Edd,I used precision sails. They have a sail loft in Canada but do overseas sails. You do the measurements for them. Pretty easy to do. I probably spoke to them half a dozen times. They double checked all the measurements with the use of a photograph you take. It all went really well. They offer 3 lines of sail, a 300, 400 and 500. I went all out with the highest grade and added all the bells and whistles. I believe it ended up at $3600 the lowest priced sail I think was $1400. Right in line with Rolly tasker. This year I got pricing on a new main sail. One from Thurston sails, the local quantum loft. They do great work. They wanted like $4200. I also got a price from Neil pryde in CT. They were $2400 for apples to apples. Of course they made the existing sail and still had the info so the was no designing involved. Really nice guy too. I finally just met him face to face here in Annapolis. He ended up repairing my existing sail for like $500. You always get good prices from boat show discounts. Usually 15% from local lofts. I did that for the viking 33 and used Thurston for both head and main. They were midway between Rolly and usual local loft prices after the boat show discount. There are also used offerings. Porpoise sails comes to mind. You just have to match dimensions as best you can. I used them on my first boat an O'day 22. I got a used head and be main. The used sail was in amazing shape. I have a recent email from another used dealer I'll try and pull up and send over when I get in front of a computer.
Thanks, Danny -------- Original message --------From: Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Date: 10/8/18 8:34 AM (GMT-05:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Marek Dziedzic <dziedzi...@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List New Genoa? Edd, When you get the sail, consider not using Sunbrella for the UV sun cover, but a sacrificial strip of the sail cloth. I have it on my second jib and in both cases it worked great. The first one lasted 10 years (and I sold the boat) and this one is on the 5 year and is not showing any signs of deterioration. The only issue might be that it would be white and not colour coordinated with the rest of your boat. But the sail flies much better. The Sunbrella cover is quite heavy and in lighter air it weighs the sail down. As for the source, I heard a lot of good things about Rolly Tasker. However, in the absence of a local sail loft here, I went with the second best - a small sail loft where you can talk to the sail maker on the phone. I used Somerset Sails in NY (they are outside of Buffalo, kind of, across the Lake from us). Their quality is quite good, you can talk to the sailmaker and discuss all potential options. The sail is completely custom made, so you don’t need to take any compromise. Not to mention that their prices are VERY competitive. In any event, it is worth its while to do some serious shopping around. You will be surprised how different lofts are priced. Also, especially, if you are planning to order form away, triple measure the sails (actually, your boat). The actual dimensions have very little in common with what is published and with what the sailmakers have in their files (e.g. my new Main is almost a foot longer in the luff). Good luck with your search Marek Ottawa, ON From: CnC-List <cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com> On Behalf Of Edd Schillay via CnC-List Sent: Saturday, October 6, 2018 14:50 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Edd Schillay <e...@schillay.com> Subject: Stus-List New Genoa? Listers, I just took my genoa off the forestay for the winter and it looks like, after 13 seasons, well... how do I put this.... “She’s dead, Jim.” So now I’m in the market for a new 135 cruising headsail, with RF tape, draft stripes, sun cover on the leech and foot, and sail numbers. Given that I don’t race the Enterprise any more, I don’t need any super laminates, but I’d like something not too heavy. Really just something that will get me where I need to go, be it a daysail, an overnighter or a C&C Rendezvous. And, oh yeah, no bank breaking. Any recommendations? Are those overseas outfits like Far East any good? All the best, Edd --------------------------------------- Edd M. Schillay Captain of the Starship Enterprise C&C 37+ | Sail No: NCC-1701-B City Island Yacht Club | City Island, NY www.StarshipSailing.com --------------------------------------- 914.774.9767 | Mobile --------------------------------------- Sent via iPhone X iPhone. iTypos. iApologize
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