+1 on the Hood Vectran--I had my main made of this in 2010 and it is still going strong--in the meantime, I have gone thru (almost) 3 laminate headsails. At the time, I think Hood manufactured its own sail material (at least of the Vectran stuff) in Ireland. Joe Cooper came to the boat and did the measurements. Charlie NelsonWater PhantomC&C 36 XL/kcb
-----Original Message----- From: Donald Kern via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> To: cnc-list <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Donald Kern <don-k...@cox.net> Sent: Wed, Jan 15, 2020 7:25 pm Subject: Re: Stus-List New Sails... David I have a Hood Vectron main that I bought for racing in 2007. It is now my cruising sail and still has reasonable shape and would recommend it. A J30 skipper was so impressed with it that he bought one for cruising (Vectron was not class legal for racing on a J30). However, since the Hood loft got bought by Quantum (2017) I do not know if the cloth would still be available, It was last year but I had to ask the Loft. I have attached a fairly technical exploitation on sailcloths and below is a newer article found in Practical Sailor: https://www.practical-sailor.com/sails-rigging-deckgear/sailmakers-advice-and-prices Don Kern Fireball C&C 35 Mk2 On 1/15/2020 5:36 PM, David Risch via CnC-List wrote: #yiv1362940400 #yiv1362940400 -- _filtered {} _filtered {} #yiv1362940400 #yiv1362940400 p.yiv1362940400MsoNormal, #yiv1362940400 li.yiv1362940400MsoNormal, #yiv1362940400 div.yiv1362940400MsoNormal {margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:sans-serif;} #yiv1362940400 a:link, #yiv1362940400 span.yiv1362940400MsoHyperlink {color:#0563C1;text-decoration:underline;} #yiv1362940400 a:visited, #yiv1362940400 span.yiv1362940400MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:#954F72;text-decoration:underline;} #yiv1362940400 span.yiv1362940400EmailStyle17 {font-family:sans-serif;color:windowtext;} #yiv1362940400 .yiv1362940400MsoChpDefault {font-family:sans-serif;} _filtered {} #yiv1362940400 div.yiv1362940400WordSection1 {} #yiv1362940400 Hello, I am sure we have been there and done that, but please indulge me… Going through the process of shopping for new sails. Not a small budget item for a 40. Know the arguments of local vs. national vs. offshore. Cruising with offshore racing and cruising with occasional beer can. Main and 125%. Leaning toward high quality Dacron cross-cut as they are easier to repair and I do not want to get into the laminates. Blew a big budget on those years ago Specific questions are regarding cloth choices generally and specifically as C & C have tall skinny mains (especially the 40). What has been your experiences with the differing sail lofts? I am getting prices with 50% swings and that is a bit mind-boggling as I am getting information that many sails are built in the same lofts overseas and re-branded. I am sure that is an over-simplification, but there it is. Difficult to compare pricing with the cloth specs being a foreign language to me. Thanks in advance. David F. Risch (401) 419-4650 _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
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