Season's Greetings to all,
I know that I've read several posts in this forum recommending that for furling jibs to sew on a section of sunbrella or other UV protective material to the leech of the sail, but now that I'm looking for said posts, I'm not finding any.
If this question has been covered already and anyone knows where, you can just give me a linc pointer and I'll be happy.
Otherwise... not-withstanding the actual art of sewing, (I'll come back to that later) how does one go about deciding how much UV "proof" fabric is needed, is it sewn onto the full leech? and if I'm picturing the uTube videos of people demonstrating their home-made jib furlers, I'm thinking you need to sew it to the foot as well?
Is there anything like a pattern for this, or is it only a 3-4" wide piece of fabric that is it sewn fully into the leech and foot. Is this an overlap piece? (starting 3-4 inches into the jib overlapping the jib leech) or sewn as an add on (making the jib 3-4" wider than it was). Is this something one needs to anticipate replacing periodically or is this a one shot for the life of the sail?
I fully have no idea what I'm talking about here, so I may even be asking the questions wrong. If anyone knows how is it done, or where can I read up about it, I'll be forever in your dept (at least for a week)...
Thanks - Scott