Thanks folks. So its very light, worry of mold followed by a big bang? So a little more than half the weight of what one would normally expect in Dacron is the norm?
John On Jul 29, 2014, at 9:38 PM, Sam Salter via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: > Here: > http://www.dimension-polyant.com/en/Laminate_Cruising_2_3_1.php > > It's high tech / lightweight s*#t, so it's going to be much lighter than > Dacron. > I bought a full laminate genoa last season - it's half the Weight (...or > less) of my old Dacron 135%. > Cruising laminate is going to be somewhere in between. > > So with a bit of research you can determine if it's going to hold up. > > A word of warning - don't know about cruising laminate, but regular high tech > sails don't slowly blow out over time like Dacron - they suddenly explode! > > sam :-) > Original Message > From: John Pennie via CnC-List > Sent: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 6:15 PM > To: [email protected] > Reply To: John Pennie > Subject: Stus-List Sailcloth - Cruising Laminate > > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
