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Where to buy sail bags?

PostPosted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 2:02 pm
by fatjackdurham
You know, I am having trouble finding a simple sail bag for my new main sail. They sent a long boom bag for when the sail is wrapped around the boom, but I want a small bag for when it's folded. Any ideas?

Re: Where to buy sail bags?

PostPosted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 2:36 pm
by GreenLake
I roll my sails. Sailmaker strongly advised it.

Re: Where to buy sail bags?

PostPosted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 8:39 pm
by fatjackdurham
Hmm. Makes it hard to fit in the cuddy....

Re: Where to buy sail bags?

PostPosted: Mon Aug 21, 2017 9:57 pm
by Lil Maggie
I store my mainsail bent on the boom and rolled up along with my jib (also rolled up) all inside my boom bag. Strap the whole thing to a thwart seat and call it good

Re: Where to buy sail bags?

PostPosted: Tue Aug 22, 2017 2:50 am
by GreenLake
Thwart seat requires a DS1...

Pretty much what I do, but as I keep a tarp on the boat, I don't bag the main any more during the season.

I bag it for off-season storage (off the boom, but rolled)

Re: Where to buy sail bags?

PostPosted: Thu Oct 12, 2017 5:07 am
by BaronDaniels
GreenLake wrote:Thwart seat requires a DS1...

Pretty much what I do, but as I keep a tarp on the boat, I don't bag the main any more during the season.

I bag it for off-season storage (off the boom, but rolled)


I see, so rolling the sail would be the wisest thing to do. Thanks, GreenLake!

Re: Where to buy sail bags?

PostPosted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 10:33 am
by Shagbark
So the sails I bought this year (intensity) came with a long bag for rolling them. Am I to be rolling the sails onto the boom then sliding the whole thing into the bag? Or are we discussing about a different type of bag? I've just been rolling them without the boom.

Re: Where to buy sail bags?

PostPosted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 2:24 pm
by GreenLake
You can bag your sail with or without the boom. But you would roll it in either case.

Re: Where to buy sail bags?

PostPosted: Mon Oct 16, 2017 4:48 am
by BaronDaniels
GreenLake wrote:You can bag your sail with or without the boom. But you would roll it in either case.


Thanks for clarifying, GreenLake!

Re: Where to buy sail bags?

PostPosted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 4:02 am
by heinrich
Thanks! It's clear to me now.