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doublereefed
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Initially Posted - 06/14/2019 :  16:58:15  Show Profile
I won’t get my sail cover back for a week. How bad is it to leave the flaked main out in the sun like that for a week?
'95 C250 WB #61
Midway, UT

GaryB
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Response Posted - 06/14/2019 :  18:42:27  Show Profile
It shouldn't be an issue. If you were on a long cruise it would be exposed anyway.

Also, being as far North as you are the sun won't be near as harsh as it is down here in SE Texas. I've noticed over the years boats of the same vintage but from farther North always seem to have better looking gelcoat and overall look better.

Maybe you could purchase a cheap tarp and wrap it up?

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Edited by - GaryB on 06/14/2019 18:43:15
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Voyager
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Response Posted - 06/14/2019 :  22:07:59  Show Profile
My sailcover wasn’t handy for a week in early May so I took my boom tent and wrapped it over the sail. The nice thing about it is the material is Sunbrella fabric so it’s waterproof. A tarp would also work.
My twin goals were (a) prevent sun and dirt exposure and (b) keep it dry. If the sail got wet and was folded over itself, I was concerned that it would get moldy and mildewed underneath.
Water can be very destructive, even with Dacron.
Bruce Ross
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TakeFive
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Response Posted - 06/15/2019 :  04:40:36  Show Profile
Sunbrella loses its water repellancy over time, so it’s a good idea to check it. 303 Fabric Protectant restores it. You can also find others that are less expensive.
Rick S., Swarthmore, PA
PO of Take Five, 1998 Catalina 250WK #348 (relocated to Baltimore's Inner Harbor)
New owner of 2001 Catalina 34MkII #1535 Breakin' Away (at Rock Hall Landing Marina)
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doublereefed
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Response Posted - 06/16/2019 :  07:38:09  Show Profile
Thank you for all the info, particularly about Sunbrella. In the end, we just loosely rolled the main up around the battens, then slide it forward out of the bolt rope slot on the boom. (Plus some messing around with the reefing line.) It's down below, ready to be re-installed when the cover arrives.
'95 C250 WB #61
Midway, UT
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