Peter, I went with Somerset Sails out of New York ((http://www.somersetsails.com/ , but don't expect much from the website), he is just outside of Buffalo). He was highly recommended from other forums. I cannot say how good his sails are (yet), as I got them in December and there is no way to try them until some time in May.
I did a major research this fall and I found that you can get a set of Dacron sails for a 27 ft boat for anywhere from the low of $1500 to the high of $4500. I evaluated 13 outlets. No question off-shore outlets have much lower prices. The Sail Store (http://www.thesailstore.com/) - FX Sails came the lowest (at just over $1500); Peak Sails were also there (~$1900), but there were numerous very bad comments about them. The local rep (Doyle) was $3500 after all kinds of discounts (but it was just a rep; there is no local loft here). I was impressed with Martin of Somerset; we spent probably a total of 3 hours discussing what I want (and should need) and after that we exchanged probably 20+ emails discussing the details. So even if this was not a local loft, I had a chance to talk to a real person (as opposed to ordering on-line and hoping that what you have ordered is what you really need). Additionally, I had a long discussion on dimensions, as my measurements were quite different from what is published about the boat. So if I ordered a ready-made sail, it would not fit. I hope I can tell you more in about 6 months (we are quickly dropping to -20-25 C and we have about 50-60 cm of snow on the ground, so at the moment it would be easier to drive a truck across our harbor than to sail). Marek (in Ottawa) ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2013 10:59:03 -0800 From: "Peter Fell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stus-List Wind Storm Damaged Genoa Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Re: Stus-List Wind Storm Damaged Genoa The quote from the local loft is in-line with a quote I got two summers ago for a North genoa when evaluating the various C&C 27?s for sale locally. Where did you find sails for $2000? I?ve run some online / offshore-made pricing and no-where do I find anything close to that price. I?ve got another local loft I can go to for a quote as well, and I could go back to North in Richmond. In fact I?d love to have North sails .... a brand always at the head of the fleet from my former Lightning racing days. Peter Fell Sidney, BC 1979 C&C 27 MkIII
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