Congrats - lots of luck. new sails are always fun. Tape drive is nice stuff.
How do you like the Schaefer boom? I’ve used the forespar variant but never had an opportunity to play with the Schaefer. John > On Aug 20, 2015, at 6:55 PM, Tom Buscaglia via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Listers > > I know I should have asked you all before taking action and I am certain that > someone out there will have a better solution...that said, I am pleased to > announce that I pulled the trigger on new sails for Alera. The PO installed > a Schaefer In Boom furler but went cheap on the mylar sails to go with it. > They were ~15 years old and both sails have been in for repairs every year > for the past two years. The main was actually not made correctly to the > stringent Schaefer specs and the Genoa was to the point of disintegration > along the leech. Aout four days into our annual three week sailing trip, the > leech detached from the Genoa (again). > > We called ahead and pulled into the Van Isle marina in Sidney BC and right up > to the dock at UK sail loft to get the genny repaired. They fixed it and > even gave us an overnight berth with power and everything. I met Suart > Dahlgren, the owner. He had been the tech talk presenter at the C&C RDV a few > years ago and was familiar with the boat. He is also very knowledgeable. > What started as a discussion about possibly getting a new Genoa ultimately > turned into deal for both primary sails. > > The Mainsail was never done right and at its end of life. Of course, the > cost was a huge impediment to doing it. But Stu gave a sweet 15% discount of > each sail and an additional 5% for getting both...but the real clincher was > the 0.75 USD to CAD exchange rate, which amounted to an additional 25%. Lynn > and I talked it over, slept on it and were unanimous on going for it! :D > > Since I need thin sails to fit the boom when furled we went to a set of UK > Tape-Drive Cruising sales. They're due for delivery in October. I'll let > you all know if they are as good as I hope. > > Tom B > Tom Buscaglia > SV Alera > 1990 C&C 37+/40 > Vashon Island WA > (206) 463-9200 > www.sv-alera.com > <http://www.sv-alera.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 >
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