matt_southbound
Junior Member
<style type="text/css">p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica}p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica; min-height: 14.0px}</style>I'm traveling south on the ICW, and split my mainsail in the Pamlico sound. About 2/3 up at the seam on top of a batten, the sail is ripped from the back edge towards the mast, about 5 feet.
I'd really like to keep this from delaying my trip too long, and am trying to figure out my options.
The sail must be 30 years old, and there didn't seem to be a good reason for it to rip, it was blowing about 16 nts. I'm wondering - is it worth repairing it (or will it just rip somewhere else because it's so old), and what might this kind of repair cost?
Otherwise, are there any good places to pick up used sails for Ericsons in the Wilmington/Wrightsville Beach area?
Thanks!
I'd really like to keep this from delaying my trip too long, and am trying to figure out my options.
The sail must be 30 years old, and there didn't seem to be a good reason for it to rip, it was blowing about 16 nts. I'm wondering - is it worth repairing it (or will it just rip somewhere else because it's so old), and what might this kind of repair cost?
Otherwise, are there any good places to pick up used sails for Ericsons in the Wilmington/Wrightsville Beach area?
Thanks!