Are all sailboard sail battens the same or each brand different? I have severne sails and have some old sails the sailmaker may have wanted to buy cheaply but I thought I'd be better keeping them for spare battens?
What sort of cost to buy replacement ones? ( assuming I sold him my sails so i didn't have spares).
keep the battens, they always come handy (I grow my tomatoes on the really old ones)
No they are not the same, but some will do the job when others clearly not.
Spares are expensive and not always available
KA Sails put me in touch with Jesper at Sail Repair WA for replacement battens and components. They were in the mail ($10 postage) next day. Worth giving him a shout.
Jesper@sailrepairwa.com
I made a couple of bow n arrows for the kids out of some old np ones. they shoot a 6mm dowel about 20 meters and easily go through old card board boxes.
haven't sharpened the ends, that would be dangerous.
They are different although one thing I did find handy was of any of your sails use the tube type battens. Its mostly the tube part the breaks and that part is definitely interchangeable. Also in the solid glass ones some are more interchangeable than others. .
They are different although one thing I did find handy was of any of your sails use the tube type battens. Its mostly the tube part the breaks and that part is definitely interchangeable. Also in the solid glass ones some are more interchangeable than others. .
Select to expand quoteMort67 said..
KA Sails put me in touch with Jesper at Sail Repair WA for replacement battens and components. They were in the mail ($10 postage) next day. Worth giving him a shout.
Jesper@sailrepairwa.com
I thought she asked "should I keep old ones" not "where can I buy some" but good tip for anyone asking the latter I guess 
Select to expand quoteMark _australia said..Mort67 said..
KA Sails put me in touch with Jesper at Sail Repair WA for replacement battens and components. They were in the mail ($10 postage) next day. Worth giving him a shout.
Jesper@sailrepairwa.com
I thought she asked "should I keep old ones" not "where can I buy some" but good tip for anyone asking the latter I guess
Yes but still handy thanks. Not sure from your post whether Jesper keeps brands other than KA ? but will keep email on record.
I paid $50 for one long batten for a formula sail. Definitely keep the battens, especially the longest ones and some tensioners, you can still give the sail away for free so it can be recycled. Sometimes the end part differs from brand to brand, but you can splice yours onto the spare batten.
Yay!!! 
I work better when I get on seabreeze.I get stuck on a painting.. go away and post then come back and can see what needs to be done. As they say if you play first you work better later..
Absolutely keep every fitting and component from any piece of gear you are throwing away. Battens, cams, buckles, clips, screws, bolts... everything. Very handy when you have to repair anything. Even of you break a boom - strip it down to it constituent parts. I needed a new boom clip the other day. I had one in my stash. Back on the water straight away.
