Hi All,
I'm spending the winter in the water, and as such on the Chesapeake, we stand to have some nice sailing days thrown into the middle of the winter mix.
Here's the big question. Even with Sunbrella covers on the headsails and mainsail, I have to think that our sails do get wet at some point, or at least "damp". Is it damaging the dacron fibers to:
1) leave the sail alone and frozen sitting there?
2) does it damage the fibers if there is moisture in them, it's below freezing and you start furling/using the sail?
My concern is that the ice/freezing could somehow expand tear/break fibers or just make it all brittle. Am I worrying for nothing?
I have a 3 week old staysail, and would like to do the right thing from the start to get the most life ouf of it.
Thanks for any thoughts!
I'm spending the winter in the water, and as such on the Chesapeake, we stand to have some nice sailing days thrown into the middle of the winter mix.
Here's the big question. Even with Sunbrella covers on the headsails and mainsail, I have to think that our sails do get wet at some point, or at least "damp". Is it damaging the dacron fibers to:
1) leave the sail alone and frozen sitting there?
2) does it damage the fibers if there is moisture in them, it's below freezing and you start furling/using the sail?
My concern is that the ice/freezing could somehow expand tear/break fibers or just make it all brittle. Am I worrying for nothing?
I have a 3 week old staysail, and would like to do the right thing from the start to get the most life ouf of it.
Thanks for any thoughts!