Hi All, I am in the process of acquiring a new set of sails.
I've had North & Ullman give me quotes and they are within US$70 of each other for all three sails - furling headsail, furling staysail and main for their basic offers. The quoted prices are in the range of $6,600 for all three sails. One of them offered an alternative at $8,200 which had "better" material for the headsail and staysail options. As I am a novice sailor I need some assistance please... The original sail area according to Sailboatdata.com ( http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_id=2144) is as follows: Original Main 318 ft2 / 29.5 m2 Foresail 391 ft2 / 36.3 m2 I don't have details on the size of the original Staysail. Here are the sail area values from the 2 vendors. Vendor 1 Main 335 ft2 / 31.2 m2 Foresail 558 ft2 / 51.8 m2 Vendor 2 Main 335 ft2 / 31.1 m2 Foresail 466 ft2 / 43.3 m2 Although the area of the main from both vendors is similar to the original, the shape of the main is different to the original (not the current). The boom is shorter and mast (P) is longer than the original. The original design has a VERY short foresail track which is well aft with the resultant foresail with a high clew as can be seen from the picture at the link. What worries me is that both vendors are offering a foresail which is significantly larger than the original. How would this impact on performance? Will I have the foresail partially furled most of the time? The original staysail was a self-tacking, club-footed jib. The proposal from one vendors calls for a new track to be installed roughly midships and the other believes that I can sheet from an existing padeye. Both propose sheeting on the inside of the shrouds. Both, in discussion, are advocating the headsail for reaching and the staysail for beating and heavy weather. I should add that I intend cruising although a little performance certainly wouldn't go amiss :-). Are there any Landfall 42 owners who could share the details of their sail configurations? Thanks Gary
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