All the majors make similar decent foulies. They all fall apart after several years left on a boat in hot weather.
My opinions: I have two conflicting opinions. Opinion 1: If you are going to take them off the boat after each use, then don't buy LESS than you need. That is, if you are primarily an inshore sailor, consider moving up to coastal foulies. If you are a coastal sailor, consider offshore. Opinion 2: If you are going to leave them on the boat, buy exactly what you need or maybe less but replace them more often. I'd rather have a new inshore foulie that works rather than an offshore foulie that's deteriorated with age. What ever you buy, don't buy ANY foul weather gear with an exposed waterproof layer. This usually isn't the case with marine foulies. However, some recreational rain gear has the waterproof layer that is bonded to the inside of the jacket exposed. This is a poor design. Body oils from your neck area will cause the waterproof layer to delaminate fairly quickly. Make sure that any jacket you buy has a liner to protect the waterproof layer. The other advice is the zipper. If you absolutely hate a European zipper, buy Gills or some American brand. Many European foulie jackets have a "left handed" zipper. The Admiral I have Musto BR1 inshore foulies and love them. We do not leave them on the boat. I had Henri LLoyd TP race foulies before. I left them on the boat 24/7/365. They lasted 10-12 years. Same for some Helly Hansens. Not dinging any brand. My opinion is that if you leave foulies on the boat, they will deteriorate in 10-12 years. However, I sail primarily on the Gulf Coast. More often than not, our foul weather gear in this area is quick dry shorts and a T-shirt. :) Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Sat, Dec 31, 2016 at 12:05 PM, Adam Hayden via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Happy new year everyone! I would be interested in people's opinion on > foul weather gear. I am looking to replace upgrade my Gil coastal cruising > coat. It seems that it is no longer water repellant and reapplying the > waterproofing doesn't work. I like a number of the features on the coat but > I feel it should last more than 3 full seasons. Up here in Nova Scotia > we have pretty cool and damp weather so for a lot of the season I wear my > gear. I won't be doing any ocean crossings but we sail well into October > as well. > I don't have a Bimini and am usually the one at the helm during inclement > weather > > > Adam Hayden > C&C 36 > > > Sent from my iPhone > _______________________________________________ > > This list is supported by the generous donations of our members. If you > wish to make a contribution to offset our costs, please go to: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > All Contributions are greatly appreciated! >
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