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15 February 2017

Wordless Wednesday | Salvaging Old Sails

 




Wordless Wednesday is supposed to be about posting a photo(s) without any words. But, I'm a rule breaker, so here are a few words:

1 - The headsail on our Moody 346 sailboat is probably the original one. That makes it 30 years old. 

2 - We need to buy a new one, but we're putting off the purchase until next season. They're expensive.

3 - The previous owners had the headsail repaired before, but it needs some more help. Time to break out my trusty Sailrite sewing machine and do some restitching.  

What words does this picture(s) bring to your mind when you look at it?

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28 comments:

  1. Deb Nance at ReaderbuzzFebruary 15, 2017 at 4:29 AM

    Pretty important to have a strong sail, I think.

    https://readerbuzz.blogspot.com/2017/02/the-texas-star.html

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  2. Alex J. CavanaughFebruary 15, 2017 at 4:53 AM

    Thirty year old sails? That's impressive.

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    1. The Cynical SailorFebruary 17, 2017 at 5:00 AM

      It's impressive on one level, but on another it probably means it's time to be replaced.

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  3. SandeeFebruary 15, 2017 at 7:10 AM

    Oh this reminds me of tedious, hard work. You'll get it done. I do know how expensive they are though. Very.

    Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. ☺

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    1. The Cynical SailorFebruary 17, 2017 at 5:00 AM

      It took longer than I thought, but I did get it done.

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  4. TheCambriansFebruary 15, 2017 at 7:38 AM

    Wow. That is impressive. I wish ours looked that clean!

    Stephanie @ SV CAMBRIA

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  5. Kathe W.February 15, 2017 at 7:39 AM

    Quilting! Good job repairing makes "cents"! Have a lovely day sailing!

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  6. ParulFebruary 15, 2017 at 8:12 AM

    Good one! I thought this needs a bit work. Good one :)

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  7. LittleCunningPlan.comFebruary 15, 2017 at 8:19 AM

    These photos remind me of all the work we still have left to do. Shhh. I'm trying to nap.

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    1. The Cynical SailorFebruary 17, 2017 at 5:03 AM

      Reading sailing blogs can interfere with your life sometimes :-)

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  8. Anabel MarshFebruary 15, 2017 at 2:26 PM

    I read that as savaging, but I see what you mean now.....

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    1. The Cynical SailorFebruary 17, 2017 at 5:04 AM

      That's funny :-) It kind of felt like savaging it when I was trying to wrestle it in the machine.

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  9. UnknownFebruary 15, 2017 at 2:34 PM

    Wish I could go sailing--- hope you get a new sail soon :)

    Damyanti

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  10. L. Diane WolfeFebruary 15, 2017 at 4:08 PM

    I imagine it's the same as with a hot air balloon - you don't want any holes in it. I hope it lasts another season for you.

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    1. The Cynical SailorFebruary 17, 2017 at 5:04 AM

      That's a very good analogy. We sure hope it holds out too.

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  11. Handmade Jewelry HavenFebruary 15, 2017 at 7:39 PM

    30 years!! Wow! You will have that stitched up in no time with your trusty sewing machine in its fancy duck tape custom case! ;)

    - Lisa

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    1. The Cynical SailorFebruary 17, 2017 at 5:05 AM

      How funny you remember the very fancy custom case :-)

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  12. Tonja DreckerFebruary 16, 2017 at 5:20 AM

    It seems like a sail that could tell many interesting stories.

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  13. LiesbetFebruary 16, 2017 at 7:56 AM

    That's pretty old for a sail! I hope it doesn't blow out on you during a squall. Luckily, you have a machine to take care of rips! We never had a sewing machine, but always managed to pay someone a little bit of money to get things fixed or re-stitched. And once, we bought a new jib.

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    1. The Cynical SailorFebruary 17, 2017 at 5:06 AM

      We hope it doesn't blow out too :-) I've got all sorts of sail repair stuff on board. Let's hope I don't have to use it.

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  14. Jenny BaranickFebruary 17, 2017 at 12:14 AM

    I wish I could sew!

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  15. WendyFebruary 18, 2017 at 3:07 AM

    Well it looks as if it was made in the UK so I'm glad it's lasted so long :)

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