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HELP, sail delamination

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Topic: HELP, sail delamination

Posted By: Bryn_14
Subject: HELP, sail delamination
Date Posted: 23 Feb 11 at 12:57pm

I have an old I14 and Cat which both have delamination on one of their smaller panels (approx 50cm by 50cm). I was wondering if anyone knows the best way, short of sending it to a sail repair loft, to fix it?

Many thanks

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Posted By: SoggyBadger
Date Posted: 23 Feb 11 at 1:19pm

Short of replacement of the affected area, I'm not sure there's much you can do.

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Best wishes from deep in the woods

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Posted By: Lukepiewalker
Date Posted: 23 Feb 11 at 1:45pm

As Paul said, replacement is the only real option. And if part of it has let go, the rest probably isn't far behind. The problem is the bits that go first are usually high load areas, so any repair has to withstand the loads too.

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Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 23 Feb 11 at 2:07pm

Its amazing how long the scrim will hang on if the mylar is going... If you want a bodge you could just try kie repair tape over both sides...