Forgot to add. It was a furling genoa with foam luff and UV protection.
-- Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Sat, Mar 18, 2023 at 11:30 AM Dennis C. <capt...@gmail.com> wrote: > My 20 year old Dacron "delivery" sail got shredded in Hurricane Sally. I > was quoted $3600-3800 for a Dacron crosscut 155 for my 35-1 by Ullman and > North. I went with a different sailmaker who came to the boat, measured > and ordered it from Quantum's offshore manufacturing facility in Sri > Lanka. $2700 delivered to my door. Probably not the greatest sail I've > owned but definitely acceptable for day sailing and cruising. > > Local lofts are good but I think offshore sails can be a good deal. If a > local sailmaker measures and orders the sail, you get the benefit of a > local guy and the efficiency of offshore manufacture. I suspect the > offshore manufacturing facilities have proceduralized manufacturing and > quality control. Your local loft may not have that. I've bought many > sails over the years. The only two issues I've had were with the local > loft's manufacturing. I've only had two offshore sails but never had an > issue with either. Both arrived with a quality control checklist in the > box. > > The most important thing is the local sailmaker's knowledge of local > sailing conditions and the performance characteristics of your boat. > > -- > Dennis C. > Touche' 35-1 #83 > Mandeville, LA > > >
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