I bought a Pentax sail from Quantum Port Washington for my C&C 29 considered cruising sail. Might be Pentax. Jerry. C&C 27 v J&J.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 29, 2014, at 8:15 PM, John Pennie via CnC-List <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hello all > > I was taking my summer hiatus from the list but something has come up… > > For financial reasons I had delayed new sails this winter. Just too many > other projects going on. Browsing Bacon’s listings I came across a jib > (130%) which is virtually new. Dimensions are near perfect, luff tape is the > correct size, suncover is on the correct side and even the right color. I > know Bacon well and have no concerns there. Here’s the rub… > > The sail is listed as a “cruise laminate” by Quantum. Again I have no > concerns with either of those pieces of information. Would love to know what > the the laminate is but that information is not available. Assume some blend > of polyester, mylar and something for strength. My concern is that cloth > weight is listed as 4.75 ounce. This for a 40’ boat with a tall rig. Even > by Long Island Sound standards that seems terribly light. Price is now down > to just over 1/3 the price of a new sail. Any thoughts? > > John > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page > at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album Email address: [email protected] To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
