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What about tanbark sails... I have heard they last longer 
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is it because of the particular cloth or is it the color or what.
Regarding the spin colors... is the red a harsh dye or what?
I am thinking of a red genaker to compliment my tanbark sails... but now I am wondering.
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- so we were talking furling headsails and sheets
- Could be just the UV cover...
- I thought lighter colored Sunbrella lasts longer than darker colored ?
- Dark colors get really hot but...
- PS. Northern latitudes need less UV protection than southern.
- Red is the worst for deterioration
- That's exactly right, ask any sailmaker ...
- What about tanbark sails... I have heard they last longer
- What about tanbark sails... I have heard they last longer
- That's exactly right, ask any sailmaker ...
- PS. Northern latitudes need less UV protection than southern.
- Dark colors get really hot but...
- Could be the cover, and could be 'insignia cloth'
- Soon to be frozen Tundra of NW PA
- I thought lighter colored Sunbrella lasts longer than darker colored ?
- A loosely furled sail and a good blow can produce that result...
- Furling jibs ALWAYS start to unravel above the clew...
- Could be just the UV cover...