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The Shipyard ( Dry Dock ): Builds & Questions => Yachts and Sail => Topic started by: grandpal on August 25, 2011, 04:24:35 pm

Title: sails and rigging
Post by: grandpal on August 25, 2011, 04:24:35 pm

I read a thread regarding sail material on one of the posts and unfortunately have lost the web site <*< <*< They specialize in cotton sail material for sailing ships and barges. Would anyone remember this site and, if possible forward it to me. Thanks

Title: Re: sails and rigging
Post by: tony52 on August 25, 2011, 09:28:06 pm

Is this the company - Nylet?

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

Title: Re: sails and rigging
Post by: tigertiger on August 26, 2011, 02:02:43 am

Nearly all cotton sail material sold is Egyptian cotton or down/feather proof cambric.

I just bought feather proof cambric on Amazon and it was fairly cheap buying 1m pieces. But postage was steep.
But if you buy a 10m roll it is very cheap indeed, postage was not bad, and you will never need to buy again.

Member Jaydee, on his monster 7 foot Bluenose, used (if I remember) bed sheets.
He preshrank these himself, and then treated them with cotton waterporoofer (get this from hiking/camping shops)

I also used bed sheets on my present build, but have not finished yet so cannot comment on performance.

Title: Re: sails and rigging
Post by: grandpal on August 29, 2011, 03:38:16 am

 have found the site for Egyptian sail material. It is Modellingtimbers.co.uk :-)) :-)) thanks to those who tried to help me.

Title: Re: sails and rigging
Post by: Jimmy James on August 31, 2011, 03:03:57 pm

You can also get it from most haberdashery shops or Dunlins
Jimmy