Somebody's got to be our Guinea Pig. Might as well be Chuck. We'll all be waiting for your report, Chuck.
Bill On Wed, Mar 1, 2023 at 11:25 AM Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > That stuff is nasty – I would not put that on a sail. > > > > > > *Joe Della Barba* > > > > > > > > *From:* CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 1, 2023 10:04 AM > *To:* Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > *Cc:* CHARLES SCHEAFFER <cscheaf...@comcast.net> > *Subject:* [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Re: Furling Sail C&C 35 Mk I > > > > 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> 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> > > Date: 2023-02-28 17:31 (GMT-05:00) > > To: Glen Eddie via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > > Cc: Don Kern <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 >
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
