is it rotten
I had a tear in the top panel of my main on my DS II. It was rotten from sun exposure or mildew, not exactly sure which, but I could poke my finger through that top panel almost anywhere. I took it to my local sailmaker who replaced that panel for about $35 (cdn). It was well worth it. My sailmaker did advise, that if I did do any repairs to my own sail, to use sailmakers thread, and a zig zag stitch as large as possible (about setting 6 on your home machine) I think the thread is called Dacron. If you use a straight stitch, the sail is more likely to tear again along the dotted stitch line according to him. Good luch either way.
