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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Yachts and Sail => Topic started by: slug on April 22, 2011, 10:05:54 am

Title: re sail material
Post by: slug on April 22, 2011, 10:05:54 am

please help would nylon ripstop be any good for sails i have seen some on fleebay at 65grams sq mtrthe colours i like for a y2k it is used for kite making thank you slug

Title: Re: re sail material
Post by: tigertiger on April 22, 2011, 10:09:05 am

Rip stop works very well for sails.

But it would look wrong on a y2k hull, because of the squared pattern on it.


A better material would be Dacron, plain finish and looks fine on a more historical model.

Title: Re: re sail material
Post by: slug on April 22, 2011, 10:15:39 am

thank you tiger tiger i will take your advice slug

Title: Re: re sail material
Post by: pugwash on April 22, 2011, 10:27:34 am

Sorry Slug can't remember who at the moment but if you google model yacht sails or something similar
you will find a company that supplies sail material in the lighter weights required for model yachts.


Geoff

Title: Re: re sail material
Post by: JayDee on April 22, 2011, 02:07:26 pm

Hello Slug,

Have a look at  this Site.
Lots of folk in our Club have had sails made to measure.
They also stock sail material, sold by the metre.

   www.housemartinsails.co.uk

 John.

Title: Re: re sail material
Post by: slug on April 22, 2011, 05:18:15 pm

pugwash& jaydee thank you for your help dacron it will bee will give housemartins a call  slug

Title: sail material
Post by: JerryTodd on April 22, 2011, 06:53:10 pm

For "historical" models, especially square-riggers, Dupont Supplex Nylon is becoming the preferred material, on this side of the pond at least.  It's the material SC&H uses in their square rigger kits.

It's strong, low stretch, UV resistant, water-proof, melts (ie: can be cut with a hot knife and heat sealed against fray, holes made with a hot point that won't run, etc), comes in weights light enough to see through (ie: near scale weight), looks great just hanging there, and a bunch of other good things.

The source the fellas here have been using is: Rockywoods (http://www.rockywoods.com/Fabrics-Kits/Supplex-Nylon-Fabric/Supplex-Nylon-Fabrics) with 36 colors of 6oz/yd at $5.79 USD/yd for 1 to 9 yards.
There may be other sources on the east side of the ocean.

Pictures:
RC Royal William w/Supplex Sails (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3800966)
Top'sl, spanker, and jibs for 1:36 Constellation (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3950731)
SC&H brig finished as US  brig-or-war Syren (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2145226)
Just can't see enough pics of this model (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2144466)
Closer look (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2144463)
There's other pics you can get to from those.  :)

Title: Re: re sail material
Post by: Klunk on April 22, 2011, 09:01:25 pm

try here
http://www.nylet.co.uk/

Title: Re: re sail material
Post by: slug on April 22, 2011, 09:05:05 pm

thank you all for your help plenty to work on thanks slug

Title: Re: re sail material
Post by: tigertiger on April 23, 2011, 02:41:35 am

Thanks for that Jerry

I was not aware of this material