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bradminda
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Initially Posted - 07/28/2011 :  23:25:40  Show Profile
anyone found a product that will clean and whiten sails that truly works
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 07/29/2011 :  06:02:00  Show Profile
http://www.sailcare.com/
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sfsmith
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Response Posted - 07/29/2011 :  12:08:21  Show Profile
I second John's suggestion. We've used Sailcare a couple of times, and the sails come back almost like new. They do a great job.
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 07/30/2011 :  11:26:00  Show Profile
I'll "third" Sailcare. I've used them several times. Sent my main to them last winter, and it came back looking great.
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 07/30/2011 :  11:29:58  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
Concur, our main came back looking like new with really nice sail slugs. I'm planning on sending in our 110 jib this winter when they have their fall sale going on.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 07/30/2011 :  16:27:15  Show Profile
Cleaning or reconditioning? Cost for either?
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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 07/30/2011 :  17:24:04  Show Profile
Call or web. I don't remember what I paid last time but they can give you a rough minimum. You send your sails, they look them over, you decide what you want done, if anything, beyond the basic cleaning/reconditioning and get a price. I have used them many times over the past decades and have always been pleased.
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 07/30/2011 :  19:38:55  Show Profile
I actually drove over there when I took my mainsail. I liked the way they operated. They inspected the sail and explained there process. I had it cleaned, a few minor repairs, replaced slugs and had the Catalina logo & numbers sewn on for about $325 if memory serves. They explained that their rule of thumb when making recommendations is the cost of the cleaning, etc. versus the cost of sail replacement. If they estimate more than 1/2 the cost of new, they will recommend replacement.

BTW, the sewing of the Catalina emblem and numbers is required if you want them on the sail. They will come off in the cleaning process if you don't.

They offer a discounted price if you wait until fall.
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 07/30/2011 :  20:46:47  Show Profile
I think Brad is asking for more of a do-it-yourself product for cleaning sails.
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 07/31/2011 :  05:49:08  Show Profile
In the past, on our C-22 sails, I have used liquid dishwashing soap and a soft bristle brush. Then rinse with a garden hose.

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http://www.catalina-capri-25s.org/tech/sailcln.asp
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John Russell
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Response Posted - 07/31/2011 :  07:53:39  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by dlucier</i>
<br />I think Brad is asking for more of a do-it-yourself product for cleaning sails.
<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">I thought that too, Don. Then I got to the "truly works" part.
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Jefffriday
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Response Posted - 08/01/2011 :  09:53:35  Show Profile
Beware if you use Sailcare, I had them clean a genoa and put on a luff tape and UV cover so I could use it on my roller furler, the total cost was within 150 bucks of the new Ulman sail I eventually ended up getting, and the sail shape was never good after the UV luff tape work. the cleaning/reconditoning was good and OK pricing but still...
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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 08/01/2011 :  13:19:12  Show Profile
It's true, you do have to compare the estimate from Sail Care with the cost of buying new. My original C-22 main was in such worn out condition, after almost 15 years of use, that when they told me the estimate, I asked them to trash it and bought a new sail. Made it my racing main and the former racing main became my cruising main. The new one came from The Sail Warehouse, a Rolly Tasker sail. Later, I bought a Rolly Tasker genoa to match it from Dave Benjamin at Island Planet Sails. As I've stated in other threads in this forum, I had a good experience with both companies.
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JohnP
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Response Posted - 08/02/2011 :  10:22:49  Show Profile
I just cleaned my 110 jib which had a thousand tiny bugs stuck to it from one night when they seem to have just hatched on the bay and swarmed all over the lights and the sails.

I hosed off the sail on the lawn, scrubbed 4' x 4' areas with a hand-held scrub brush and hosed it off again. Then I did the other side. The bugs and 95% of the stains came off. I have 2 big clothes lines 5 feet apart in my yard, and I hung the jib by its hanks and by 30 clothes pins on the 2 lines and hosed off the top and bottom curves. It dried nicely overnight in the shade.

I also had a chance to soak the jib sheets overnight in laundry detergent, scrub with a brush all along each line, and then soak in hot bleach-detergent water for 5 minutes followed by rinsing 100 times to remove all the bleach. They are nice and clean again.

Cost: $0
Work: 1 hour

Cost: $0
Work: 1-2 hours?
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