[Public-List] Cleaning Dacron sails

[Jonathan Bresler]

Have heard that sailing in the rain is good.
Alternatively, run water over the sails as you raise them on a rather
windless day.
Leave them up to dry then furl normally.

Jonathan

On Tue, Mar 16, 2021 at 9:05 PM Gordon Laco via Public-List <
public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:

> I never do it.   I had a suit of sails cleaned once and they were never
> the same.   The most cleaning I’d give a sail would be water and a soft
> brush.
>
> Gordon Laco
> www.gordonlaco.com
> 426 Surprise
>
>
>
> > On Mar 16, 2021, at 9:03 PM, Marcelo D. Gentinetta via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >
> > Good afternoon,
> > My  year old mainsail  has collected some dirt and spider related stains
> and needs a wash. I want to be careful how I wash it so as not to disrupt
> the resin coating. Some say to soak the sail overnight in an Oxiclean
> solution. Others say to stretch it out on a flat surface other than
> directly on concrete and use a soft brush and a solution of mild liquid
> detergent or Woolite. I am curious how the group gets their sails cleaned
> routinely.
> > Thanks,
> > Marcelo
> > #441
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Jonathan M Bresler
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