Inflatable boat paint? Wonder how long paint lasts on a sail? C
> On 03/01/2023 8:55 AM Bill Coleman via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > > I thought we resolved this problem last year. Didn't the general > consensus come out that the best solution is using inflatable boat paint to > paint the UV protection on? > > Bill Coleman > Entrada, Erie PA > > On Wed, Mar 1, 2023, 08:46 Marek Dziedzic via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > wrote: > > > > Don, > > > > You mentioned that you replaced the sun cover on your furling sail. > > > > I am interested at the costs, as when I tried last year, I couldn't > > find a solution that was cost effective. The costs of replacing the sun > > cover (and I wanted just a Dacron sacrificial one; nothing fancy) was > > around 60%-80% of the cost of a new sail. > > > > My boat is smaller (27'), so the sails are smaller and cheaper. > > > > I ended up ordering a new furling sail. The original lasted 10 > > years. Actually, it is still fine, except the sun cover is UV damaged. > > > > Marek > > 1994 C270 Legato > > Ottawa On > > > > > > > > Sent from my Android-based can on a string > > > > > > -------- Original message -------- > > From: Don Kern via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > > Date: 2023-02-28 17:31 (GMT-05:00) > > To: Glen Eddie via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com > > > Cc: Don Kern <don-k...@cox.net mailto:don-k...@cox.net > > > Subject: Stus-List Re: Furling Sail C&C 35 Mk I > > > > Glen, > > > > My C&C 35 Mk2 carries for racing #1 (155% '22), #2 (137% '07), #2 > > reacher (129% '95), #3 (110% '19), and #4 (85% '18). I usually push my > > sails for 20 yrs - (the older #1 '02 vintage still decent, but not good > > enuf for racing. For cruising have a furling #2 (137% '98) which I just > > got back from North with a replaced sun cover (no foam), because the sun > > cover's original stitching had failed. The old reacher is carried on board > > only for long distance racing on Buzzard's Bay, RI Sound and Long Island > > Sound. The #2 furling, and #4 were purchased as second-hand sails. Most > > racing is done with the #1 and #2, with the #3 and #4 used in "remind me > > that this is FUN!!" conditions. It is my opinion that a furling sail does > > not hold its aerodynamic shape when you start rolling it in. When racing I > > put reefs in the main before I downsize the genoas. JMHO > > > > Don Kern > > C&C35 Mk2, Fireball > > Bristol, RI > > > > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album > > site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > Thanks for your help. > > Stu > > > > > Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album > > site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: > https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > Thanks for your help. > Stu >
Please show your appreciation for this list and the Photo Album site and help me pay the associated bills. Make a contribution at: https://www.paypal.me/stumurray Thanks for your help. Stu
