Steve Check Rolly Tasker if you are looking for a sail made offshore. Radial sails have smaller panels. In theory they last longer. Let them flog and they all turn to crap.
Joel On Mar 26, 2013, at 4:42 PM, Stevan Plavsa <[email protected]> wrote: > So I sent my sails in for some sail care with North and they phoned me to > tell me that they recommend a new headsail, that the old one isn't worth > fixing and that if I wanted to fix it it'll still be a terrible sail and $200 > to fix. > Ok, send me a quote I says. > > The quote I got, for my C&C 32, is for a plain jane, 140%, dacron, cross cut > furling headsail with RF cover and they want $2500 for that. Is this in line > with reality? FX sails wants about $1800 for the same thing. Oh, and the > $2500 was the north sails direct price, not the "support your local business > and get the best support" price. > If this is what it costs then ok, but if this seems high to anyone else tell > me where else I should be looking! I'm in Toronto. > > And not to get into sail recommendations .. well ok, let me get into it .. > I've heard that radial sails are the way to go for headsails these days, > whether racing or not, is that true? That radial sails last longer. I'm > looking for a cruising sail that's built to last. Of course, I sail a C&C so > I want to get the most performance out of my boat that I can, naturally. > > Thanks, > > Steve > C&C 32 (renaming) > Toronto > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > [email protected] _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com [email protected]
