Just for the record, my local loft won't make a quote until they measure the boat. They won't make the order until %50 payment is received.
Frustratingly, on my most recent purchase, they weren't allowed to take delivery from the manufacturer until full payment was made. I fully expected to be able to keep %50 until delivery to me after a full inspection. I capitulated, made payment in full, and the sail was delivered. Inspection was satisfactory and now the loft is storing it free of charge. It all worked out. I will admit that sometimes it does feel a little bit like I'm just a small fry and that I'm wasting their time. A little part of me gets it though, lookie loos and shoppers take time and don't make money. So, in a way the guy that has already opened his wallet has paid to be top priority. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Feb 25, 2016 9:59 AM, "Stevan Plavsa via CnC-List" <[email protected]> wrote: > I purchased a Rolly Tasker 155 a couple of years ago for Suhana. It's a > good sail but like the OP, I have nothing to compare it against except the > original genoa which was deteriorating. So, leagues better than what I had. > It was $1600 shipped to my door from Thailand and arrived two weeks after I > placed the order. The local lofts all wanted about double for same/similar > features and a lot more time. > > Here's the rub and here's where I disagree with people on this list and > others that tout the "support" and "cusomter service" of the local guys. I > was treated better by the foreign sail loft. They answered my emails in a > timely way, they were polite and *interested*. The locals, almost all of > them, had a standoffish, almost arrogant attitude and they were slow to > provide pricing and email replies. to me, that's terrible customer service. > First and foremost, I want to be treated like a valued customer and that > starts with the first hello, it doesn't start after I open my checkbook and > they come out to my boat. > > No thanks. > > Steve > Suhana, C&C 32 > Toronto > > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 9:06 AM, Dennis C. via CnC-List < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> My last North 155 Mylar/Kevlar was made in Sri Lanka as was much of the >> clothes hanging in our closets. One of my sailing buddies retired from >> Kellwood. Kellwood, VF, and a few others make most clothing sold in the >> US. He frequently traveled to offshore Kellwood facilities. He told me >> the North Sails plant was next door to one of the Kellwood sites. >> >> Bottom line is he said the quality control systems in these offshore >> facilities is as stringent as onshore plants. >> >> My local sail maker made me a 155 years ago. We were in position for 3rd >> in class in a regatta when the tack on the sail let go. Seems he forgot to >> sew on the web reinforcement through the tack ring. He was on a nearby >> boat and watched as the sail ripped 1/3 of the way up the luff tape. >> >> When we got back to the pier he came over and asked what happened. I >> reached in my pocket, pulled out the tack ring and handed it to him. He >> repaired it but it will always be a repaired sail. >> >> So much for Made in USA quality. >> >> Dennis C. >> Touche' 35-1 #83 >> Mandeville, LA >> On Feb 24, 2016 3:32 PM, "Danny Haughey via CnC-List" < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello all, >>> >>> I just received my new head sail from Precision sail loft last night! >>> I'll be unrolling it tonight to have a first look. I took a chance to >>> order online from this Canadian based company. The sail was built in Sri >>> Lanka from what I can tell. I ordered the Challenge High Modulus Dacron. >>> >>> My question is, what should I be looking for as I inspect the new sail? >>> I plan on comparing the old Rolly Tasker head sail and the relatively new >>> seeming Main. Other than that, I don't really know enough about sails to >>> know if I got what I paid for. I'll probably unroll it and snap a bunch of >>> pics if anyone would be interested. >>> >>> Thanks for any insights and advice you may be able to offer. >>> >>> Danny >>> T40 >>> Rum Runner IV >>> Mattapoisett, MA >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> Email address: >>> [email protected] >>> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >>> bottom of page at: >>> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >>> >>> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> [email protected] >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >> bottom of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > [email protected] > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > >
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