Good sailmaker, Alan! Bet you wouldn't go anywhere else for a sail, now. Andy C&C 40 Peregrine
Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ +401 965-5260 On Dec 2, 2013, at 15:34, Alan Bergen <alan-at-h...@comcast.net> wrote: > Many years ago, when I wasn't winning races with my first boat, I spoke with > my sailmaker about getting a new sail. Instead of selling me a new sail, he > suggested I work on my crew work, and only consider getting a new sail when > I'm losing races by seconds. Dave, are you losing races by seconds? If it's > more like minutes, new halyards won't help you. I replaced my wire/rope > halyards with all rope when I started to get my hands chewed up by meat > hooks. I didn't go with the most expensive high tech halyard material, and > I'm still competitive. I replaced the spinnaker sheaves with new ones from > Zepherwerks because the old ones were chewing up the halyards. I also found > that there is less slippage if I hoist sails with the rope clutch open, and > close the clutch when hoisting is finished. > > Alan Bergen > 35 Mk III Thirsty > Rose City YC > Portland, OR > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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