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| Author: | donjoe [ Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Will cold crack the sail? |
Will the sail crack at low temps (10-30 degrees)? I am looking to sail into the winter as far as ice allows, I just don't want to damage the boat. I know that the plastic on Jeep windows can crack as well as plastic windows on pop up campers if subjected to cold temps. I was curious about the plastic see through section of the sail. Thanks.. |
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| Author: | northsea [ Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:11 am ] |
| Post subject: | Will the sail crack at low temps |
We have a winter sailing fixture here on the east coast of Scotland and a lot of the boats have plastic sails, I have never heard of any cracking yet, I,m sure Hobie's tec people will be able to let you know. |
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| Author: | mmiller [ Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:39 am ] |
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No issue that I am aware of. The colored material is Dacron, the clear is Mylar. Most sails are built from similar materials. |
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| Author: | donjoe [ Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:55 am ] |
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Thanks Matt, that's good news to me. |
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| Author: | captgnarly [ Sat Jan 21, 2017 6:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Will cold crack the sail? |
I did some cold (cool weather) training and my window shattered - like most of it. Temps in the 40's wind blowin 20-25kts I was out about 10 hours and the cracking started about 6 hours in when I grabbed the sail all rolled up while reefed and it went crunch. So age and temps will allow the window to succumb to cracking/ breaking. My window by the time I came in was shattered completely. New sail being ordered today |
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