Curtis, That's kinda like saying, "I have $60k for a new car but I found these other cars for $45k. They all have 4 wheels, and a gasoline engine. Why would I pay more?
I bought the 5 part series on sail buying and care from practical sailor. It was a good place to start getting me prepared to choose a sail maker. Just out of curiosity I priced a main sail with Bacon (who I hear uses China sail loft for manufacture). They have an online quote system. It came back about $1500 less than Quantum. I compared the 2 quotes and couldn't really understand the price difference. When I took the two quotes to the opposite vendor they both said, "Well these are quotes for 2 completely different sails." In the end Bacon adjusted their features to match Quantum and Quantum adjusted to match Bacon. Each provided a new quote. Now I had 2 pairs of quotes. Each pair had features that nearly matched and were within 500 dollars or less of each other. Factor in that Quantum was 5 minutes away, not 60. And that they came to the boat to measure and answer any questions. And I could go to the loft to compare features. And that they would come out and "fit" the sail after delivery. It was quite obvious that Quantum was the winning choice for me. I would have gladly considered any other loft if they were local. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Feb 24, 2016 10:58 PM, "Captain, Curtis McDaniel via CnC-List" < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Well I was quoted from 3 sail maker's they all within $500. of each other? > 5.6 dacron triple stitch. I have money to spend the $2,400. But why would > I? Maybe I'm missing something? > > > > Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S® 6, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone > -------- Original message -------- > From: Paul Baker via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Date: 2/24/2016 8:22 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Paul Baker <pjbake...@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Got a New 135% Head Sail > > Curtis, I think you perhaps have an unrealistic expectation of the cost of > a sail, even from a cheap far east/offshore manufacturer. The sails are > almost all using US made cloth, and with the USD being fairly strong, > that's a big chunk of extra cost there. Maybe a decent used sail might be > an option for you? > Cheers, > Paul. > > ------------------------------ > Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 18:24:55 -0500 > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Subject: Re: Stus-List Got a New 135% Head Sail > From: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > CC: cpt.b...@gmail.com > > Wow. I was quoted $1,800. I that that was too much. > > > > Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S® 6, an AT&T 4G LTE smartphone > -------- Original message -------- > From: Danny Haughey via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Date: 2/24/2016 4:44 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com > Cc: Danny Haughey <djhaug...@juno.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Got a New 135% Head Sail > > Hi Andy, > > Thank Joel!! > > Correction I got the > Challenge Marblehead / Fibre 104 Dacron > the sail, delivered was $3555 and they broke it into 3 payments for me. > From the completion of design to the delivery was 2 weeks! > > I'm going to unroll it along side the rolly tasker tonight and take some > photos. > > Danny > > > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: Andrew Burton via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Andrew Burton <a.burton.sai...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Stus-List Got a New 135% Head Sail > Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 16:34:56 -0500 > > > How much was it, Danny? > > Andy > C&C 40 > Peregrine > > On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 4:30 PM, Danny Haughey via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hello all, > > I just received my new head sail from Precision sail loft last night! > I'll be unrolling it tonight to have a first look. I took a chance to > order online from this Canadian based company. The sail was built in Sri > Lanka from what I can tell. I ordered the Challenge High Modulus Dacron. > > My question is, what should I be looking for as I inspect the new sail? I > plan on comparing the old Rolly Tasker head sail and the relatively new > seeming Main. Other than that, I don't really know enough about sails to > know if I got what I paid for. I'll probably unroll it and snap a bunch of > pics if anyone would be interested. > > Thanks for any insights and advice you may be able to offer. > > Danny > T40 > Rum Runner IV > Mattapoisett, MA > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > > > -- > Andrew Burton > 61 W Narragansett Ave > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > phone +401 965 5260 > > _______________________________________________ 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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