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Cheap Laminate Sail repair

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Topic: Cheap Laminate Sail repair

Posted By: tink
Subject: Cheap Laminate Sail repair
Date Posted: 27 Oct 19 at 8:32pm

My dinghy has a laminate sail and it has started to delaminate around the inner batten ends. Want to keep the boat sailing without a lot of investment as I rather put the cash in the pot for a replacement boat. On older sails I have used proper repair tape but it doesn’t stay bonded for long.

Is there a method of preparing the surface of the sail better?

Has anyone tried using a speedy stitch either with the tape or on patches

Thanks

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Tink
https://tinkboats.com

http://proasail.blogspot.com

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Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 27 Oct 19 at 8:59pm

I fear my experience is that once laminate sails start going home badly that is that. Having said that I have kept sails going with (lots of) tape, it all depends on how the loads are in that place. But batten ends doesn't sound good.

Posted By: tink
Date Posted: 27 Oct 19 at 9:19pm

Sadly not an IC, just a Streaker but hopefully stresses will be less.

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Tink
https://tinkboats.com

http://proasail.blogspot.com