Echoing Neil’s comments about North – at least in recent years -- not only was the NorDac main on my boat less than stellar, another boat in my local fleet had a similar issue (North ended up replacing the main on that boat) and my next door neighbor (cruiser) had an issue with his NorDac genoa. New to my boat this past summer was a North spinnaker. The local North rep was on board when we raised it and saw three numerals for the sail number instead of five. They are fixing the sail number over the winter (not sure how without messing up a brand new sail).
The bottom line: given the prices charged by North, the sails should be near perfect (no mistakes) out of the bag. In my view, they are too expensive and have gotten too big for “regular” sailors like me. Matt Wolford C&C 42 Custom From: schiller via CnC-List Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 10:18 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: schiller Subject: Re: Stus-List New Sails... David, We have sails on order with the UK loft for spring delivery for our C&C 35-3. UK is building a 140% Genoa of 7.3 oz high modulus dacron with a foam luff, UV sun shield, sail numbers and tell tail windows. The main is 8.3 oz high mod with 4 full battens, 2 reef points, sail numbers, C&C logo and cunningham. UK will transfer all of the Tides Strongtrack hardware to the new main. Both come with sail bags. We had a UK Genoa and North Main on our Redwing 35 (C&C 35-1). The North took three tries to get it right. It was a good sail when they finally got it right bit it was frustrating. The UK sail was perfect out of the bag. Both of the sails are still flying on Joe Della Barba's C&C 35-1. Our sails are being finished in the Chicago loft. Neil Schiller 1983 C&C 35-3, #028, "Grace" Whitehall, Michigan WLYC On 1/15/2020 5:36 PM, David Risch via CnC-List 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ 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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