FWIW, my local sailmaker told me that socks beat up the sails when the wind picks up.
From: Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Sent: Thursday, March 2, 2023 10:45 AM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Della Barba, Joe <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> Subject: Stus-List Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: UV Strip Bacon’s told me their price for the material had recently doubled, so socks probably cost more too. On the other hand a sock works for ALL sails, not just one, and you can get it repaired without dragging the whole sail into the loft. Joe Coquina From: Richard Servance via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 2, 2023 9:58 AM To: Stus-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: Richard Servance <hicsai...@gmail.com <mailto:hicsai...@gmail.com> > Subject: [EXTERNAL] Stus-List Re: UV Strip I just had North replace the UV cover on my 135%. It was a boat buck ($1k). Hadn't heard of the sock method; so not sure if it's still an option from them. Sail safe, Richard Servance S/V Blue Heaven (C&C 34+) 757-995-3416 @svblueheaven Seattle, WA On Thu, Mar 2, 2023, 6:26 AM Robert Abbott via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: I had the UV strip replaced on my 135% last year by Doyle Sails here...all in cost was $575 CDN . Old UV strip 12 to 13 years old and cracking/splitting. Rob Abbott AZURA C&C 32 - #277 Halifax, N.S. On 2023-03-02 9:09 a.m., Joe Della Barba via CnC-List wrote: My post about this from last June: “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!” That included about $375 worth of repairs, but still at about $1000 for the UV strip I think it was double the last time I had that job done. Joe Della Barba Coquina C&C 35 MK I Kent Island MD USA 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
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