[Rhodes22-list] Tanbark sails - Bob Skinner and Michael T.

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Bob Skinner asked, "I like the look of tanbark sails, but did not suspect
that they have different functional 
characteristics.  Are you saying that tanbark sails last longer than white
ones?  And what is the tanbark "style" that you refer to."

Bob,
     Tankbark refers to a dye used originally to color cotton used in sails
and today is a dye used in dacron.  It was alleged to originally used to add
UV resistance to cotton.  Style is old fashioned, you know like like an old
school socialist who does not understand captialism as the basis for freedom
and human growth.
See the following:

http://www.duckworksbbs.com/sailmaking/sc-tan/index.htm 

and:

http://www.dabblersails.com/index.html

Michael T., see this comment:

http://www.boatkb.com/Uwe/Forum.aspx/sailing/2017/Neal-s-new-Sails

Ed K
Greenville, SC, USA
“You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating
jellybeans.” Ronald Reagan

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