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Re: Sail Material (tyvek)

John Kohnen — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 06:58:54 GMT

Sign shops also use unprinted Tyvek. You might be able to talk a local one into selling you enough for a few sails. ... -- John The

Re: A few photos

rdkearney_99 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:13:27 GMT

Hi Paul, Nice looking job with your drop-in rig so far. I use a drop-in rig also and it has worked out very well. Pictures at:

Re: Sail material - Unprinted Tyvek

grange1969 — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:57:56 GMT

I remember reading somewhere a long time ago (but can't remember where) that the print on Tyvek comes off with a little rubbing alcohol and a lot of elbow

A few photos

Paul Helbert — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:10:06 GMT

Howdy, I uploaded a few photos of my progress outfitting an Esquif Presage ABS canoe for sailing. I have been keeping a notebook of ideas for about six months

Canoe sailing soon...

helbert.paul — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:09:47 GMT

I added a few photos of my progress adapting a drop in rig to an Esquif Presage ABS canoe. I have been sailing since Easter in Puddle Duck Racers while

Re: Sail material - Unprinted Tyvek

tommycboat — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:23:46 GMT

The unprinted Tyvek I bought. http://www.intothewind.com/shop/Repair_and_Kitemaking/Fabric_for_kitemaking_or_kite_repair/Tyvek

Re: Sail material - Unprinted Tyvek

tommycboat — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:52:22 GMT

Apparently Tyvek comes in many different weights/styles. I bought some white tyvek, no printing from an online place called "Into the Wind" which sells kites

Re: Sail material

JB — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:56:28 GMT

Try www.materialconcepts.com for UV protected soft Tyvek rolls. No interest in the company. Just did a quick internet

Re: Sail Material (tyvek)

Brad Thayer — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:29:29 GMT

I've heard that kite stores (not kiteboarding) sell plain white Tyvek. Brad ... From: Bob Johnson Subject: [sailing_canoes] Re: Sail

Re: Sail Material (tyvek)

Bob Johnson — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:57:01 GMT

... I emailed the customer service department at Dupont a while back with this very question, the reply was as follows: "Please contact Material Concepts at

Re: Sail material

Chris Ostlind — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:43:47 GMT

Google Tyvek sails and you'll get at least two places that sell unbranded Tyvek. Chris Ostlind Lunada Design www.lunadadesign.com

Re: Sail material

Tom Chedester — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:54:34 GMT

I've seen some articles about using Tyvek for skin on frame boats, but never thought about using it for sails. I have tried for years to get some without any

Re: Sail material

tommycboat — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:04:39 GMT

Tyvek House Wrap sails constructed using the same methods as with polytarp. I think the tyvek is lighter and stretches less than poly. UV resistance is about

Re: Sail material

tord@... — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:25:40 GMT

303 High Tech Fabric Guard is what we use on our Klepper, and while it isn't optimized for UV protection it handles waterproofing and mold suppression

Re: Sail material

Tom Chedester — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:55:46 GMT

Is it possible there is something that can be used to treat it to prevent or retard mildew? When I worked in a place that extruded nylon, we added it in the