The sail slugs on my main sail are all fastened to sail with plastic things , the top sail slug is broken and needs to be replaced, it is attached to the sail with a fabric, the question is whether i can replace top slug with similiar slug to rest ie with plastic fasteners, or whether i need to go to sail maker and have done with fabric, strip why is top slug attached differently than rest, , ?? SRegards Mike
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top slug
...Hmmm, that title sounds like the winner of a laziness contest... Anyway, the slug at the top of my main sail also broke. It was attached with fabric, like yours, but I elected not to pay a sailmaker to re-attach it; instead, I attached a new slug to the sail with a couple of "zip strips" (Those tie wrap things usually associated with wiring applications...). It has held up for two seasons, without a problem. I'm planning on replacing the sail this season, so I'm not too worried about it lasting much longer
). --Jon Bastien H23 '2 Sheets to the Wind'
...Hmmm, that title sounds like the winner of a laziness contest... Anyway, the slug at the top of my main sail also broke. It was attached with fabric, like yours, but I elected not to pay a sailmaker to re-attach it; instead, I attached a new slug to the sail with a couple of "zip strips" (Those tie wrap things usually associated with wiring applications...). It has held up for two seasons, without a problem. I'm planning on replacing the sail this season, so I'm not too worried about it lasting much longer
). --Jon Bastien H23 '2 Sheets to the Wind'replacing top sail slug
I replaced all the slugs and hanks on the mainsail of my 87 H-23. The hardware is available in most sail supply cataloges. The top slug is different as you say. I cut the thread holding the fabric, being careful not to nick the fabric. I threaded on the new slide(slug), then resewed the fabric with waxed four-ply polyester thread. Look in hardware stores or saddle(horse) supply stores. I used a sewing awl and placed as many stitches as I could. This has held for three years, through many hours of 20-25 mph winds. Good luck Keith and Wanda aboard Gwaihir
I replaced all the slugs and hanks on the mainsail of my 87 H-23. The hardware is available in most sail supply cataloges. The top slug is different as you say. I cut the thread holding the fabric, being careful not to nick the fabric. I threaded on the new slide(slug), then resewed the fabric with waxed four-ply polyester thread. Look in hardware stores or saddle(horse) supply stores. I used a sewing awl and placed as many stitches as I could. This has held for three years, through many hours of 20-25 mph winds. Good luck Keith and Wanda aboard Gwaihir
Use Webbing
Use flat webbing and run it through the slug and head, a couple times if there's room. Cut with a heat knife to seal the ends. Between the slug and head sew vertically several times. Use thread with UV inhibitors. While plastic wire ties would be quick and easy, and they obviously work, my fear is once one of them failed then the second would probably be close behind. Since the one poster mentioned his has lasted two years I'd recommned putting new ones in periodically just to avoid catastrophic failure due to UV exposure. Remember, when it fails it will be at the worst possible time. Black plastic is much more UV resistant than the creamy white stuff. I carry plastic wire ties on board so using them as a temporary fix is a good idea.
Use flat webbing and run it through the slug and head, a couple times if there's room. Cut with a heat knife to seal the ends. Between the slug and head sew vertically several times. Use thread with UV inhibitors. While plastic wire ties would be quick and easy, and they obviously work, my fear is once one of them failed then the second would probably be close behind. Since the one poster mentioned his has lasted two years I'd recommned putting new ones in periodically just to avoid catastrophic failure due to UV exposure. Remember, when it fails it will be at the worst possible time. Black plastic is much more UV resistant than the creamy white stuff. I carry plastic wire ties on board so using them as a temporary fix is a good idea.
ZIP ties
I once had a Mercedes 220 Diesel (very relevant so hold your breath !) which had a alternator adjustment bolt, so as you turned a nut, it would slide the alt in and out. At the engine it was rubber mounted. But diesels vibrate more than Pamala Anderson 's vibrator does...I put 2 new ones on and gave up. So, I took a good size spring, and ZIP TIED it to the body of the car, and to the alternator somewhere. It is still there after 5 years or so - and, I never had to adjust the alt again. They harden up with the heat and seem to last forever.
I once had a Mercedes 220 Diesel (very relevant so hold your breath !) which had a alternator adjustment bolt, so as you turned a nut, it would slide the alt in and out. At the engine it was rubber mounted. But diesels vibrate more than Pamala Anderson 's vibrator does...I put 2 new ones on and gave up. So, I took a good size spring, and ZIP TIED it to the body of the car, and to the alternator somewhere. It is still there after 5 years or so - and, I never had to adjust the alt again. They harden up with the heat and seem to last forever.
Jon - sell me sail ?
Jon - I'm loking for a cheap sail to experiment with...want to give/sell me your old one ?
Jon - I'm loking for a cheap sail to experiment with...want to give/sell me your old one ?
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