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ghost1



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Location: Burlington Ontario, Canada

PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 3:21 pm    Post subject: Acceptable way to dry my sail (pics) Reply with quote

I have been using this technique in my garage the past few sessions to dry my sails. About 24hrs later it's usually bone dry and then I roll it up. Is this ok? I have 3 secure points (top of sail, outhaul hole and handle on mast sleeve) so I don't think it will fall. The way it is positioned it isn't crinkling at all.

Thanks in advance,
Jonathan



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J64TWB



Joined: 24 Dec 2013
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 3:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mine seems to dry better with a beer as well. A 6 pack is overkill. I usually take mine home and do the same for a few hours or overnight. Probably a good idea if you don't use them the next day. Mold is not good.
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swchandler



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 4:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Why go to all the trouble to dry out your sails? It won't make them last any longer.
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GURGLETROUSERS



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 4:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fully agree SWC.

All my sails have always been rolled up dripping wet and shoved into their bags, and are stored in an unheated, dark storeroom. But I only ever sail in the sea, and salt water doesn't harm or cause mould on sail man made materials. (It's sunlight which destroys them.)

Ditto with my winter wetsuits. Once wet at start of season, they rarely ever dry right out (stored in same darkish unheated storeroom) and, in my experience, they far outlast summer suits which are constantly wetting and drying right out, especially in the sun. (We sometimes have some over here.)

And even if anyone could prove otherwise, I'm damned if I'll change my ways at this late stage!! Laughing Laughing
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adywind



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PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 5:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I also don't dry mines. I put them in the bags and store them upright in the garage . I just put some styrofoam pieces underneath so the water can dripp freely and run away freely.
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cgoudie1



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Location: Killer Sturgeon Cove

PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 5:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I roll mine up wet and they seem to hold up well, but they are built tough.
To GTs point, my 4.7 and 4.2 almost never get completely dry in
the Summer, but they're always dry when I pull them out in the Spring.
No mold that I notice, even with the "fresh" water of the Columbia River.

Those 2 sails do wear out the quickest, but I doubt it's because of
dampness. ;*)

-Craig
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isobars



Joined: 12 Dec 1999
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 7:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I never dry my sails. I roll 'em up dripping wet (bird crap and all, 'cause it'll wash off next session), throw 'em in their bags, pile 'em in my van stacked like logs, and fugheddaboutem. They're 100% plastic and stainless steel plus maybe a dash of brass, so their threat is mold/mildew, not structural damage. I've never seen anything grow on my sails ... not week to week or over the winter. Some window materials >25 years ago could cloud up from absorbed moisture, but a day of sun fixed that and today's materials don't do that.

I handle my sails for only three reasons: to rig, sail, and de-rig them. Anything else is just dweebing, IMO. They look almost like new (except for typical monofilm wear) whether I turn them in each year for new sails or keep them for many years.
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westender



Joined: 02 Aug 2007
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Location: Portland / Gorge

PostPosted: Mon Dec 01, 2014 7:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I not only dry my sails but wash them when they get dirty too. 1998's still look new and no repairs. The heaviest Windwings ever made. Cool
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ramps



Joined: 07 May 2000
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 11:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My sails dry enough between the time I change into my clothes and derigging to not worry about it - at least in the summer. However I keep all my gear in the rig pretty much all summer which can work up a Febreeze-proof stink - wetsuits are always hung in the garage after a sesh though. Leaving the rig's windows down a hair seems to air it out OK.
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isobars



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PostPosted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 12:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have never had my gear stink, even after rolling up my sails in the water because the only alternative was sand. Of course, the first thing I do with my wetsuits when I get home is throw them into the front-loading washing machine with wetsuit conditioning shampoo.
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