A great segue to my next question for the list:
I had my last laminate sail (probably 3-5 in total after the past 15+ years)
fall apart after ~ 4-5 years of club use in NC (North 3Di) and have decided
that my next headsail (155%) will NOT be a laminate. I too have old Dacron
sails (90% and 140%) that have not been used much and look/feel like new.
My question is--I'd like some opinions from the listers on the material and the
sail maker. I am thinking of dacron and North (Nordac).
I have had super life out of my Hood main (high denier dacron with Vectran),
used now for 10 years and still going. However, the headsail they sold me was
never cut correctly, even after I returned it to the loft--so I won't go there,
even if Hood still existed.(I think Quantum took over Hood after Ted's
passing).
I am an active CLUB racer, occasionally doing CRW but very far from 'Grand
Prix' racing--but I do have a ORC measurement certificate! Most of my racing is
buoy in the NC sounds where the wind rarely gets above 15 knots and the
temperature rarely is below 70 degrees when racing.
At the risk of getting as many suggestions as listers (maybe more!), what do
the listers think about non-laminate sail material, cuts, molded, etc. Whatever
I settle on will be measured by the sailmaker on the boat.
Charlie NelsonWater Phantom
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From: Joel Aronson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
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Cc: Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com>
Sent: Fri, Jan 29, 2021 11:13 am
Subject: Stus-List Re: Furler question
Dacron seems to last forever if it is clean dry and out of the sun. My #1 is
from around 1990 and looks like new. I've used it twice. PO might have used
it occasionally.
Joel
On Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 11:04 AM Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
I really only have one furling full hoist sail, so it wasn’t that bad. My
genoas are deck sweepers and need the furling drum removed and the jib and
storm jib are not even close to full hoist.Speaking of, the jib dates to 1973
and the storm jib to 1979. I don’t think either one has been out of their bags
in this century!How long do sails last anyway? Maybe they’ll fall apart if
used. I don’t think the storm jib has more than 1,000 miles total use ever, but
its old. The old working jib got used plenty back in the day. The last time I
had that one up was around 1990 in about 50-60 knots running dead downwind.
That was a fun day 😊JoeCoquina From: Charlie Nelson via CnC-List
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Re: Furler question The perfect solution to the
problem Joe! Depending on the difference between 'too high and too low',
finding the sweet spot could be a chore and would likely require different
shackle lengths at the deck level for different sails. A proper restrainer
allows more 'slop' in the effective luff length without chewing up the
halyard/sheave and prevents the wrapping problem. Perhaps not the perfect
solution but a good one that works--keeping in mind the adage to '...not let
the perfect be the enemy of the good..!' YMMV Charlie NelsonWater Phantom
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Sent: Fri, Jan 29, 2021 8:35 am
Subject: Stus-List Re: Furler questionWhat I discovered was the overall
position of the halyard and top swivel was critical. Assuming you have a full
hoist sail and no retainer, you need to adjust the shackle length at deck level
to get the halyard as far up as you can without running the nicropress into the
sheave. Too high and it chews up the halyard and sheave and/or you can’t get
correct tension, too low and it wraps.JoeCoquinaThanks to all of the
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