[quote=MN3][quote]With the exception of one small green tape patch, (you can just see it on the luff, below the yellow stripe)there are no holes, patches or repairs. In fact most of the original telltales are still attached. Should I remove that green tape, & have the sail sewn? [/quote]
I only see green below your Leach (not the luff).. but i think the tape is fine. you could/should be able to remove tape from dacron without much problem so when it looks old... you can easily repair that.
As for your tell-tails.. i doubt they are original.. and putting the same color tail on the same color panel is uber silly (trying not to offend anyone here) so YES change them.
I would NOT use a marker .. (unless you are willing to have marker on your sails)... inks do funny things when wet, and if rolled onto itself. I have a nice series of rust stains that went through 4 layers of dacron on my jib... its ugly and i bet its bad for the material.
Tell tales (and leach tales) are about the cheapest and easiest things to change on your sails.. and they are very important... so i would buy new ones and re-do it.
PS if you dont have leach tails... you are missing out on an important indicator. My friend said he never thought he needed them until he started to sail with a USA flag attached to his leach... Often the flag was flying forward (towards the mast) even while underway.. this showed him that he had negitive air flow at his leach.. and he quickly purchesed leach tails.. to learn the correct way to tune his sail.
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