To stitch or not to stitch - luff pocket tear

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MobZ
MobZ
NSW
538 posts
NSW, 538 posts
26 Nov 2023 11:27pm
If it aint broke i should never fix. Because my fixes often make unbroke broke more.
Mast goes in past this tear no worries. But i'd like to skip the rigging step of walking around to thread it through.
Would hand stitching loosely be the go?
Could it get worse if my stitching pulls it apart more?



mark62
mark62
511 posts
511 posts
26 Nov 2023 9:43pm
For a quick fix, a bit of iron on Dacron will sort this out, and if you get some red Dacron, even better.
LasserDrakar
LasserDrakar
40 posts
40 posts
26 Nov 2023 9:45pm
You could stich a patch that starts on the outside then goes in so it's stitched on the inside for the top side. That way there would be no ridge that could get caught when pushing in the mast.
powersloshin
powersloshin
NSW
1855 posts
NSW, 1855 posts
27 Nov 2023 6:07am
you will need a curved needle, unless it's close to the boom cutout
MobZ
MobZ
NSW
538 posts
NSW, 538 posts
27 Nov 2023 10:24pm
mark62 said..
For a quick fix, a bit of iron on Dacron will sort this out, and if you get some red Dacron, even better.


My computer can find a million repair tapes, but no 'iron on dacron'.
John340
John340
QLD
3429 posts
QLD, 3429 posts
27 Nov 2023 11:01pm
MobZ said..


mark62 said..
For a quick fix, a bit of iron on Dacron will sort this out, and if you get some red Dacron, even better.




My computer can find a million repair tapes, but no 'iron on dacron'.



I don't know about iron on but you can get self adhesive Dacron from Whitworths
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