The Sail Repair Manual by Jim Grant

A must-have for your boating library, The Sail Repair Manual will help you be self-sufficient by being able to repair your own sails at sea or at home. You will learn hand-stitching techniques as well as how to adjust a home sewing machine to sew through heavy sailcloth. Procedures discussed include: sail patching and repair, methods for correcting draft and seaming flaws, sail cleaning and size modifications. Instructions are all given step-by-step with illustrations.

Cover: Softcover
Pages: 70
Detailed illustrations
3rd Edition, 1992

The Sail Repair Manual Includes:

• Homemaker’s Sewing Machine to Make and Repair Sails
• Fine Tuning a Sewing Machine
• Hand Stitching Methods
• Practicing on a Ditty Bag, Repairs and Recutting
• Cleaning Sails