Painted UV protection? https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.practical-sailor.com/sails-rigging-deckgear/the-case-of-the-painted-jib%3Famp%3D1
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 21, 2022, at 7:54 AM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I think I am going to use the sew-on cover again, the sock seems a little > involved. Last time I had a UV cover done it was $500 or so, inflation sucks. > I am going to ask around a few places. One thing that can bug you about an > old boat is fixing the same stuff over and over. I am after batteries again > and that isn’t going to be cheap either just like the last time or the one > before that or the one before that………………………………………………………. > > To make it even worse, going to Saint Michael’s on Saturday the wind was > CRANKING from astern, way too much for the spinnaker, the genoa is in the > shop, and I don’t even have my working jib anymore. We ended up using just > the main and that was good for hitting 8 knots, but the balance was terrible. > Steering a straight line and not rounding up was a bit of a challenge. > In hindsight dragging out the storm jib would have been worth it for balance. > Joe > Coquina >
