One of the guys doing the Bermuda race had a new main made locally by Evolution Sails. First time the leech was 18 inches too short. No report on the second one.
I had to measure for my new main. I was a little nervous, but very careful! The foot on the TapeDrive was about 4 inches short. Now my sail cover is short and my main is not. Dennis is right that its about the design. I asked Bacon's what software he used. When he told me it was Quantum's I was comfortable. Just wish I could afford the same material for the Hylas! Joel 35/3 Hylas 44 Annapolis Joel 35/3 On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 2:10 PM, Danny Haughey via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote: > That is really good advice guys! thank you!! > > although, no snow around here any more chuck, it's like spring today! 55 > and sunny! > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Chuck Gilchrest via CnC-List <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Cc: Chuck Gilchrest <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Sail loft service > Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2016 13:17:40 -0500 > > Danny, > > I would echo Marek’s suggestion of taking some measurements now, even if > the loft is willing to store the sail for you. I had North Cruising Direct > build a sail for me several years ago and provided them the old sail so > they would have a template to go along with their own database of the rig > dimensions. The sail was built during the winter and I received it in late > February at which time they asked if I wanted to donate the old sail to a > company making stuff from used sail cloth. I said I’d hold on to the old > one and was very glad I did. > > > > When I went to bend on the new mainsail in May when I launched, the new > sail was almost 1’ too short on the boom and roughly 6” short of a full > hoist. It turns out, the loft never measured my old sail and relied solely > on their rig measurement database, which neglected to identify that a 25 > Mk1 has a longer boom than the 25Mk2. So, my new sail went back to North > and we waited 8 more weeks for the new sail to be built, taking us well > into July before I received it. And this was because the North Cruising > Direct Sails are built in Sri Lanka and despite their screw up, they would > not build a sail to the correct measurements in the local Rhode Island or > Connecticut loft. > > > > Had I donated the old sail, the first half of my season would have been > lost. So my suggestion, measure the new sail against the old one while > there’s still snow on the ground… > > Chuck Gilchrest > > Half Magic 1975 25 mk1 > > Orion 1983 35 Landfall > > Padanaram, MA > > > > *From:* CnC-List [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Marek > Dziedzic (hotmail) via CnC-List > *Sent:* Thursday, February 25, 2016 12:38 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Cc:* Marek Dziedzic (hotmail) <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Sail loft service > > > > I would at least measure the luff length. If they made a mistake (and they > do happen), you want to catch it early and have them redo the sail (D > would only hope that the mistake was on their part, not yours). If the luff > is too long, the sail is useless and you want to know that part asap. The > rest will show up on the rigging day. Or the first sailing day. Or even > later. > > > > good luck > > > > Marek > > > > *From:* Danny Haughey via CnC-List <[email protected]> > > *Sent:* Thursday, February 25, 2016 12:24 > > *To:* [email protected] > > *Cc:* Danny Haughey <[email protected]> > > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Sail loft service > > > > They sent me a form with diagrams of what they wanted and tips on how to > get them. They also had me take as high a definition photo from the side > of the boat, fully rigged and used that, scaled it and double checked all > of my measurments to the scaled photo. Scaling a photo can be surprisingly > accurate. I do this to study existing spaces all the time and there are > plenty of software that allow you to calibrate the photo and take > measurements. > > > > Of course, the real test will not come for a couple of months. I did feel > there was some room for interpolation as, I don't race. I'm not overly > fussy when it comes to sail shape. If she isn't luffing and the tell tales > seem to be doing what they should, I'm happy as long as the boat is moving > along. > > > > I am a bit concerned about spreader patches, they just send stick on > patches. > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Josh Muckley via CnC-List <[email protected]> > To: "C&C List" <[email protected]> > Cc: Josh Muckley <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Sail loft service > Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2016 11:48:07 -0500 > > Danny, > > I am curious as to the measurement process. What did you measure and how > did you know how/what to measure. > > While watching my loft take measurements for the headsail, I was shocked > at the different measurements he took. Each spreader, radar, babystay. > Those are just a few which I would have trouble describing let alone > understanding the measurement desired. > > Josh Muckley > S/V Sea Hawk > 1989 C&C 37+ > Solomons, MD > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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