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The recommendation is to rinse them with fresh water, dry them and store them somewhere warm. In October, I’d begun by removing them from the yacht and taking them home. I bought a €10 sail bag on eBay for storage, but still wasn’t sure I’d done everything properly.
The sprayhood’s seams had opened in two places, and the window was almost opaque. Just then, Practical Boat Owner ran an article about replacing a window and how little it could cost.
In January, I took the jib and sprayhood to a sail loft in Kiel. An interesting experience: an enormous warm hall with varnished floors you can only walk on barefoot. They spread everything out, inspected it and said:
— No point paying for washing. They outsource it, using special foaming shampoos, and it’s expensive. Rinsing the salt off yourself is enough.
— The jib’s UV strip is on its last legs, but it’s too late to replace it. The sail has a couple of years left; a new strip would last ten to fifteen.
— When I order a new sail, they recommend having a protective furling-sail sock made instead of a UV strip. It would last almost indefinitely and protect any sail.
— They will, however, renew the stitching along the foot, where the guardwires have caused noticeable damage. €110.
— They can replace the sprayhood window and repair the open seams, but recommend restitching the whole thing. The original thread is too thin and will keep failing. €132.
I collected the sail and sprayhood the other day. Very pleased. I also dropped off the storm jib for a replacement zip. More on that another time.
#maintenance
The sprayhood’s seams had opened in two places, and the window was almost opaque. Just then, Practical Boat Owner ran an article about replacing a window and how little it could cost.
In January, I took the jib and sprayhood to a sail loft in Kiel. An interesting experience: an enormous warm hall with varnished floors you can only walk on barefoot. They spread everything out, inspected it and said:
— No point paying for washing. They outsource it, using special foaming shampoos, and it’s expensive. Rinsing the salt off yourself is enough.
— The jib’s UV strip is on its last legs, but it’s too late to replace it. The sail has a couple of years left; a new strip would last ten to fifteen.
— When I order a new sail, they recommend having a protective furling-sail sock made instead of a UV strip. It would last almost indefinitely and protect any sail.
— They will, however, renew the stitching along the foot, where the guardwires have caused noticeable damage. €110.
— They can replace the sprayhood window and repair the open seams, but recommend restitching the whole thing. The original thread is too thin and will keep failing. €132.
I collected the sail and sprayhood the other day. Very pleased. I also dropped off the storm jib for a replacement zip. More on that another time.
#maintenance
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