Joel, I think that you overestimate the cost of the new sails. I know that you can buy a new set for $6-10k, but you don’t have to. Unless you are talking about serious racing stuff.
My experience is that you can have the new sails for much more reasonable price. I got a new set (main and 135% jib) for my 27 ft. boat (mind you, these are in-shore sails) for $1800. And these are not some sails made off-shore that many criticise for poor workmanship; I got them made in the US. I can imagine that off-shore sails would cost more (normally 50% more), but it should not be triple. Marek in Ottawa ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2014 09:49:17 -0500 From: Joel Aronson <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stus-List C&C 40, et al, cruising modifications Message-ID: <CAEL16P81z8vpY=_wcmqzqok7p7kecqh90d1nxpavxdxv2tr...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Good advice from Andy. Probably no hour meter on the motor. When looking at the cost of replacing running rigging, remember it is probably twice the cost of replacing the rigging on your boat. Also, 7 foot draft could be a challenge in the Bahamas. If they bothered to buy Kevlar sails they must have been racing. Check them for delamination. I'd guess a new main and jib would be 6-10k. Used spinnakers are easy to find. Joel
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