the wash your gear thread got me thinking.

i don't wash but do dry.......
then roll up.

should i not bother with the dry? would mean sailing longer or talking longer before heading off.

are you that hairy?

hardie said...

Gestalt said...

the wash your gear thread got me thinking.

i don't wash but do dry.......
then roll up.

should i not bother with the dry? would mean sailing longer or talking longer before heading off.

I use a hair dryer on everything when I get home!

it's best to leave your sails out in the sun. That way they dry quicker... also makes your carbon masts nice and warm.

I made up a couple of long plastic bags, and bag the sails wet at the beach, take em home with the bag stopping salt water getting into the car. Once home I take them out of the bag and stand them luff end down on a grate in my garage until the luff tube feels dry (at which point I move them to my 'sail corner' in disgust at the lack of wind) or I next go sailing.

Seems to be about the best solution involving the least effort, and the least wear on the gear while not rusting out the wagon.

i wash my gear then put it in the shed half rigged with no tension on any thing standing up side ways on a rack against the wall, then the next day i de-rigg it.