Andrew:
Definitely ask for the Cunningham ring......it should be an easy addition.... AS far as the sail slugs go....I strongly recommend looking at the Tides Marine Strong Track....it is a nylon/Delrin track that slides up inside your original sail slot and the slugs are now polished stainless that slide very easily up and down......on my 38MKII, with a luff of 45', I can raise the main to within about 6 feet of the masthead before using the winch to get it trimmed... https://www.tidesmarine.com/sailtrack Considering that your crew may be short on numbers and skill, that one item made my 38 a simple dream to operate.....even my wife can raise it most of the way up herself. I did the track install myself in 1998 and it is still intact and working great today...... I'm not sure of the pricing, but since your Rolly Tasker representative is in Florida??? So is Tides Marine....I'm sure they know each other. The sail does have to have the slugs installed when they make it......you could do it yourself, but your sailmaker is equipped to do it better...... My $0.50 worth, Best Ron C _____ From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Joel Aronson via CnC-List Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 9:43 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Joel Aronson Subject: Re: Stus-List Rolly Tasker Sails My 135 came from There. I am very pleased with it and would not hesitate to buy from them again. The flow stripes are also known as draft stripes. Just colored tape to let you see how much of a belly you having your sail Joel On Friday, March 25, 2016, Andrew Means via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Hey all - As part of the long list of refinements and upgrades we need to make on the Safari, we're looking at getting a new main sail from Rolly Tasker via National Sails in FL. Here's the details of the quote: C&C 34 (Does anybody feel like confirming that I've got these measurements correct?) I = 44' J = 14 P = 38.25 E = 10.92 Fully Battened Mainsail - Challenge 8.3oz High Modulus Dacron, 2 reefs - $1,459 Comes with leech lines with clam cleats, tell tales, flo-stripes*, and sail bags. Construction includes triple-stitched seams, large radial corner reinforcements, with handsewn leather chafe protection. Seems like 8 out of 10 folks have overall positive experience with RT sails. There are scattered reports of quality issues, but I'm inclined to see that as a risk of any production sail loft. Have any of you ordered from them before? What's been your experience? I'm inquiring about adding a cunningham and seeing what our options are for the slugs. Are there other options you'd recommend I request? Before anybody suggests I go to a custom sailmaker to get a super high quality sail, the price is really what we can afford right now; if we need to spend more money to get a decent sail then we'll have to wait another season or two to replace our (very tired) main. Willing to do that if enough folks wave us off RT, but hoping this could be a great solution for our casual cruising needs! Andrew *What the heck are Flo-Stripes? -- Andrew Means S.V. Safari - 1977 C&C 34 MK I Seattle, WA -- Joel 301 541 8551
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