If you have a friend with a hottub/whirlpool bath, outside preferably, you
can stuff them in there with cleaning agents(soap, non chlorine bleach ect)
for a couple of hours and they will come out clean. The water in the tub
will have to be changed before human occupation of course, but that may be
cheaper than 75 bucks.
"J Bard" wrote in message
ink.net...
My sailmaker wanted $75 to clean my mainsail ...Can I just take it to
a commercial laundry and throw it into a washing machine ? It's about
15
years old and Dacron.
Any need to worry about detergents ?

Buy a bottle of Sail Bath and soak the sail in your bathtub for 24 hrs
agatating a few times during that period. After 24 hrs empty the water and
refil the tub to rinse. Tough part is getting the sail out of the house to dry
without dumping water in route.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"No shirt, no skirt, full service"

Loco commented: Tough part is getting the sail out of the house to dry

That's why you stuff it through the bathroom window.....
without dumping water in route.


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katysails
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Kirie Elite 32
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"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

On 02 Feb 2004 16:29:32 GMT, (SAIL LOCO) wrote this
crap:

Buy a bottle of Sail Bath and soak the sail in your bathtub for 24 hrs
agatating a few times during that period. After 24 hrs empty the water and
refil the tub to rinse. Tough part is getting the sail out of the house to dry
without dumping water in route.

How do you fit your sail in a bathtub? On my 25' Hunter, I would have
been able to fit only the smallest jib in a standard bathtub.




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Horvath stumbled:=20
How do you fit your sail in a bathtub? On my 25' Hunter, I would have
been able to fit only the smallest jib in a standard bathtub.

Duh...Horvy...stuff it.....
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katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Don't tell Horass to stuff it... that's mean.

"katysails" wrote in message
...
Horvath stumbled:
How do you fit your sail in a bathtub? On my 25' Hunter, I would have
been able to fit only the smallest jib in a standard bathtub.

Duh...Horvy...stuff it.....
--
katysails
s/v Chanteuse
Kirie Elite 32
http://katysails.tripod.com

"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax
and get used to the idea." - Robert A. Heinlein

Oh my gosh... I almost missed it. Not only are you so stupid that
you bought the hunter crap you now "sail," you weren't smart enough
to learn from your mistake the first time you bought a hunter crap.

"Horvath" wrote in message
...
On 02 Feb 2004 16:29:32 GMT, (SAIL LOCO) wrote this
crap:

Buy a bottle of Sail Bath and soak the sail in your bathtub for 24 hrs
agatating a few times during that period. After 24 hrs empty the water
and
refil the tub to rinse. Tough part is getting the sail out of the house
to dry
without dumping water in route.

How do you fit your sail in a bathtub? On my 25' Hunter, I would have
been able to fit only the smallest jib in a standard bathtub.




This signature is now the ultimate power in the universe

How do you fit your sail in a bathtub? On my 25' Hunter, I would have
been able to fit only the smallest jib in a standard bathtub.

Well I doubt if I could get my main or 155 in the tub but it might be possible.
I get my 1000 sq. ft. chute in there.
S/V Express 30 "Ringmaster"
"No shirt, no skirt, full service"

"Horvath" Terd in my Pants@Fart whiffer.com wrote



I sail my Hunter in a standard bathtub.