Yea they explode. Boy do they explode. 8k of carbon fibre explode. 2 seasons and a lifetime of lessons. Never again
1981 40-2. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Sam Salter via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> </div><div>Date:07/29/2014 9:38 PM (GMT-05:00) </div><div>To: CnC <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> </div><div>Subject: Re: Stus-List Sailcloth - Cruising Laminate </div><div> </div> Here: http://www.dimension-polyant.com/en/Laminate_Cruising_2_3_1.php It's high tech / lightweight s*#t, so it's going to be much lighter than Dacron. I bought a full laminate genoa last season - it's half the Weight (...or less) of my old Dacron 135%. Cruising laminate is going to be somewhere in between. So with a bit of research you can determine if it's going to hold up. A word of warning - don't know about cruising laminate, but regular high tech sails don't slowly blow out over time like Dacron - they suddenly explode! sam :-) Original Message From: John Pennie via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 6:15 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Reply To: John Pennie Subject: Stus-List Sailcloth - Cruising Laminate Hello all I was taking my summer hiatus from the list but something has come up… For financial reasons I had delayed new sails this winter. Just too many other projects going on. Browsing Bacon’s listings I came across a jib (130%) which is virtually new. Dimensions are near perfect, luff tape is the correct size, suncover is on the correct side and even the right color. I know Bacon well and have no concerns there. Here’s the rub… The sail is listed as a “cruise laminate” by Quantum. Again I have no concerns with either of those pieces of information. Would love to know what the the laminate is but that information is not available. Assume some blend of polyester, mylar and something for strength. My concern is that cloth weight is listed as 4.75 ounce. This for a 40’ boat with a tall rig. Even by Long Island Sound standards that seems terribly light. Price is now down to just over 1/3 the price of a new sail. Any thoughts? John _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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