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Nice looking Main flake ! Mine looks like that. I'm with Max, always, and we don't have
In Response To: Out of curiousity, how many here flake their mainsails? 
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() any goodies ... no lazy jacks, no stack packs, no boom or mast furler. Just good candidates for Divorce Court. And whenever the Main (and the Jib) come off the boat, they are rolled, after they are cleaned & dried, and laid out on the floor inside until they go back up the next season. 8 years old, 12,000 miles and still like new. Cheers, John
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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!
