Well said,
Steve Suhana, C&C 32 Toronto On Thu, Feb 25, 2016 at 2:38 PM, David Knecht via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > 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 < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> 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 < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> 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:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Marek >> Dziedzic (hotmail) via CnC-List >> *Sent:* Thursday, February 25, 2016 12:38 PM >> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> *Cc:* Marek Dziedzic (hotmail) <dziedzi...@hotmail.com> >> *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 <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> >> *Sent:* Thursday, February 25, 2016 12:24 >> >> *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com >> >> *Cc:* Danny Haughey <djhaug...@juno.com> >> >> *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 <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> To: "C&C List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> >> Cc: Josh Muckley <muckl...@gmail.com> >> 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: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> 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: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > 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: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > 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 > > > -- *Best regards,* *Capt,Curtis McDaniel* *"At sea, I learned how little a person needs, not how much."470-313-0918*
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