Given the light weight of ‘Sticky back’( presumed to be plastic type film that
serves as a sail cover when the head sail is furled), I doubt that it is the
problem with your leech. (Before I went with a furling sock, I had new carbon
sails that had something similar on them for UV protection—
My current Dacron Jib has Insignia sticky-back on the leech, which I am not
happy with. I wonder if anyone else following this has Sticky-Back as a
UV, and if they have noticed they have a frisbee leech? I would have
expected the leech to be needing some leech line adjustment by now, but I
have
up the sails when the
> wind picks up.
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> Bacon’s told me th
FWIW, my local sailmaker told me that socks beat up the sails when the wind
picks up.
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Bacon’s told me their price
Also has the benefit that it doesn't add weight to the leach of the
sail, which can be important in light wind. As well,
there is less of a chance your furled sail will unwind in a
wind...because it is encased in the sockso the sock has to fail as well.
The drawback of course is you have
Bacon’s told me their price for the material had recently doubled, so socks
probably cost more too.
On the other hand a sock works for ALL sails, not just one, and you can get it
repaired without dragging the whole sail into the loft.
Joe
Coquina
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