Gary,
My 3DL turned into a pile of strings last year at Screwpile. My shore crew scoured Walmart and drug stores during the day to buy clear duct tape for our daily regime of repair. We kept our #1 together, although it shed mylar and duct tape every time we tacked. We still won the regatta. BTW, the 3DL was on its sixth season and went into the dumpster after the regatta. No more 3DL for me.. Jake Jake Brodersen C&C 35 Mk-III "Midnight Mistress Hampton VA From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Gary Nylander Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 4:59 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List New sail purchase Late in 2009, my 3DL genoa decided to unravel. It was built in 2001, so we got plenty of service out of it. But, when it went, it was GONE! It disintegrated into a pile of strings.... My sailmaker sewed it together (kind of) for the time it took to make a new one. I chose an advanced dacron cloth (don't know if it was Bambridge of Contender, we were looking at both). We installed it for a couple of races and it worked well. Over the winter, I replaced the old main with one of a similar advanced dacron. That summer (2010), the ex-Admiral and crew took their class in our local Wednesday night affair of around 20 races, against boats with handicaps ranging from 160 to 240, we are a 30-1 with 174. I won the Jib and Main series. My sailmaker advised me that the new dacrons are just about as good as the older laminates and have the advantage that they can be re-cut when necessary. The sails are still looking very good, I don't plan on any work on them this winter (have three more 'frostbite' races ending on November 3). The ex was only fifth this year as some lightweight boats joined the fleet (we sail in light air and had a bunch of it this year) and one well sailed Morgan 30 also joined the fun. The winner was a Thunderbird, second was the Morgan, third was an Impulse 21, fourth was a Bermuda 40 yawl (new sails this year and Baltoplate/diver) and she was fifth, beating an Ericson 35 and the rest of the 13 boat fleet. She missed a couple of races, which affected her throw-outs. Plus, as she said, she proved she could do it - now is having more fun. The point of this, is unless you are playing in the big leagues, the new dacrons are quite effective - and are less expensive and can be re-cut. Gary Nylander 30-1 St. Michaels Maryland
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