 |
Projects Made with Sailrite Sewing Machines |
|
|
|
| |
|
Thought I would send along a photo of the first project I've completed with my new LSZ-1; a pedestal cover for my 1985 Catalina 30.
Well, technically it's the second project I guess. Since I've never sewn before I started out with making some winch covers (and actually they are in the background of the picture) after watching your on-line video on how to do it. That gave me the confidence to tackle the pedestal cover, and I'm really enjoying the work. The videos are a big help to us novices. I watched all the zipper videos until I found what I was looking for in the "hidden zipper" video and I think the hidden zipper in my pedestal cover turned out great.
I debated between the straight stitch and zigzag machines since I really had no intention of building sails, but now I'm
Glad I went with the LSZ-1. I've used it to complete a repair on my main sail that I normally would have paid the loft to do. With a few of those I think the price differential will be more than worth it.
I'm really happy with the support I've gotten from your forum in the form of quick answers for my questions and today I got my latest shipment of supplies a day earlier than I expected as they were shipped the same day that I ordered them! Please thank everyone in your shipping department for such quick service, that really does keep me coming back and now over the Christmas break I'll start making my new mainsail cover.
Take care, and keep up the good work! |
| |
|
Here is a dodger I just completed using your machine. It was my first of many projects for this boat, great machine, made the job easy. I purchased the machine from your dealer on the west coast (Mason Sewing Machine Co. Ltd) Very friendly and helpful crew.
|
| |
|
Cindy,
Here is a picture of the first one I made. As I become familiar with the machine and the putting together process of the purses, they are looking better. I have only had my Sailrite about 10 days. I can send pictures of some nicer purses as soon as I get the needles.
Tammy.
|
| |
|
Thanks again for technical support, great product selection and good customer service. After sewing up boat covers, sail covers, mast boots and other boat projects, I though you might like to see one of the pop-up campers I built, with all the canvas work done on my UltraFeed with swing-away binder, using Sunbrella canvas, mosquito netting, coil zippers and V92 thread all from Sailrite.
Thanks
John Gish, long time customer. |
| |
|
Matt
You may recall I have an LSZ-1 that was lots of problems from the start. You guys finally asked me to send it back and you repaired it. I was able to finish the project I was working on. The attached photo is a cover I made for my boat. This is not a winter storage cover. It stays on the boat all the time it is on the trailer. Like many trailer sailors, we keep our boat near a launch ramp underneath trees. The boats get dirty and fill up with all kinds of pine needles and leaves. In addition, because this is in a tent style, rain water just rolls off and doesn't pool up. The tent style also allows access to the boat without having to remove the cover. The one you are looking at was made as an entire boat cover. The one to the left, covering a blue boat, I also made. It just covers the deck.
Thanks for your help getting my sewing machine up and running.
Ted McGee
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
Well, we might not all be the best sailors around (I know I screw up plenty), but we are getting good at fixing stuff. Today the spinnaker got caught on the spreader and ended up with about a 3 foot rip. Ouch! The sail came down. Stacy got out her tools and materials (sewing machine, hot knife, seam ripper, sail tape and material, etc.) and got to work. It took her 35 minutes to fix the sail, and it was back up and flying in just over an hour. Not bad. And while that was happening we still made about 5.5 NM with the main and jib. After it was all said and done I was feeling pretty good until JO pointed out that our instruments were not working. I managed to get the speed and depth back up, but have not been able to fix the wind instruments yet. -DWH From the Nov. 9, 2001, log of S/V Ladybug in the Indian Ocean
Pictured is the Sailrite Sailmaker Sewing Machine |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
 |
|
| |
Ted's table for on board sewing!
|
| | |
|
|
| |
|
|
Repairing sails with "Big Blue"
They Wrote;
That shot was taken in Toau, an atoll in the Tuamotus, French Polynesia. We had been in bad squalls for the previous few hours when the stitching on a long seam of our headsail let go. We sailed in behind the protection of a coral reef on Toau to make the repair. "Big Blue" came out on deck with all the accessories and the repair was made in 25 minutes, just before the next squall line came through. There were nine Polynesian people from two separate families living on the reef. Some of them came out in their dugout canoes curious as to what we were doing. Though they only spoke Tahitian and we only spoke English, it was easy to see that they were absolutely amazed by the sail repair taking place on the foredeck of our boat and they watched with great interest. They invited us to a wonderful dinner at their home... lobster, many varieties of fish, coconut crab, poison cru, etc., a feast literally fit for a king. We liked it so much; we stayed nearly a week and ate with them every night participating by helping to catch the main meals and making various side dishes. We were in awe of how they did so much with so little. It was a special stop for us and one we will always remember thanks to a torn head sail and “Big Blue”. After Toau, we sailed through Tahiti, The Society Islands, Suwarrow, Western Samoa and Tonga. Many months and many miles later, our repair is still like new. We hope to arrive in New Zealand soon where we plan to do a complete re-stitch of the entire sail.
We use “Big Blue” on a regular basis and we’ve successfully tackled many light-duty and heavy-duty projects with it. We continue to be impressed with its capabilities and consider it to be an important member of our crew!
Many thanks to all you folks at Sailrite, Rob & Joyce M.
Portsmouth, NH |
|
|
| |
|
  |
|
| | |
|
|
