While we are on the subject of lofts- does anyone have experience with Z Sails in Stamford, CT? I was very impressed with some of their novel ideas and apparently great performance record. I ended up buying from UK Sails in City Island, due to cost, but they were a close second. I wish I could have bought one of each and compared the performance. Dave
Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT > On Feb 25, 2016, at 1:34 PM, Jack Fitzgerald via CnC-List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > All, > > I am extremely happy with the sails built for my C&C 39 TM by UK Sailmakers > in Charleston, SC. > > UK has built (2012) 1 suit of Gold tape drive race sails & 2 suits (1997 & > 2015) of Silver Tape drive cruising sails for me in the past 10 years or so. > > These sails are not cheap, but are designed for my particular 39TM, cut and > sewed in the USA as well as delivered and fitted to the boat by the > Charleston loft manager. All was done on time and at the original price > estimate even after I made a few changes during the construction phase > > I have absolutely no complaints with quality and/or service provided by UK > Sailmakers. > > I have not considered the offshore sails so I have no comment beyond I feel > that you get what you pay for in terms of materials and service regardless of > where the sails are made. > > Best regards, > Jack Fitzgerald > HONEY - C&C 39 TM > US12788 > SAVANNAH > > > On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 1:17 PM, Chuck Gilchrest via CnC-List > <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > 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] > <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Marek Dziedzic (hotmail) > via CnC-List > Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2016 12:38 PM > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Cc: Marek Dziedzic (hotmail) <[email protected] > <mailto:[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 <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, February 25, 2016 12:24 > > To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Cc: Danny Haughey <mailto:[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] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > To: "C&C List" <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> > Cc: Josh Muckley <[email protected] <mailto:[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] <mailto:[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 > <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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