We always had North Sails on Zoomer and the Jib’s were 3DL on the #1 but the 2 and 3 were Dacron then Kevlar reinforced. Main was Dacron but radial cut, not cross cut. They lasted at least 7 years with regular buoy racing. Did you talk to Ben Sperry? He’s still sailing with Dacron on Gentian and does very well both in distance an buoy events. Plus he’s very local. Cheers, Chuck Gilchrest Half Magic 1983 35 LF Padanaram MA Sent from my iPhone
> On Jan 15, 2020, at 5:37 PM, David Risch via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > Hello, > > I am sure we have been there and done that, but please indulge me… > > Going through the process of shopping for new sails. Not a small budget > item for a 40. Know the arguments of local vs. national vs. offshore. > Cruising with offshore racing and cruising with occasional beer can. Main > and 125%. Leaning toward high quality Dacron cross-cut as they are easier > to repair and I do not want to get into the laminates. Blew a big budget on > those years ago > > Specific questions are regarding cloth choices generally and specifically as > C & C have tall skinny mains (especially the 40). What has been your > experiences with the differing sail lofts? I am getting prices with 50% > swings and that is a bit mind-boggling as I am getting information that many > sails are built in the same lofts overseas and re-branded. I am sure that is > an over-simplification, but there it is. Difficult to compare pricing with > the cloth specs being a foreign language to me. > > Thanks in advance. > > David F. Risch > (401) 419-4650 > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >
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