RE New sails CORRECTION!!!
My apologies .... The total cost was $390. Fred Berthrong M-17 #300 "Dulce" On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 22:06:53 -0800 Frederick M Berthrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
