[Rhodes22-list] Sail Repairs

Thu Feb 10 10:54:02 EST 2011

I believe that's their only facility. Their process not only cleans 
but adds something back into the sail that stiffens it. Our genoa was 
not only dirty and in need of some repairs but the sailcloth had 
softened with use. The cleaned sail sail was not like new but it was 
a significant improvement. Of course the sail has stretched some too 
and their process does not improve that.

Anyone thinking of using Sailcare should note that it is a small 
business with a lot of business. There can be backlogs, equipment 
failures and mistakes (which as far as I've heard, they've always 
made right) that can slow down the process of you getting your sails 
back. Make sure you allow some time on the back end - over their 
estimated time, just in case. When they did work for us, we bought a 
furling unit from them and had a new forestay made. They shipped 
things back to us in several lots and the forestay was the last to 
come - and it was the wrong size wire which made the upper fitting to 
big for the masthead fitting. They took it back and made it right but 
because they use an outside supplier for the rigging it took a few 
more weeks before we got our forestay. We didn't miss any sailing 
tome because of it and used them again to clean a sail a couple of years later.

Best,
Mary Lou
1991 R22 Fretless
Rock Hall, MD

At 09:27 AM 2/10/2011, you wrote:
>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
> >
> >
> > Please consider the environment before printing this email.
> >
> >
> > -----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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