Exterior Fabrics When thinking about exterior fabrics, you immediately think of sails, the engines of our boats. Two main types of cloth are used in most production sails. The first is ripstop nylon, starting at .5 oz./yd. The second is polyester (Dacron), starting at around 2 oz./yd. and going up to as much as 10 oz./yd. for heavier sails such as storm jibs.
A word about that sailcloth weight. It is expressed in ounces per yard. You might think a yard would be 36 x 36 but you would be wrong. A sailmakers’ yard is 28.5x 36. (Evidently sailcloth was woven 28.5 inches wide back in the day.) Sailcloth comes in a wide variety of weights, sizes and colors.
Production and custom sails are assembled from precut panels. By controlling the taper in panel ends and panel orientation, a sail designer can build in desirable sail features, such as sail camber, twist and shape. In addition, the sail designer specifies stitching, reinforcements, bolt rope or lufftape size. Some sailmaker suppliers, such as Sailrite (www.sailrite.com) can supply DIY sail-making videos online. Make sure to view these before buying a sail kit.
New nylon or Dacron sails tend to be a bit pricey. For a lower cost option, investigate a used sail loft. There are several companies, such as Bacons in Annapolis, that specialize in selling used sails. Most have online websites listing available sails, their size and estimated condition. I did a recent search of the Bacon site for a used genoa for Ternabout, and found 22 sails that matched her dimensions. Prices ranged from $150 to $275. A comparable new sail would be around $650.
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ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة May - June 2020 من Small Craft Advisor.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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“Although the author if indeed he even used his real name) calls this story fiction, we arent so sure. You be the judge. Eds
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I sle“ Royale on Lake Superior is one of my favorite places to cruise. Established as a National Park in 1931, Isle Royale is located about 20 miles off the North Shore of Lake Superior near the Minnesota/Canadian border.