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 Thought you might be interested in this. It's the stack pack I just finished for the mizzen sail for Stormy Petrel. I'm about 1/2 done the main stack pack and should have both done by the weekend. (My new Ultrafeed is the third hand I never had before in projects like this- I love it!)
The stack pack has a pocket for the batten. As you can see from the 2nd photo (I hope) I've put an opening at the top end so you can remove the batten. I thought that having to sew a batten in would be a bigger challenge than putting a pocket in. The original stack packs on our boat didn't have battens but they did have a wrap around for the front of the mast. We liked this look so have done this on these as well. Also provides that extra bit of uv protection for the sail. As well our old system has zippers on the very bottom of the sail for the stack pack so I've done that again here. If I were to start from "scratch" I would follow your suggestion about putting a track on the boom - much easier than sewing through the most reinforced parts of a sail. Anyway hope this is helpful for your stack pack instructions. If you want any details, let me know.
Bonnie |
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Sailrite:
I'm in Indiana, and out boat is in Florida, so I'm practicing on my new Sailrite machine by making covers for my deck "things" this winter!
I've made a grill cover and it is great, but I made a slit in the back (so gas line can come in...looks like lion's tail from OZ), and velcro'ed it. This opening still comes apart in a slight breeze. Can you suggest another way to secure it? Would snaps be stronger or twist locks? The cover has already come off and I hate searching for it in the cornfield!!
Also, I'm ready to make a matching cover for the smoker and want to put a back slit in it too, for easy on/off. I'll wait for your response and try the "new" method on the smoker, too. Again, I don't want to have to put a tag on the cover that says....."if found return to...." ha!
Love my new machine! (Christmas gift, 2005) It makes sewing Sunbrella and leather sooooo easy. I have two Vikings for fashion sewing and embroidery, one OLD (old) Kenmore that I used for upholstery, and one kinda OLD (1970's) Singer that weighs about 100 pounds. Despite all of that metallic weight and new technology, I couldn't sew a piece of canvas at all! The Sailrite is awesome. Thanks for all the good materials that come with the machine too.
Hoping for spring,
Brenda J. Fairland, IN
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 At the Miami show I told you about the trampolines we made for our privilege catamaran enclosed are the pictures.....multi-hulls deserve equal time in the catalog!!!!
my toolbox now contains both craftsman and Sailrite
Thank you Elliot and Karen on the SV Alliecat |
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Hello Sailrite,
Well my girlfriend said "men can't sew" and laughed at me when I ordered my sewing machine from Sailrite. Here are two photos that prove her wrong. The double lap seam in the center took some patience but the outside seams that I doubled over on the inside to give a "finished" look weren't to bad. The 1/4 inch nickel plated grommets look good also. When I laced it on all the wrinkles dissapeared and it fit like a glove! My advice to anyone trying it is measure twice, be patient, and use lots of pins to baste in place. The lacing around the outside now gives me lots of hand-holds when it gets rough. Well what do you think? Thanks for your help,
C.W."Bill" Tait |
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