On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 17:43:23 GMT, "Thomas Wentworth"
wrote:

I have been reading Don Casey's book about repair, and upkeep of sailing
yachts. He recommends getting a sewing machine so that sails, covers,
dodgers, etc can be repaired, made etc by the boat owner.

I don't know anything about sewing machines.

Where would I get one? How much should one cost? What brands are good? Is
this something I can get on ebay?

Any help ?

Thanks,


Start by looking at the Sailrite machines (www.sailrite.com). You can
educate yourself fairly well there. Then, if your budget requires,
you can start looking for similar features in a cheaper machine. I
have a Sailrite Sailmaker that I got used. I am very pleased with it,
but you can get a very good machine for a lot less.

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