Trust the sailmaker- they know way more than I do! Jerry jerrymontgomery.org
----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry E Yake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 9:39 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: Sail Source Needed > Yes, Jerry, it was no doubt long past due. The old sail served well, > though, holding it's shape all these years. I did have the eyelets > replaced and the stress points reinforced a few years ago, and the > stitching is still good, but the fabric has gotten weak and flimsy and > likely to fail before much longer. > > Would you care to make any recommendations on what to order in a new > mainsail? Sail fabric and weight, battens, roach, reefs, loose-footed?, > slugs or boltrope?, etc. > > Thanks, > Larry > > On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 18:17:02 -0800 "jerry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > writes: > > Reggie made some great sails, but i'm skeptical about any sails > > lasting 30 > > years! I start looking at them critically after a year. > > > > Reggie and his two brothers taught me a lot about sailing. > > Incidentally, > > Reggie is still in business making sails, I believe, and is > > somewhere around > > Morro Bay, CA. I intend to go look him up sometime. > > > > Jerry > > jerrymontgomery.org > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Larry E Yake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 6:50 PM > > Subject: Re: M_Boats: Sail Source Needed > > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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
