Oct 2018
The headsail stitching has come loose again on the
sacrificial. Simple repair but then my
Sailrite starts acting up. I check all
the usual things I am supposed to check.
They are ok. I ask the Sailrite
Facebook group. I am very detailed in
letting them know what I have already checked and tried. Many go ahead and suggest those same things
despite my detailed post. Sigh! I contact Sailright directly via email. I explain in detail and mention that I don’t
have the bandwidth for videos. They
reply back, suggesting I look at the video links below. Sigh.
I email back “While I really do like your videos and find them helpful
under normal circumstance, I DO NOT have the bandwidth now or in near future to
watch, can you email me instructions?" They reply back with links to videos.
UGH! I email back again, this
time I am not as ….nice. They send
printed instructions on advanced troubleshooting. It turns out the paddle behind by tension
mechanism is slightly bent. Tom fashions
a longer one, therefore adjusting for the slight bend and I am back in
business.
While sewing up at the pool area is nice in terms of having
the room to work, it is also a pain because I have to haul everything up
there…..Sailrites are HEAVY. Plus sewing
in public then opens you up for all the questions and comments….”Oh, what are
you working on? Will you repair my sail,
bimini, dodger, etc…. I have a tiny repair, please?” So I opted to sew below on sv Honey
Ryder. With the table down, I actually
have quite a bit of space. Or I thought
so until I had to restitch the headsail.
Oh mon. That sucker is big.
This brings us to the subject of sewing muscles. Sewing sails and other big objects, I find I
use my whole body, activating sewing muscles I have not used in a while. For the head sail, I have my left arm up at
shoulder height at ninety degree angle, letting the sail rest on it and thus
lining it up even and flat to be pulled into the machine. Try that for a whole morning or afternoon –
whoa. There are other stretches and
contortions. Sewing pilates is
real!
I also sewed a BBQ grill cover for the new griddle and did a
few other repairs. A new outboard cover
is coming soon as well.
What a good workout! But I can only imagine the sweat!
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