can you dye a sail?
 

Ahoy, I have brown Tanbark sails but I'm getting a new foresail to go
on my newly fitted bowsprit. As I can't afford a new Tanbark sail I
was told I could match my existing color scheme by taking an old white
sail and dying it with Mahogany wood stain of some sort and it would
last about 25 years. (the color anyway). This is from people who made
sails for a living but they are no longer in the area. Has anyone
tried this and if so what kind of stain did you use?
Thanks again,
All-the-way-Ray.

can you dye a sail?
 

I have no idea if this will work ... but if it does :::::::::: Tie-dye!


"ray lunder" wrote in message
...
Ahoy, I have brown Tanbark sails but I'm getting a new foresail to go
on my newly fitted bowsprit. As I can't afford a new Tanbark sail I
was told I could match my existing color scheme by taking an old white
sail and dying it with Mahogany wood stain of some sort and it would
last about 25 years. (the color anyway). This is from people who made
sails for a living but they are no longer in the area. Has anyone
tried this and if so what kind of stain did you use?
Thanks again,
All-the-way-Ray.

can you dye a sail?
 

ray lunder wrote:
Ahoy, I have brown Tanbark sails but I'm getting a new foresail to go
on my newly fitted bowsprit. As I can't afford a new Tanbark sail I
was told I could match my existing color scheme by taking an old white
sail and dying it with Mahogany wood stain of some sort and it would
last about 25 years. (the color anyway). This is from people who made
sails for a living but they are no longer in the area. Has anyone
tried this and if so what kind of stain did you use?
Thanks again,
All-the-way-Ray.

How much is the diff between tanbark and white sails now? When I was
buying they were costed identically.

can you dye a sail?
 

On Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:54:43 -0700, Paul Cassel
wrote:

ray lunder wrote:
Ahoy, I have brown Tanbark sails but I'm getting a new foresail to go
on my newly fitted bowsprit. As I can't afford a new Tanbark sail I
was told I could match my existing color scheme by taking an old white
sail and dying it with Mahogany wood stain of some sort and it would
last about 25 years. (the color anyway). This is from people who made
sails for a living but they are no longer in the area. Has anyone
tried this and if so what kind of stain did you use?
Thanks again,
All-the-way-Ray.

How much is the diff between tanbark and white sails now? When I was
buying they were costed identically.

But that's NEW, right? I looking at a $90 used sail I can dye, not a
boutique $2000+ headsail.

can you dye a sail?
 

On Feb 12, 4:24 am, ray lunder wrote:
Ahoy, I have brown Tanbark sails but I'm getting a new foresail to go
on my newly fitted bowsprit. As I can't afford a new Tanbark sail I
was told I could match my existing color scheme by taking an old white
sail and dying it with Mahogany wood stain of some sort and it would
last about 25 years. (the color anyway). This is from people who made
sails for a living but they are no longer in the area. Has anyone
tried this and if so what kind of stain did you use?
Thanks again,
All-the-way-Ray.

AArggg !
Let er color be. A vessel of fortune looks not to the fancy color of a
sail ploondered. Rather if it snaps sharply when coming about from
HMS!

can you dye a sail?
 

On 13 Feb 2007 08:31:48 -0800, "Bob" wrote:

On Feb 12, 4:24 am, ray lunder wrote:
Ahoy, I have brown Tanbark sails but I'm getting a new foresail to go
on my newly fitted bowsprit. As I can't afford a new Tanbark sail I
was told I could match my existing color scheme by taking an old white
sail and dying it with Mahogany wood stain of some sort and it would
last about 25 years. (the color anyway). This is from people who made
sails for a living but they are no longer in the area. Has anyone
tried this and if so what kind of stain did you use?
Thanks again,
All-the-way-Ray.

AArggg !
Let er color be. A vessel of fortune looks not to the fancy color of a
sail ploondered. Rather if it snaps sharply when coming about from
HMS!

Oh boy, I can see this is a dyeing thread,..