OK I just did look see, I compared to both the old rolly tasker and the Neil
Pryde main sail.
The Rolly Tasker was the poorest quality. There was no reinforcing on the
corners except some belting straps. Both the Neil pride and the Precision sail
had built up corner patching as well as the belting straps.
the Neil Pryde was certainly a better sail than the Rolly, but still nowhere
near the quality of the workmanship on the Precision Sail.
I don't know how many times I said Wow or holy crap this is really amazing, or
I can't believe the quality, it's really a great sail. So, part of the problem
with me is I don't really know a lot about Sails or Sail construction. My
experience with sails and sail making is minimal and even I could see the
quality that went into the construction of this sale. I wish I had inspected
the Quantum sails I bought for Lolita mre closely. But again, I didn't know
what to look for anyway. They were good sails though but, I don't think I got
the same quality of cloth as this precision. The Precision sail has quadruple
stitching on all the panels, double stitching on the sun cover, substantially
more material at the corner patches and they used sunbrealla for the sun cover
and the UV Protected Waxed Tenara Thread. I added a bunch of extra like an
Offshore Package, the sunbrella, ans some other stuff I don't recall right now.
the sail cloth, again is Challenge 8oz Marblehead Cloth. Precision offered me
3 quotes. A 300 series at $2221, a 400 series at $2802, and a 500 series at
$3640. They then offered me a 20% discount if I ordered with a short period of
time. I took longer than they wanted but they still honored the 20% discount.
The 400 series would have been about $650 less. the 300 series wasn't even a
consideration because they weren't offering the 20% off. That made it almost
as much the 400 series. i guess they really wanted to sell the better cloth....
so far I am really impressed. The truth will be when we fly it.
I did take some pictures side by side of both the Rolly Tasker and the Neil
Pryde sail so, I'd be happy to share those with any of you no problem. I
searched and search for sail for lolita and got loads of prices. In the end
out of a comfort level and a 15% boat show discount, I chose the local Quantum
loft. this time I wanted to go for the better cloth at a similar price. i
basically did a sq ft comparison and paid a very similar sq ft price. If I can
offer any more info I'd be happy to. My all in, delivered price was $3555. I
figure I'll have this for at the very least 10 years so, $355 a year isn't too
bad. My Quantum sails were still like new after 4 years. DannyT40Rum
RunnerMattapoisett, MA
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From: Paul Baker via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
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Cc: Paul Baker <pjbake...@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Stus-List Got a New 135% Head Sail
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 17:22:37 -0800
Curtis, I think you perhaps have an unrealistic expectation of the cost of a
sail, even from a cheap far east/offshore manufacturer. The sails are almost
all using US made cloth, and with the USD being fairly strong, that's a big
chunk of extra cost there. Maybe a decent used sail might be an option for you?
Cheers,
Paul.
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 18:24:55 -0500
To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
Subject: Re: Stus-List Got a New 135% Head Sail
From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com
CC: cpt.b...@gmail.com
Wow. I was quoted $1,800. I that that was too much. Sent via the Samsung
Galaxy S� 6, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone-------- Original message
--------From: Danny Haughey via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>Date: 2/24/2016
4:44 PM (GMT-05:00)To: cnc-list@cnc-list.comCc: Danny Haughey
<djhaug...@juno.com>Subject: Re: Stus-List Got a New 135% Head Sail Hi Andy,
Thank Joel!! Correction I got the Challenge Marblehead / Fibre 104 Dacronthe
sail, delivered was $3555 and they broke it into 3 payments for me. From the
completion of design to the delivery was 2 weeks! I'm going to unroll it along
side the rolly tasker tonight and take some photos. Danny
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Cc: Andrew Burton <a.burton.sai...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Stus-List Got a New 135% Head Sail
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:34:56 -0500
How much was it, Danny?
AndyC&C 40Peregrine
On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 4:30 PM, Danny Haughey via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
Hello all,I just received my new head sail from Precision sail loft last night!
I'll be unrolling it tonight to have a first look. I took a chance to order
online from this Canadian based company. The sail was built in Sri Lanka from
what I can tell. I ordered the Challenge High Modulus Dacron. My question is,
what should I be looking for as I inspect the new sail? I plan on comparing
the old Rolly Tasker head sail and the relatively new seeming Main. Other than
that, I don't really know enough about sails to know if I got what I paid for.
I'll probably unroll it and snap a bunch of pics if anyone would be interested.
Thanks for any insights and advice you may be able to offer. DannyT40Rum Runner
IVMattapoisett, MA
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