Re: telltales in jib

Gordon (hlg@pacbell.net)
Wed, 24 Mar 1999 11:22:26 -0800

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West Wight Potter Website at URL
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>Hello all,
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> I read that to put telltales in your sail you can use a hot awl
>to burn a hole in the sail, then pull a piece of yarn through. My concern is
>will this hurt the integrity of the sail. Anyone tried this?

Dave:

I have yarn telltales on my working jib but don't recall how I made the
holes. I may have used an awl but not a hot one. Haven't had any
deterioration, but the hot awl sounds like a better idea since it would
probably fuse the threads together to prevent any unraveling. It might
require a light touch to keep from melting a hole larger than needed.

Anything new on your Catalina plans?

Harry Gordon
P14 #234, Manatee
Mountain View, CA