I'm still using my old Reggie Armstrong main, Howard, and it's almost 30 years old. It's at SailCare right now getting rejuvenated, but the old sail still works great. Seems to be as fast as the other M17's I sail with and the shape looks good. I suspect the original owner of the boat didn't put much wear on it.
I've thought about getting a new main just because of the age of the sail, but I'm not convinced I would get an improvement in performance, especially after your experience. Larry On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 16:53:20 -0600 Howard Audsley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > This may sound like heresy to some who have been around a while, but > I'd > like to have an exact replica of the old Reggie Armstrong Sails that > came > with the boat when it was new. Main and working jib. I managed to > get the > boat up to 6 knots on a beat once with those old blown out sails. It > did > fine for the first 3 or 4 years I had the boat until the mainsail > ripped. I > was told they were not even fit to be drop cloths, but I still have > them. > > I replaced the main with a flatter cut, full batten sail, with more > roach > and a high aspect 110% jib than runs all the way to the masthead. I > don't > think I get as much speed out of the new sails and the boat heels > more. > > But lacking some miracle comeback from Old Reggie, my genny came > from EP and > it's a good sail. As Bob says, they make sails for him and know what > they > are doing. They get my vote too. > > If you are in an area with the potential for high wind, get two > reefs. > Deeply reefed, she can stand a lot. > > Howard > > On 11/17/05 8:04 AM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > I recently ordered and bought a 150 genoa from Elliot Peterson, to > fit my new > > MCI roller furling. Somewhat pricey but it turned out great. I'm > totally > > satisfied. Soon I will replace the main and have them do it. > > > > Bill K M-17 Half Monty (#55) > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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
