Sailcloth weight

  • 06 Mar 2020 09:51
    Reply # 8800515 on 8799674

    Hey Thanks David x2,

    think I’ll start a new thread - ‘Sadler 25 conversion’ as I foresee many questions ahead...


  • 06 Mar 2020 07:24
    Reply # 8800272 on 8799674

    I had a JR Sadler 25 many years ago, and the sail that I made for her was less than 220gsm. It's never worth getting different, heavier cloth for the top panel (particularly, in your case, as the SJR doesn't stress the cloth unduly). It's more cost- and weight-effective to add another layer only where needed - a wide doubler down the leech, and patches at the corners.

  • 06 Mar 2020 02:24
    Reply # 8799979 on 8799674
    Deleted user

    Nice project.  Following with interest!



  • 05 Mar 2020 22:45
    Message # 8799674

    Hi Folks,

    I’m getting closer to actually starting the conversion of BooTwo my Sadler 25, at long last.

    I’ve been looking around for suitable cloth and have found some cheap coated polyester on EBay that weighs 220 grams per m2 which seems about right  for the 30 m2 SJR sail I’m going to make.

    However I was wondering if I should use a heavier cloth for the top panel and if so, how much heavier?

    Any thoughts?

    Incidentally I bought a sample of the soft Dacron from English Seadog as mentioned by David T in an earlier post. I weighed it and it is just over 300 gsm.

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