[Rhodes22-list] Polyester Dacron Thread for Sail Repair

[Roger Pihlaja]

Byran,

The term "polyester twine" means a cord of two or more polyester threads
twisted or braided together.  Dacron is the Dupont Corp's trademark name for
polyester.  Normally, for hand stitched repairs, twine is favored over
thread because the number of stitches per inch is less than if the repair is
made with a sewing machine.  Because of the fewer number of stitches per
inch, the required tensile strength per stitch is greater, hence the use of
twine vs. thread.

You can buy both polyester twine & thread at Boat US & Sailrite.

Good luck!

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bryan Childs" <bchilds1 at peoplepc.com>
To: <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 2:48 PM
Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Polyester Dacron Thread for Sail Repair


> I have been searching for some polyester Dacron thread to repair my Genny.
I have the cloth but I am in need of the thread.  I see that West Marine has
a sail repair kit that has the thread, cloth and needles.  They call it
polyester twine - I am not sure what twine means?
>
> Is there a place on the web ( I have been searching) where I can buy the
thread?
>
> Thanks.
>
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