Sail Head Webbing Repair Instructions
This repair should take no more than 30 to 40 minutes. Start by drawing a line on the edge of the sleeve with a pencil. This creates a point of reference for where the sleeve needs to go back to and will ensure the performance of the sail is retained.
1. Open the fold over on the top of the sail body.
2. Open the sleeve on both sides 40cm down from the top, be sure to take all the
stitching out.
3. Take out the stitching from the head fairing. Do this by carefully cutting under
the fairing with a sharp razor blade. Remove the remaining thread from the other side
to keep the repair as clean as possible.
4. Fold over the top fairing to so you can see the stitching. This will need to stay folded up during the repair to prevent from sewing through it. .
5. Take the remains of the head webbing and again cut the stitching carefully from underneath with a sharp razor until all the stitching is cut. Remove the remaining thread from the other side to keep the repair as clean as possible.
6. Cut the webbing 23cm long (do not use a hot knife to avoid any hard edges). Create
the centre mark by drawing a line in the middle (11.5cm from each end). Make a clear
mark 2cm to one side of thecentre mark and 4cm to the other side. This is the 6cm
line that you will use as a reference to stick the webbing down, in addition to the line
that you will sew. Do not sew past these lines as you will have trouble getting the head
cap back in. Take a 15mm wide Mark-Cloth tape that you overlap 2cm under the webbing on the bottom side of the sail before sticking the webbing down.
It is important that you offset the webbing as it was originally to ensure a smooth transition when inserting the mast.
7. Sew down the webbing before sticking the Mark-cloth tape down.
8. After sewing the webbing, stick the Mark-Cloth down and sew on the very top only.
This will prevent the stitching from wearing through in the future.
9. Sew down the fairing back to where it was at the beginning. When you do this add a piece of mark-cloth under the sewing on the back side that can be folded over after
sewing. This will prevent the stitching from wearing through.
