Sail repairs

Hi all.

I’ve got a spinnaker with a number of holes in and want to fix it myself.  I’ve used spinnaker repair tape a number of times in the past but find that it always ends up peeling off again no matter what size or shape patch I use.

The spinnaker in question has glued seams (No stitching apart from around the edges) and so I was wondering in anyone knew what sort of glue / double sided tape holds this together, and where I could get my hands on some?  

Also, since one of the holes is a bit on the large size, does anyone have any good leads as to where I could buy some spinnaker material (at a reasonable price )?

Thanks in advance.

Dave.

Spinnaker repair tape often doesn't stick because the sail is coated with silicone. A neat tip that I picked up from Lester Noble that apparently came from the 49er fleet is to use silicone sealant!

It works - honest. It's unnafected by the silicone coating. I've used it several times now and it's been 100% successful. Also passed the tip on to several others who now swear by this method.

Use the clear version, and smear it as thinly as possible onto the sticky side of spinnaker repair tape (fingers work best). Make sure you have 100% coverage, then place over the hole / tear etc. It takes about an hour to dry, but once set sticks like s**t to a blanket. It's also very flexible and so hardly affects the shape at all. 

Word of warning - don't get any on furniture, carpets, cloths etc - your mum won't like that!