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Hi Dave:
The best reason not to wash sails in a washing machine is that Dacron
sailcloth is impregnated with resins to give it shape holding stiffness.
Any agitation in a washing machine will tend to break down the resins and
cause the sail to lose shape. Think of letting the sail luff for 15 minutes
or so. To wash, spread the sail out on a grassy lawn or any clean soft
surface and handwash the sail using a very soft brush and good detergent.
Wash both sides, rinse, and hang to dry.
Hope this helps,
Mac Davis
Kelpie, WWP #804, Aripeka, FL
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Lang" <chrdvd@gte.net>
To: "ww potter" <wwpotter@tscnet.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2000 11:21 PM
Subject: Washing sails
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> Greetings,
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> I remember some conversation some time ago about the best way to clean a
> sail. What was the verdict, or were there several as usual. I was just
going
> to throw it in the washer. I have a front loading one which just dumps it
> around instead of a twisting action. Is there any good reason why I
> shouldn't do this?
>
> Dave Lang P15 Hull#554 "Go West" sailing out of Long Beach CA.
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