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Topic: Sail Dye

Posted By: spiderg
Subject: Sail Dye
Date Posted: 31 Jul 05 at 7:55pm

Has anyone ever dyed their sail or am I being stupid?

My dinghy which I bought secondhand has two good sails however they're discoloured a little bit so I was wondering if I could dye them to brighten them up.

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Spiderg

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Posted By: HannahJ
Date Posted: 31 Jul 05 at 8:34pm

try washing em, might be sea water in them?

funny place to put this thread!

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The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist hopes it will change; the realist adjusts the sail

Posted By: Phil eltringham
Date Posted: 31 Jul 05 at 9:18pm

mine turns red when i wipe out sometimes, i get this weird light headed feeling too, can't explain it.

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FLAT IS FAST!
Shifts Happen

Posted By: spiderg
Date Posted: 01 Aug 05 at 8:35am

Hannah

Where would you have put this thread? I'm new to this forum.

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Spiderg

Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 01 Aug 05 at 10:40am

Tie Dyeing would be fun...not sure dacron holds dye very well, though.

Posted By: Peter Rhodes
Date Posted: 01 Aug 05 at 12:41pm

don't wash dye iron or otherwise ruin sails there expensive

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Posted By: spiderg
Date Posted: 01 Aug 05 at 12:49pm

Thanks Peter. I'm not experienced enough to know what or what I can't do when it comes to these things.

As you say, they're very expensive. I was quoted a price 50% more than what I paid for the boat, just for a mainsail, so new sails isn't an option.

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Spiderg

Posted By: Phil eltringham
Date Posted: 01 Aug 05 at 1:35pm

dont worry about the colour of the sails really, if they are still crispy that is all that matters, to be honest if they are dacron the grime will probably reduce the porosity of the cloth and so increase the efficiency of the sail, so dont worry about it.

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FLAT IS FAST!
Shifts Happen

Posted By: spiderg
Date Posted: 01 Aug 05 at 1:42pm

Crispy????????????????

My sails are softer than my boxers, does this mean they're well past their best?

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Spiderg

Posted By: Peter Rhodes
Date Posted: 01 Aug 05 at 2:10pm

new (woven) sails are coated in plastic to give them greater dimentional stability giving then a crispy feel rinsing the salt off them is the nearest I would go to any kind of laundering

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Posted By: Jack Sparrow
Date Posted: 01 Aug 05 at 4:06pm

these links may help

http://www.torresen.com/butterfly/butterfly_sail.htm - http://
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Posted By: spiderg
Date Posted: 01 Aug 05 at 5:07pm

Thanks for the info.

My sails are not coated in anything other than dirt, however this dirt could be holding the threads together so I won't do anything too hastily.

Seriously, I'm giving my old boat (new to me) a complete facelift so maybe next year I'll go for new sails. At the moment I'm filling in little cuts before I give it a coat of paint, but I hope to get a few days in her before the winter comes.

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Spiderg

Posted By: HannahJ
Date Posted: 01 Aug 05 at 10:37pm

mebbe put it in maintenance...
Welcome to the gang!

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MIRROR 64799 "Dolphin"
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist hopes it will change; the realist adjusts the sail

Posted By: spiderg
Date Posted: 02 Aug 05 at 10:53am

Thanks for the welcome Hannah.

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Spiderg