Windsurf sail zip repair or second hand / cheap sail bags?

I dun want to spend a 100 dollars just to buy a sail bag.
Does anyone know if anywhere can repair the zip of the windsurf sail bag, or anywhere can buy 2nd hand sail bags in Brisbane?

Thanks

Tailor or dress maker. Same tradies that turn up work trousers. Also, motorcycle apparel places you could try.

I get it - $100 for a bag feels steep. You can often get a sail bag zip repaired at a local sail loft or canvas shop, and there are usually decent second?hand options if you check community marketplaces.

You should put up a picture of the damage you want repaired. We're just guessing what the problem is.

Realistically there's only two things you can do to repair a zip, replace the slider, or replace the zip. Slider replacements are easy enough. Replacing the zip can be easy but can be expensive if you want a salt resistant zip and slider. Plastic sliders are the best by a long way but can be hard to get to match an existing zip.

Options for replacement can be:
- whole new zip.
- replace with velcro.
- plastic buckles or buttons can be cheap and work well with a bit of a flap to hold things inside.
- if it's a full length zip you could shorten the opening as long as you can still slide in the rolled up sail. That opens up options for shortening the zip if it's the zipper and not the slider that's wrecked.

Another alternative is to open up the end and put in a draw string and make it a slide in tube.

Hand sewing is an option for all of this. It's possible to get very professional looking results with some patient and well thought out hand sewing.