Joel, you weren't kidding! Lots to read up on tonight, ( I may have some questions once I digest this) two PMs offering to quote! Thanks all. I wonder if lavalife works this well? ;-) Seriously - it makes sense I suppose - its a pretty important part of the system.
Dave From: Joel Aronson <[email protected]> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Stus-List Mainsail replacement considerations Message-ID: <cael16p_v2zra-4o1i_veavw4g3bxgzgnz7fkrrdc5bdi__h...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Dave, 50 sailors will have 100 opinions on this one! I would go with a high quality Dacron cross-cut with at least 2 full battens, a loose foot, 2 reef point points. Their Coastal Cruising sail sounds like a good fit for you. The cunningham is important for controlling luff tension. Much easier to load up than a halyard. I had one of their gennies on my 35/3. Other than some restitching of the UV cover, the sail looked like new after 3,000+ miles. RT does not do much in laminates. UK does not do much in dacron. Joel On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 8:55 AM, Dave S via CnC-List <[email protected]> wrote: > Just received the results from the fall check-up and the local sail > loft has diagnosed Windstar's ('85 33-2) mainsail as "beyond > expired". Cue the Monty Python... > > The current main has two sets of reef points, (cringle at the leech > and and ring-on-webbing-straps at the luff.) > No telltales other than streamers off the leech. > IIRC there may be a leech line. > 4 partial battens battens. > There are two cringles at the clew, one above the other, and what I > believe is called a "shelf" of lighter weight cloth along the foot. Have > never used this out of ignorance, but perhaps I should. > it has a rope foot, slides on the luff. > > I will have Rolly Tasker in Thailand quote, as well as UK sails here in > Toronto. > > > I value the 33-2's performance but most of my sailing is recreational > sailing here on Lake Ontario. Would like to distance race but not looking > to be ultra-competitive at the top level. Don't want to buy another > Main for this boat in the next decade. > > Any thoughts or recommendations on a replacement, or comments on sail > lofts? Many thanks! > > Dave > Windstar 33-2 >
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