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Denis Marier
 
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Default How do we clean sheets?

Is there an easy way to clean sheets.
I have tried soaking them in soapy water for 48 hours with poor results.
The other thing that I am having a hard time to clean is the mooring
pennant. At the end of the season (mid October) the mooring pennant is full
of scum accompanied with marine growth.





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For my head sail sheets (without thimbles or other hardware) I put them in a
large knit laundry bag and wash them in my domestic washing machine. Mild
soap is good enough.

I don't recommend drying or even tumbling them in the dryer. Too much
abrasion ( I would suspect).

I don't know of any method of softening up anchor line which has been in sea
water for a period of time. The heavy line seems to retain the S/W and that
seems to make the line stiff.


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Is there an easy way to clean sheets.
I have tried soaking them in soapy water for 48 hours with poor results.
The other thing that I am having a hard time to clean is the mooring
pennant. At the end of the season (mid October) the mooring pennant is
full
of scum accompanied with marine growth.






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Braid them and put them in a front loading washer at a laundrymat. TIDE
detergent
works best followed by some Downey.

Doug

"Denis Marier" wrote in message
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Is there an easy way to clean sheets.
I have tried soaking them in soapy water for 48 hours with poor results.
The other thing that I am having a hard time to clean is the mooring
pennant. At the end of the season (mid October) the mooring pennant is
full
of scum accompanied with marine growth.






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bleach

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Using bleach for cleaning sheets can it impair their tensile strength and
promote premature breaking?

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Not if you want them to stay strong. Bleach will weaken them for no
advantage.

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bleach



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