| Sail storage on the beach #77235 06/08/06 02:32 PM 06/08/06 02:32 PM |
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 99 Chicago, IL Krisu13 OP
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Posts: 99 Chicago, IL | I have an aluminum storage box on my trailer where I keep the main, jib and spinnaker. The trailer sits on the beach right next to my N6.0. I noticed that during those hot days temperature inside that aluminum box gets up to 90 – 100 deg.
Does the temperature have any negative effect on the sail life while it is stored in the trailer? I always dry my sail before it goes in the sail bag and trailer. There is no need to wash them before storage, I sail in fresh water of Lake Michigan.
Thanx Kris
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[Re: Krisu13]
#77237 06/08/06 03:31 PM 06/08/06 03:31 PM |
Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,884 Detroit, MI mbounds
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Posts: 1,884 Detroit, MI | Does the temperature have any negative effect on the sail life while it is stored in the trailer? You bet it does - over time. Does the phrase "store in a cool, dry place" ring a bell? Sunlight, heat and moisture are your sails' worst enemies. | | | Re: Sail storage on the beach
[Re: Rolf_Nilsen]
#77241 06/09/06 07:38 AM 06/09/06 07:38 AM |
Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 99 Chicago, IL Krisu13 OP
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Posts: 99 Chicago, IL | “I assume that we are not talking about old style dacron, cotton, flax or wool sails for a N6.0” The main in one of mylar-based sails. So far I had no problem with that main but I had to replace see through window in jib. The window just cracked like glass – it was brittle to the point that you could break it just by twisting it. But it was not the original sail that came with the boat. The original jib is still in good shape and it is stored in the same box.
So what are the other solutions to store sails on the beach. I really do not like the idea of carrying those sails with me every time I go sailing. They take too much space in the car.
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#77245 06/09/06 09:13 AM 06/09/06 09:13 AM |
Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 12,310 South Carolina Jake
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Posts: 12,310 South Carolina | Hey, that's not a bad idea if you can afford it. My monoslug has a solar powered vent in the forward hatch that does a surprising job keeping the boat fresh. You could mount something like this in the top front of the box (where it gets sunlight) combined with some sort of vent at the rear and I bet it would be good to keep it cool several degrees. Solar Vent
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#77246 06/10/06 08:42 AM 06/10/06 08:42 AM |
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 805 Gainesville, FL 32607 USA dacarls
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Posts: 805 Gainesville, FL 32607 USA | If the beach-box sails are trashed, the boat will be following rapidly. Covering my Florida boats with a tarp has kept them dry inside, alive for 30 years & the sails too. (they are Non-racing sails obviously). Not talking Resurrection Day here!
Dacarls: A-class USA 196, USA 21, H18, H16 "Nothing that's any good works by itself. You got to make the damn thing work"- Thomas Edison
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