Sail Materials

   Hey Guys, just wondering if anyone here knows...

Where do you get materials to build sails from?
Also can anyone recomend a peice of software to design sails on.

Dan

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hollandsd Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 12 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 853	Post Options Post Reply Quote hollandsd Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Sail Materials Posted: 14 Aug 09 at 11:15am
	Hey Guys, just wondering if anyone here knows... Where do you get materials to build sails from? Also can anyone recomend a peice of software to design sails on. Dan
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stuarthop Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 22 Dec 04 Location: Nottingham Online Status: Offline Posts: 1040	Post Options Post Reply Quote stuarthop Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 Aug 09 at 11:51am
	Depends what type of cloth you want. dacron/laminate? Any software which is any good is quite expensive, you may be better off designing something by hand. Edited by stuarthop


hollandsd Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 12 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 853	Post Options Post Reply Quote hollandsd Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 Aug 09 at 11:55am
	either or, just wanting to get an idea iof the costs involved in building your own sails, a member at the club has just designed and built his own windsurfing sail and its got me thinking about making my own dinghy sail. Dan
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olly_love Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 18 Jan 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1145	Post Options Post Reply Quote olly_love Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 Aug 09 at 12:53pm
	dimension polmate, its who we are sponsered by make pretty much all sail cloth
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	I havent heard of them and cant find them on google, is the name correct? Dan
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stuarthop Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 22 Dec 04 Location: Nottingham Online Status: Offline Posts: 1040	Post Options Post Reply Quote stuarthop Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 Aug 09 at 12:59pm
	Try dimension polyant, contender or bainbridge. If your after some budget more cruising spec dacron or general supplies try kayospruce. Depends what kind of spec cloth you want in dacron or laminate on who is best.


olly_love Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 18 Jan 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1145	Post Options Post Reply Quote olly_love Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 Aug 09 at 1:01pm
	http://www.dimension-polyant.com/en/ what cloth do you need and what for, we use theur kite material from the usa which is far better than the standard stuff,
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hollandsd Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 12 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 853	Post Options Post Reply Quote hollandsd Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 Aug 09 at 1:04pm
	well, i am new to this sort of stuff and was looking into what materials are suitable for what purpose and their associated costs. I was looking at putting together a mainsail. Dan
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patj Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 16 Jul 04 Location: Wiltshire Online Status: Offline Posts: 643	Post Options Post Reply Quote patj Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 18 Aug 09 at 1:59pm
	Point North http://profabrics.co.uk The sell all sorts of fabrics mail order and have sail, spinny and cover fabrics and all the fasteners etc to go with them.