To all interested in new sails and like to do hands on things (and are cheap, like me),
This is not a commercial. I just purchased a 160% Genoa from Sail Rite for the new CF2 roller reefing/furling gear. With the help of Jud Preston who had done this before we sewed up the precisely cut pieces in about 6 hours; add to that about an hour to finish up the do-dads and there it is. ... a beautiful new Genny all in for $243 (which includes a bottle of fine 12 yr. scotch for Jud). The folks at Sail Rite (www.sailrite.com ) were very helpful and knowledgeable about the M-17 with a standard cut or able to make whatever adjustments to the actual measurements of luff, leach and foot that you want. My mast is a full 23' - 3" off the tabernacle so we added about a foot in luff and leach over the standard .... no additional cost!. I was very impressed and what fun to sail under a hand made rag. They include everything you need except the sewing machine. Cloth to your specs (I chose the dacron Supercruise 4.4 oz at Sail Rites recommendation for the type of sailing I will generally do here in the mountain West), dacron thread, clew, tack and head attachments to your specs and excellent instructions. I could not be more pleased and the sail makes a big difference in the way the boat responds whether in tight or off. My next will be the main. and then .... Fred Berthrong M-17 #300 "Dulce" On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 21:02:03 -0500 "Craig F. Honshell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > I'm just relieved to find I'm not the only one still using mine . . > . :-) > > My originals do fine, but I'm sure I'd appreciate the improved > performance of > replacements . . . If I could afford them . . . > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 6:42 PM > Subject: McKibbin Sails > > I still use my McKibbin sails after 20 years, and it's true that > virtually > any sail that isn't torn will move a sailboat through the water, but > the > difference that new, well cut sails can provide has to be felt to be > believed. The > increased speed is amazing. I was nowhere near competitive with my > McKibbin > sails and only picked up enough speed to be in the race when I > purchased new > ones. Also a new main will let you point much higher than an old > baggy one. > And "baggy" is a relative word. My McKibbin main doesn't look > baggy to the > eye, but I can point higher and go much faster with the new main. > > John Edwards > _______________________________________________ > http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats > > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
