aardvarkash10 1,064 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Just got back from 9 days sailing around the gulf with the filthiest sails this side of a Pirates of the Carribbean franchise. Headsail UV strip is green like it's been rubbed with lawn clippings, and the main has brown stains from nesting wildlife. What's the bet way to deal with this? Is there a sail drycleaning service? Do they iron them as well? Or do I break out the wet n forget and spend the afternoon with a water blaster? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ex Elly 221 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Fill a wheelie bin with water and nappy san. Throw your sail in for a while! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LBD 167 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 2 hours ago, aardvarkash10 said: Just got back from 9 days sailing around the gulf with the filthiest sails this side of a Pirates of the Carribbean franchise. Headsail UV strip is green like it's been rubbed with lawn clippings, and the main has brown stains from nesting wildlife. What's the bet way to deal with this? Is there a sail drycleaning service? Do they iron them as well? Or do I break out the wet n forget and spend the afternoon with a water blaster? Use em more and let the sunlight/UV/dry air do the job for you naturally 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,064 Posted May 16 Author Share Posted May 16 51 minutes ago, LBD said: Use em more and let the sunlight/UV/dry air do the job for you naturally That would be great but, life. Also, Clevedon River. So nutrient rich, you can grow potatoes in the airspace over the water 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vivaldi 55 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 Water blasting will do most of it. That’s what you get when you take them to a sailmaker for cleaning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LBD 167 Posted May 16 Share Posted May 16 16 hours ago, aardvarkash10 said: That would be great but, life. Also, Clevedon River. So nutrient rich, you can grow potatoes in the airspace over the water Mine were fairly green also when I bought the boat from Bayswater.... but a year on with plenty of use around Nelson, sun and salt spray, they are looking nice and no green or red tinge to be seen. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 1,064 Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 Sunshine capital Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 677 Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 As much as a pain it is.Being up a river,clevedon/tamiki. Use to take sails off if we knew wernt using the yacht for a month or so.We got a lot of black from the panmure bridge, tyre rubber?? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SanFran 13 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 On 16/05/2024 at 4:06 PM, ex Elly said: Fill a wheelie bin with water and nappy san. Throw your sail in for a while! I like that idea Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,686 Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 I'll need a bigger wheelie bin Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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