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What's the alternative?
In Response To: Out of curiousity, how many here flake their mainsails? 
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() Drop into the lazy jacks (as we have) and then what? Let it droop? Perhaps it's a question of neatness. I would try to get the old laminate full-batten main into as decent shape as I could. With the new main in HA Dacron, it may take a while to set into a pattern. Is that really good for a sail? Jon just commented that using the same folds is worse for Dacron than laminate. I guess with the Dutchman, you really do get locked into the same folds.
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- Out of curiousity, how many here flake their mainsails?
- I do.
- Not flaking my main would be like putting my pants on over two snow snowsuits.
- Always
- Looks like I'm in good company here, I do it religiously... (grin)
- I was always told the best way is to "roll" the sail like a sausage. It will extend the life. (I flake my main)
- What's the alternative?
- Never...
- Same here
- We do with exceptions & compromise.
- Nice looking Main flake ! Mine looks like that. I'm with Max, always, and we don't have
- Nope for the reason Jon mentioned
- Always. The crew complains bitterly!
- Never
- I never did.
- I do a partial flake...
- Not if the slide spacing is right.
- My lower slugs are on a jackline so you can flake the lower sail area.
- Not if the slide spacing is right.
- Always
- Always.
- I have lazy jacks and flake my main...
- I do
- Kinda
- First flake to port.
- Not possible on my boat....
- I always flake. On my small main it's easy even by myself.
- Never. Just dump into the lazy jacks, throw a few sail ties around and go!
