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Rectangular Sail Cover Instructions |
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Sail covers should be made of a fabric which
"breathes" in order to prevent condensation. It
should also, needless to say, be quite resistant to
sunlight, stretch, and abrasion. Both polyester
and acrylic fabrics fulfill these requirements, but
certainly the best sail covers are made of the
latter. The acrylics (the best know is "Sunbrella")
are more colorfast and tend to drape a bit better
than the polyesters. The only drawback to the
acrylics is their tendency to abrade but this can be
overcome by adding additional fabric or patches
of leather at critical spots.
There are only a few materials, other than
fabric, necessary for rectangular sail covers:
thread, acrylic binding tape and fasteners. The
thread should be V-69 polyester.
Machine stitching in boom sail covers is
primarily straight. Make the stitches as long as
possible. Some cover fabrics tend to “needle
pucker” so the fewer times your needle penetrates
the cloth the better the seam will look.
Leather can be used for chafe protection
wherever necessary. It is also a means by which
handwork can be attractively covered.
There are several fasteners used for boom
sail covers. My favorites are “twist-lock fasteners”
(also called “common sense fasteners” and
sometimes “carriage fasteners”) and two sided
plastic sail cover hooks. Your kit will include the
twist lock fasteners with buttons to give a more
finished look unless you specified otherwise. |
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Sailrite Enterprises, Inc.
4506 S. State Rd. 9
Churubusco, IN 46723
(800) 348-2769
(260) 693-2242
www.sailrite.com
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