new mainsail

[Fabien C]

Fabien: Second, a kind nearby sailmaker, with the old sail to copy the curves, I don't expect any problems.

That's what I've done. . .  but I wait for two weeks now, and they haven't finished the repair & done a quotation yet. . .   :-\

PS You may laugh at my French - especially those of you who are French or did A level French!

It seems like my english, isn't it? ;-)

[JimC]

Will, I was grinning at your english translation of your french, which reads like a native french speaker's...

[Will_Lee]

The French is the Venn diagram of things I want to say and things I CAN say. The literal back translation was to help the French speakers in case I had bollocksed it up.

Fabien - Bien. Envoyez les pix quand elle arrive SVP.

W

[roland_trim]

Pour ta grande voile je suggere: 1er, le c-tech mais c'est difficile d'importer cette choses.

Je pense que vous faites une erreur?
Sûrement parler à Fyfe, pas C-tech?

I was predicted an F at GCSE French and scraped a B (my teacher was furious).
Admit to using Google to correct the "faite" to "faites" and softening the imperitive in the second line.

[Fabien C]

I just came back from the sailmaker.    As I had no news, I said that I was coming this afternoon to take the sail back, even if it wouldn't be repaired.   So they do it but no quotation.   They haven't ever cut a skiff sail.   .   .   .     they took no dimensions.   .   .   

Two months ago, I've asked to Laurent Thouvenin (who brought back Primalscream to France) to make a new mainsail for solo handing whit a light jib of "Défi Français 1992" I had.   The tissue is as new.   I just call him to ask for a "normal" mainsail.      I think it's - for the moment- the best solution and will wait for solo handing.         

Thanks for all answers guys!
I'll post photos as soon as I'll get the new sail.         

[Will_Lee]

Roland - as 2 English speakers, why don't we communicate in English, eh?

[Hayley_Trim]

R's English is probably less comprehensible than his French at present. Or at least more liable to misinterpretation.   

[Torchy]

How about if I throw in some pidgin Spanish amigos?

Es el pajero, es el avion? No, es el Perro Loco

[Will_Lee]

Fabien - Bien. Envoyez les pix quand elle arrive SVP.

Fabien - Bien. Envoyez les pix quand elles arrivent SVP.

 

(still may be very wrong...)

How did we get into this anyway?

[roland_trim]

Fabien,
Tim U. and I have been repairing sails he has fallen through on his RS 700 with this:
http://www.3mselect.co.uk/p-2747-3m-adhesive-transfer-tape-950-50m-roll.aspx#details
Tim has been sailing his 700 for a few months with a main held together in only this way.


Step 1 - Glue strip to spare piece of sailcloth (same as sail being repaired)
Step 2 - Trim cloth to size of glue.
Step 3 - Roll out sail on a flat dry surface (ensure sail is dry). Place your repair tape over sail with 50mm+ overlap to break
Step 4 - Repeat on other side
Step 5 - Iron with a towel to protect sail from overheating  (iron -  http://artofmanliness.com/2011/04/06/how-to-iron-shirt/)

[Stuberry]

I do not aprove of that shirt ironing technique.

[phil_kirk]

Nice sail repair technique.

I always iron shirts collar, cuffs sleaves then main bit.

[Graham Bridle]

Wacth out Phil, Sarah is using your account again 

[phil_kirk]

Thanks for pointing that out Graham. 

I don't do cleaning though until the dust in the garage is likely to affect any carbon work. 

[Fabien C]

Fabien - Bien. Envoyez les pix quand elle arrive SVP.

Fabien - Bien. Envoyez les pix quand elles arrivent SVP.

 

(still may be very wrong...)

How did we get into this anyway?

the french sailmaker repaired the sail, but never make a quotation for a newone. The mainsail broke just above the repair 3 navs later.
I'll order a new suit here : http://www.dynamicsails.com/