Ullman Sails has a sail customer wandering around the ends of the earth sailing in very cold conditions - Check their website - interesting story. GO -----Original Message----- From: casioqv <casioqv@usermail.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wed, Dec 5, 2018 11:15 am Subject: Re: M_Boats: cold weather and sails According to this, PET (the plastic sails are made of) becomes brittle around -40C/-40F: https://omnexus.specialchem.com/polymer-properties/properties/ductile-brittl... I'd imagine it would be possible to damage a dacron sail sailing at -40F, but I can't imagine how you'd find such conditions with liquid water to sail on. Sincerely, Tyler ----- Original Message ----- From: "scoobscobie" <scoobscobie@gmail.com> To: "Peter Zimowsky" <rapidz@mac.com>, "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 9:29:17 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: cold weather and sails I've never heard if damage to sails due to cold temps. Never damaged one when sailing in the mid-20s. :: Dave Scobie :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: M6'8" #650 :: SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com On Wed, Dec 5, 2018, 8:57 AM Peter Zimowsky via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com wrote:
Hi: My cutoff temp was 40 degrees for sailing in Idaho. It’s in the 30s now and I can’t stand it. Gotta go out. Will cold temps damage sails? Thanks, Pete Winter Sky (Zimowsky)
Thanks all for the info on sails Pete Sent from my iPhone
On Dec 5, 2018, at 13:50, Gary Oberbeck via montgomery_boats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Ullman Sails has a sail customer wandering around the ends of the earth sailing in very cold conditions - Check their website - interesting story. GO
-----Original Message----- From: casioqv <casioqv@usermail.com> To: For and about Montgomery Sailboats <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wed, Dec 5, 2018 11:15 am Subject: Re: M_Boats: cold weather and sails
According to this, PET (the plastic sails are made of) becomes brittle around -40C/-40F:
https://omnexus.specialchem.com/polymer-properties/properties/ductile-brittl...
I'd imagine it would be possible to damage a dacron sail sailing at -40F, but I can't imagine how you'd find such conditions with liquid water to sail on.
Sincerely, Tyler
----- Original Message ----- From: "scoobscobie" <scoobscobie@gmail.com> To: "Peter Zimowsky" <rapidz@mac.com>, "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2018 9:29:17 AM Subject: Re: M_Boats: cold weather and sails
I've never heard if damage to sails due to cold temps. Never damaged one when sailing in the mid-20s.
:: Dave Scobie :: M17 #375 SWEET PEA - m17-375.com :: M6'8" #650 :: SV SWALLOW - sv-swallow.com
On Wed, Dec 5, 2018, 8:57 AM Peter Zimowsky via montgomery_boats < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com wrote:
Hi: My cutoff temp was 40 degrees for sailing in Idaho. It’s in the 30s now and I can’t stand it. Gotta go out. Will cold temps damage sails? Thanks, Pete Winter Sky (Zimowsky)
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