SPRING SAIL CLEANING

[canuck]

1. Can anyone advise what works well to clean winter grime/mildew from a Charleston furling mainsail on a 2004 MkII
2.  Is the topping lift necessary on this mast or will the boom vang provide adequate support for the boom and provide the necessary angle to unfurl the mainsail?
Thanks

[Ron Hill]

Can : Let me answer your second question first -
The rigid vang should hold the boom up without the topping lift.
I'd only send any sail to a sailloft for cleaning.  Anyone else will CLEAN your sail, but it will return as a "limp dishrag" !!!!   

[Roc]

Ask the sail loft how they clean the sails.  Some just send them out to someone that just puts them in a machine.  Some actually do it by hand, which is the best way.