Sail eyelet replacement

   The battern pocket eyelets on my Dart main sail are made from aluminium and have reacted with the salt and are now starting to crumble. I therefore want to replace them before the battern tension rips the sail. 
First off is this fairly easy to do or would you only trust it to a sail loft and secondly would you go for brass eyelets as a replacement. The sails are not near new but do have plenty of life left in them for my use as i don't go racing.
Cheers

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Owenfackrell Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 19 Jul 10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 129	Post Options Post Reply Quote Owenfackrell Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Sail eyelet replacement Posted: 03 Jan 12 at 10:24am
	The battern pocket eyelets on my Dart main sail are made from aluminium and have reacted with the salt and are now starting to crumble. I therefore want to replace them before the battern tension rips the sail. First off is this fairly easy to do or would you only trust it to a sail loft and secondly would you go for brass eyelets as a replacement. The sails are not near new but do have plenty of life left in them for my use as i don't go racing. Cheers

Max McCarthy Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 30 Oct 11 Location: West Midlands Online Status: Offline Posts: 104	Post Options Post Reply Quote Max McCarthy Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 12 at 11:21am
	I would get a sailmaker to do it, I wouldn't want to risk damaging a sail for it.
	Vintage skol moth 3438

jeffers Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 29 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3048	Post Options Post Reply Quote jeffers Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 12 at 11:33am
	For what most sail makers (or boat cover makers) will charge you to replace them I would let them do it. Much less hassle and you know it will be done well.
	Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74

Mister Nick Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 01 Aug 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 389	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mister Nick Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 12 at 11:50am
	Take it to a decent sailmakers and ask them to do it. Much less hassle and they'll make good job of it. Plus, if it goes wrong then you can blame them and not you! ;)

radixon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2407	Post Options Post Reply Quote radixon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 12 at 6:09pm
	Next question I'd be asking is, I live in XXX where would you recommend.

Guests Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 12 at 6:56pm
	The eyelets tend to be nickel plated and yes as you've noticed, they corrode. Sadly the brass ones won't actually fair you much better. They just corrode in a slightly different colour. If you were to do it you would need both the closing tools, which aren't cheap. Better off just taking it to your nearest sail maker. Where abouts are you? Doug H

Owenfackrell Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 19 Jul 10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 129	Post Options Post Reply Quote Owenfackrell Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 12 at 6:59pm
	Thanks for all the replies. I live in Blackfield just outside of Southampton so any recommendations welcome.

ASok Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 26 Sep 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 739	Post Options Post Reply Quote ASok Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 Jan 12 at 8:04pm
	Go and see Grant Pigot. Cat sailor and local (Weston). Always done a good job for me and well priced.

Stuart O Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 22 Jul 07 Online Status: Offline Posts: 514	Post Options Post Reply Quote Stuart O Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 Jan 12 at 8:12pm
	+1 for Grant Piggott at GP Sails in Warsash www.gpsails.com

Owenfackrell Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 19 Jul 10 Online Status: Offline Posts: 129	Post Options Post Reply Quote Owenfackrell Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Mar 12 at 9:03am
	I would like to say that i got Grant Piggot to do it and he laso carried out some repaiers to the sail its self all for a very resonable price. So a big thumbs up from me.