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sdaly66
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Initially Posted - 08/04/2004 :  08:01:05  Show Profile
Question from Captain Stupid...

With my swept spreaders, I find the main on the end of the spreader when I have the mainsheet WAY out (my little ones perfer flat sailing and that sometimes mean sailing this way).

Is there anything I can do to protect my main from damage from doing this? Will a "patch" at the contact point detract from the sail's performance? What oher solutions can anyone recommend (besides leaving the children home)?
This site is a GREAT resource full of VERY helpful folks.

250 WB 1996 Hull #205

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fredflemming
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Response Posted - 08/04/2004 :  12:01:19  Show Profile
An anti-chafing patch on the sail is quite common and won't affect performance.

Fred Flemming
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RichardG
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Response Posted - 08/04/2004 :  12:17:15  Show Profile
Baggywrinkles???
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bill bosworth
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Response Posted - 08/04/2004 :  13:17:08  Show Profile
You might put on a pair of spreader boots, available at Boat US or West.
Bill, C250wb #134 Serendipity
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sdaly66
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Response Posted - 08/04/2004 :  14:03:09  Show Profile
Thank you all, didn't even know boots existed. Will probably do the boots for now and the patches over the winter.
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willy
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Response Posted - 08/04/2004 :  21:18:50  Show Profile
Spreader boots alone may solve your problem. I lay the sail against the spreader boots going downwind fairly regularly and have no damage. If you need to bleed the sail to keep the boat flat so often that you are concerned with chafe after putting them on, you should probably reef!
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Response Posted - 08/04/2004 :  21:19:00  Show Profile
Spreader boots alone may solve your problem. I lay the sail against the spreader boots going downwind fairly regularly and have no damage. If you need to bleed the sail to keep the boat flat so often that you are concerned with chafe after putting them on, you should probably reef!
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