[Rhodes22-list] Sail Repairs

[Michael Corley]

Yes, I used their Ford City facility.  There are instructions on their web
site and in their book about how to fold and ship.  I used UPS.  Shipping
was easier than I thought as it takes no padding.  I think it cost me about
$30.  Someone else on the list gave a breakdown of their costs in dealing
with Sailcare.  Hardest part was taking the sails off the furlers and
putting them back on afterwards.  They came back in a much smaller box than
I shipped them out in.  If you can find a local sail loft that is price
competitive use them, but there is a lot to be said for Sailcare's
proprietary cleaning process.  They use some type of machine.  For a
cruising boat I would not professionally clean the sails till they needed
it.

Mike
S/V Ranger
Hampton Roads

On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 5:48 PM, Chris Cowie <ccowie at cowieassociates.com>wrote:

> Is this the "sailcare" you used?
>
> Sail Care - 410 9th Street, Ford City, PA 16226 * Phone 800-433-7245 * Fax
> 724-763-2229 * info at sailcare.com
>
> How often should the sails be cleaned?  My sails are going into their third
> season, the main stays stowed in the mast as the rigging is in place through
> the winter and the genoa gets stowed in my basement during the off season.
>  I assume it is not good to clean the sails every season as this would
> remove water repellant?  I plan to have the sails cleaned and inspected
> after the third season.
>
> How are the sails packaged to send to sailcare?  I assume there are
> probably some pretty qualified sail lofts in the Annapolis MD area that
> would eliminate the need to ship?
>
> Christopher P. Cowie
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org [mailto:
> rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Michael Corley
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 10:44 AM
> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List
> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sail Repairs
>
> I had my R22 sails done by Sailcare two years ago and replaced the window
> and sunbrella on the genoa and patch two small holes on the main.  Think it
> ran about $800 and that was with their winter discount they offer every
> fall.  Send them your sails by Dec 15th and they give you a 10 or 15%
> discount.  They do a good job and will examine your sails for any necessary
> repairs, but took about a month longer than estimated.
>
> Mike
> S/V Ranger
> 99 Rhodes
>
> On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 11:51 AM, elle <watermusic38 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Carol,
> > We have also used Sailcare in the past for repairs on the main of out H
> 30
> > and they did very good work...and the one part of the repair that we were
> > not pleased with, they redid & covered all shipping expenses.
> > they are usually at the Annapolis boat show so you can meet (I believe it
> > is ) Mr. Toy. I don't recall whether he is owner or mgr.
> > Do give them a call & see what they can do for you.
> >
> > Beer is good....people are crazy
> >
> > 1992 Rhodes 22    Recycled '06"Watermusic"  {Lady in Red}
> >
> > --- On Mon, 2/7/11, Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:
> >
> > From: Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net>
> > Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Sail Repairs
> > To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> > Date: Monday, February 7, 2011, 3:12 PM
> >
> > Hi Carol,
> > How extensive are the repairs needed? If it's just a bit of
> > stitching, anyone with a heavy duty sewing machine and the right type
> > of thread can do it. When we wanted our genoa refurbished and cleaned
> > a few years back, we had the aforementioned SailCare do the work.
> > They revised the luff for a different furler, replaced the sunbrella
> > and telltails and repaired the stitching. I don't recall the
> > breakdown of the cost because we also bought and new furler and
> > forestay from them but their price and the work was good.
> >
> > Best,
> > Mary Lou
> > 1991 R22 Fretless
> > Rock Hall, MD
> >
> >
> > At 02:01 PM 2/7/2011, you wrote:
> > >I need to have some repairs done on the genoa for my Rhodes. Does
>  Pamela
> > >still do any of that? I haven't been on the list much, so I don't know
> if
> > >she's still around. If not, what company do you recommend for
> > >repairs?  Thanks!
> > >
> > >Carol (Nixon) Eddy
> > >s/v Painkiller
> > >Colorado
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