Wow Tom! I'm so happy for you! Congratulations! That's a really great tale!
DannyOn Nov 12, 2015 6:40 PM, Martin DeYoung via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Tom, > > > > Thanks for the pics of your new sails. Now I miss the nekked pics in the new > format Playboy mags a little less. > > > > Congrats on the upgrade to carbon fiber tapes. > > > > Martin DeYoung > > Calypso > > 1971 C&C 43 > > Seattle > > > > > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Tom > Buscaglia via CnC-List > Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2015 10:51 AM > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Tom Buscaglia > Subject: Stus-List Not What I Ordered - was New Sails TODAY!!! > > > > Stuart Dahlgren from UK Sails NW showed up with my new sails yesterday. But > they were NOT what I ordered! > > I ordered the UK Tape Drive with the Glass Fiber tapes. Well it turns out > that when they were engineering the sails it was determined that the load > levels would be near the upper edge of the Glass Fibers. So, Stuart took it > upon himself to upgrade the sails to the Carbon Fiber tapes at no extra > charge. It was a pleasant surprise when I peeked in the bags. Definitely > not what I ordered, but I am not complaining. > > Stuart Dahlgren took the time to hand deliver them and handled the > installation, including making sure that the mainsail was all good for our > Schaefer in-boom furling. He trimmed the battens as well for a perfect fit. > Then he hung out at our club to BS with a few sailors. Since it was too late > for him to drive home to Sidney, we invited him to stay over for dinner and > an evening of Scotch and sailing talk. Then a quick breakfast this morning > before taking off today. > > I cannot recommend this guy enough. www.UKSails.ca if anyone is interested. > > And if you want to check out the sails, there are some good pics here - > https://www.flickr.com/photos/37365243@N00/ > > I cannot wait to take them out for a spin....woohoo! > > Tom B > > Tom Buscaglia > SV Alera > 1990 C&C 37+/40 > Vashon Island WA > (206) 463-9200 > 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
