[Rhodes22-list] Tanbark sails

[Steven Alm]

I used to sail on a 50' wooden schooner that had traditional cotton
tanbark sails.  I liked the ruddy color but I especially liked the
musky smell and oily feel--like oil skin raincoats. The tanbark-like
color used on Dacron is not dyed with the same stuff, has no smell or
oily feel.  Its use on Dacron is just for looks and like Richard
notes, probably reduces its life.

Slim

On Nov 26, 2007 10:19 AM, Richard Smith <sailnut at att.net> wrote:
> Actually its a throw back to the days of cotton sails.  Dying them with a
> vegetable dye provided ultraviolet protection.
>
> The opposite is true today.  Dying a Dacron sail (because of high temp
> necessary) weakens them.
>
> Richard Smith
>
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