I have always had a sailmaker/salesperson measure my boat for any sail—whether
national (Hood, North) or local. Given the sail costs for my 36 XL and the
limited number of hulls made, I didn’t trust myself to make the measurements or
to rely on some sail database.
For my latest 3Di 155%, the North rep spent a couple of hours measuring,
including the slight curvature of my Genoa tracks as they move aft, following
the curve of the cabin.Not a DIY project for me.
Since the sail has its curvatures built in from the 3d mold, its shape really
cannot be adjusted.
When delivered and hoisted , it fit perfectly, including the spreader and
stanchion patches and most importantly, to my amateur eyes, it has a perfect
shape.
My hope is that between the medium weight (true winds 15-20) and the sail
material itself it will outlast my ability to race with it—or at least longer
than it’s 3DL predecessor!
Charlie NelsonWater PhantomC&C 36 XL/kcb
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On Saturday, March 18, 2023, 11:37 PM, Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
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Anywhere from $850 to $2500 for a cruising (inshore) Dacron furling 135% genoa
for my Catalina 270 (summer 2022).
You have to shop around (get quotes) and insist on comparing oranges to oranges.
I had very good experience with a small sail loft round Buffalo and with an
offshore company; both in the lower range of prices. Some larger companies
offered to send a rep to the boat, but this added a substantial premium and did
not seem to offer too much benefit.
Marek
1994 C270 ”Legato”
Ottawa, ON
From: CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List
Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2023 9:55 AM
To: CNC boat owners, cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
Cc: CHARLES SCHEAFFER <cscheaf...@comcast.net>
Subject: Stus-List Sail costs
Sail costs: A new light air genoa was quoted at $5200 for my 36 footer, so I
decided instead to have repairs made to my old sails. They repaired my #2 for
$700. They will alter my #3 for a little more. They are removing horizontal
battens and installing vertical battens, and adding UV, so it can be furled.
I've chosen to use Chesapeake Sailmakers because they are service oriented,
came out and measured my rig before I spent any money, and they took time to
evaluate my sails and offer options.
Wonder what others are paying for new sails and/or repairs.
Chuck Scheaffer, Resolute 1989 C&C 34R, Annapolis
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