holes, and ran new drains out the aft end of the cockpit, with nice new bronze skin fittings under the counter P & S, approx 8" above the waterline, as opposed to about 2' below the waterline as previously.
tcm
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jubilee clips and plastic hoses
yes, tsk. Er, but doesn't the bilge pump use these? And some boats rely heavily of a just a few screws here and there and a few bits of old wood? Even whilst at sea! Argh!
yes, tsk. Er, but doesn't the bilge pump use these? And some boats rely heavily of a just a few screws here and there and a few bits of old wood? Even whilst at sea! Argh!
Bajansailor
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Re: jubilee clips and plastic hoses
Err, yes, but bilge pump skin fittings are usually in the topsides way above the waterline........
I hope you have your tin hat on, all ready for the incoming barrage of flack in the morning re your second sentence re 'bits of wood'...... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
Err, yes, but bilge pump skin fittings are usually in the topsides way above the waterline........
I hope you have your tin hat on, all ready for the incoming barrage of flack in the morning re your second sentence re 'bits of wood'...... /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
tcm
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you mean *wooden* hat
it's ok, they don't take me at all seriously here, really.
it's ok, they don't take me at all seriously here, really.
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Gordonmc
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My cockpit is not self draining, so I have to use a cockpit cover all the time. Experience tells me the most important aspect of making a cover is the fit. Get it wrong with flaps of unsecured stuff and the cover will be shredded in quick order, no matter what the material.
If you can be bothered accurately and triple hemming an old sail, then reinforcing chafe areas, fine; but with that amount of work it might be just as well to buy PU treated acrylic canvas.
If you can be bothered accurately and triple hemming an old sail, then reinforcing chafe areas, fine; but with that amount of work it might be just as well to buy PU treated acrylic canvas.