Do away with the sacrificial altogether! I bought a jib sock for my 35 in December 2017 for $580 from a small, local sailmaker. A few tears in it but still going strong!
Bob Mann Detroit > On 06/20/2022 9:45 PM Neil Andersen via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > I had a “stick on” sacrificial cover attached to my 150 years ago. I was > rounding Bloody Point on the Chesapeake in fairly strong winds when the cover > got attached to the shrouds instead of the sail. Not a lot of fun as we > could only adjust our heading so much, we’re running out of “runway”, and the > sail was basically glued to the shroud. I will NEVER use a glue on item > like that unless it is also sewn on as well. > > Neil Andersen, W3NEA > Rock Hall, MD 21661 > 484-354-8800 > > --------------------------------------------- > From: Joel Aronson via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Monday, June 20, 2022 8:28:31 PM > To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com> > Subject: Stus-List Re: Cost to replace UV cover > > U V cover replacement is by the foot. What else did they recommend? New > webbing? Restitching? > > On Mon, Jun 20, 2022 at 7:34 PM Bill Coleman via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: > > > > Maybe it's time for a SailRite machine! > > On the other hand, isn't there some kind of a white sticky material > > you can buy and just put it on yourself? It sticks like the numbers or > > graphics. I'm pretty sure I had that on one of my leeches. > > > > Bill Coleman > > Entrada Erie PA > > > > On Mon, Jun 20, 2022, 19:08 Joe Della Barba via CnC-List > > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The UV cover on my genoa is starting to fail, so I took it to > > > Bacons to get repaired. I figured 5 or 6 boat bucks maybe. Well I figured > > > wrong, the estimate came back at $1350! Yikes! > > > > > > Are they nuts or is this the going rate now? That seems like > > > a pretty good chunk of an entire sail! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Joe Della Barba > > > > > > Coquina C&C 35 MK I > > > > > > Kent Island MD USA > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Joel > >
