Boat Full of Sail!
21 August 2011
I pulled the lapper off the roller furling to mend. I suppose I should have dug out the sewing machine ahead of time, but it had been working so nicely.....who would have thought that it would be otherwise! Well The sail is draped over everything inside while I am slowly hand sewing the UV cover back on. Between a bit of chafing and going to windward, the stitching has pulled out of the hem. I feel lucky that there are no rips, but this little project that I estimated would take 20 minutes tops.....well....now the new finish date will be this week sometime.....I hope! So, are you still wondering what I do with all that "spare time"?
I really can't complain too much as this machine (Ultrafeed Zig-Zag) from Sailrite) has performed well for the last 16 years or so! I will be ordering the exact machine again....hoping for another 15 years! By the way, Sailrite has been a great company to work with over the years.
It is more costly to send the sewing machine back to the states for repairs than it will be to order a new one. shipping anything over seas is very expensive and this machine weighs over 40 lbs. I estimate just the shipping one way will be in the $300-$400 range.
Chuck is enjoying his visit back in Alaska. I'm not sure he's going to "enjoy" carting a new sewing machine back to Fiji....!!!!