Repairs on Deck
11 July 2011 | Santa Elena
Periodically I have featured Connies sewing projects. Awnings for the boat, jerry jug covers, sun shades etc. Today (actually last Friday) we (connie, I just move the material) repaired the genoa. This sail had ripped along the leach during our crossing prompting us to haul it down and cut off the flogging bits while at sea. Today we repaired the sail, but as you can see this is a large sail so we decided to move the sewing machine to the deck and leave it partially attached to the head sail. We ran out of the proper material so we substituted sunbrella to serve as the UV protection while furled.
Just another example of how we just sit around on "vacation"
Sail is up and worked well for the crossing but like your worn out kids clothes you can only keep mending for just so long before you need a new suit of clothes.