Sail Slug repair
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JC, When this happened to me last summer, I temporarily fastened a new clip with a plastic shackle to the webbing, and that lasted me through the season. I had a sailmaker do it the right way when I had some other minor sail work done over the winter.
JC, When this happened to me last summer, I temporarily fastened a new clip with a plastic shackle to the webbing, and that lasted me through the season. I had a sailmaker do it the right way when I had some other minor sail work done over the winter.
I took one of the broken slugs and webbing off the sail, and took it apart. Then, I bought slugs and 1/2" webbing from Sailrite - enough for the whole sail (30 feet, as I recall). Meanwhile, I used 1/8 line to triple tie a new slug onto the sail, so I could keep sailing. This actually is working out pretty good.
At home, I assembled and sewed 14 or 15 new slug/webbing sub-assemblies on my Calenda beastie of a sewing machine (Actually same as Pfaff 130). I will then hand sew (with a sail palm) these on the sail with a sail palm during our vacation cruise in August. Not the easiest, but the hand sewing is pretty much the only way to do the last step.
At home, I assembled and sewed 14 or 15 new slug/webbing sub-assemblies on my Calenda beastie of a sewing machine (Actually same as Pfaff 130). I will then hand sew (with a sail palm) these on the sail with a sail palm during our vacation cruise in August. Not the easiest, but the hand sewing is pretty much the only way to do the last step.
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I have replaced some on my main, but it depends on how yours were originally fastened. Mine has a small grommet top and bottom of each slug that the webbing is sewn to. I just cut the threads that held the webbing in place, and took the old slug to my sail maker. He gave me a replacement, the right needle, proper thread, and then I just sewed it back in place using the slug above it as a sewing guide. It is really a simple job, and all you would need is a little block of wood or similar to push the needle through the multiple parts of webbing unless you already have a sail maker's palm or thimble.
I have replaced some on my main, but it depends on how yours were originally fastened. Mine has a small grommet top and bottom of each slug that the webbing is sewn to. I just cut the threads that held the webbing in place, and took the old slug to my sail maker. He gave me a replacement, the right needle, proper thread, and then I just sewed it back in place using the slug above it as a sewing guide. It is really a simple job, and all you would need is a little block of wood or similar to push the needle through the multiple parts of webbing unless you already have a sail maker's palm or thimble.
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