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rtz



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 3:54 pm    Post subject: Sail repair Reply with quote

Those of you who have shipped a sail out of state for repair; who do you use? Whos recommended and reputable?
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nw30



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 4:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Depends on the damage, if small, and not running thru any seams, I recommend Mr. Gorilla Tape.
Most places that sell rigs and supplies for sailboats, also do sail repairs or know who does.
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Location: Shipsterns Bluff, Tasmania. Colorado

PostPosted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 6:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://www.facebook.com/WindAngelSailRepair/

Great work .

I would also use Sailworks , the sail maker .

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rtz



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 15, 2018 10:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

One of my Blokart sails got some road rash today:

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 9:30 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My suggestions work for the panel replCEMENT.
do you know the material in the damaged areas

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 10:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Heres a closer image. It looks and feels like standard sail materials.

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rswabsin



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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 12:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've used Wind Angel as suggested by U2. She's located in Buxton on Cape Hatteras so you'd have to ship the sail to her. Excellent quality work but she may not be able to fully match colors or materials but it'll be a professional repair. Sailworks and Northwave also do sail repairs on other manufacturer's sails. With the shipping each way and the repair costs - it ain't going to be cheap but worth asking. As mentioned above, there are a lot of good tapes out there for the DIYer.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 3:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Given that you live in Oklahoma, you might want to send thombiz a PM. He lives in Corpus Christi, TX, and it is my understanding that does quality sail repair. In the past, he has offered many posts on sail repair here on the iWindsurf forum, and in some of these posts he has has also included many detailed photos of his sail repair work. As an interesting aside, some years back he started a thread where he detailed his building of a sailboard. The details and photo records were outstanding, and they did a great job of highlighting his keen craftsmanship.

As far as my personal experience with sail repair, I have used Sailworks many times over the past 14 years or so. They do excellent repair at a fair price, and they are also very timely too. For shipping, I have relied on FedX.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 4:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The blue and black look like Dacron.

If so you need cloth repair tape. If this was mine , I WOULD not tape it.

THOMKbiz is a good option in Corpus Christi. Straight shooter, all round good guy.

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 11:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thombiz in CC does excellent work and is very fair on price.
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