Need To Make Minor Sail Repairs On The Water?!?!?

Your sailmaker is the best person repair your sails, but sometimes you’re in the middle of the ocean, or your sailmaker is in the middle of the ocean and you just can’t get to them. The good news is that with some sail repair tape, a sewing awl, and some soft shackles, there are lots of minor DIY sail repairs you can do yourself.

Video Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:40 Tedlar Film
1:22 Dacron Sail Repair Tape
1:49 Gorilla Tape
2:20 Patching a Laminate Sail
3:26 Repairing a Torn Sail Luff
4:27 Repairing Spreader Damage
4:54 Replacing Telltales
5:45 Spinnaker Repairs
6:17 Fixing a Blown Clew Ring with Soft Shackle
6:52 Using a Sewing Awl
9:30 Summary

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