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There's a good deal of cloth on a boat besides the sails. We take it for granted until it needs to be repaired, renewed or replaced. Then we need smelling salts at the first price quote.
A great deal of cloth, indeed: Covers for mainsail, hatches, winches, binnacles, grab rails, dinghies, outboards; sheet bags, cockpit shade, biminis, dodgers, and belowdecks, well, my boat has 16 installed cushions.
The thing is, most of us can splice a line, tune a rig, and don't hesitate to dive into the 12v system with a multimeter. But a rip in Sunbrella? A rotted tiller cover? Call the Coast Guard immediately.
I, too, was a member of this hapless club of the fabric-challenged, protected only by my checkbook from the merest tear or inevitably aged-out sail cover. However, I am no longer. I have Recovered, in every sense, and now go house to house issuing pamphlets urging you to do the same--to cast off ignorance and fear, welcome into your lives the sunshine of a sewing machine, and become the fully functioning yachtsman that destiny always intended.
Here are four parts on "Sewmanship", beginning with the selection of the machine that will change your life:
Sewmanship 1–the Sewing Machine - Blogs - EY.o Information Exchange
Sewmanship 2--Covers for Dinghy, Hatches, Pedestal, Mainsail - Blogs - EY.o Information Exchange
Sewmanship 3 – Cockpit Shade, Main Hatch Cover, Interior Upholstery - Blogs - EY.o Information Exchange
Sewmanship 4--Line Bags, Seat Locker, Grab Rail Covers - Blogs - EY.o Information Exchange
A great deal of cloth, indeed: Covers for mainsail, hatches, winches, binnacles, grab rails, dinghies, outboards; sheet bags, cockpit shade, biminis, dodgers, and belowdecks, well, my boat has 16 installed cushions.
The thing is, most of us can splice a line, tune a rig, and don't hesitate to dive into the 12v system with a multimeter. But a rip in Sunbrella? A rotted tiller cover? Call the Coast Guard immediately.
I, too, was a member of this hapless club of the fabric-challenged, protected only by my checkbook from the merest tear or inevitably aged-out sail cover. However, I am no longer. I have Recovered, in every sense, and now go house to house issuing pamphlets urging you to do the same--to cast off ignorance and fear, welcome into your lives the sunshine of a sewing machine, and become the fully functioning yachtsman that destiny always intended.
Here are four parts on "Sewmanship", beginning with the selection of the machine that will change your life:
Sewmanship 1–the Sewing Machine - Blogs - EY.o Information Exchange
Sewmanship 2--Covers for Dinghy, Hatches, Pedestal, Mainsail - Blogs - EY.o Information Exchange
Sewmanship 3 – Cockpit Shade, Main Hatch Cover, Interior Upholstery - Blogs - EY.o Information Exchange
Sewmanship 4--Line Bags, Seat Locker, Grab Rail Covers - Blogs - EY.o Information Exchange
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