[Alberg30] New Main Sail

[Roger L. Kingsland]

Don;

It's nice to know that a fully battened main will work.  Thee questions
please.  What is a "2+2"?  Did you do anything to reinforce the track?  What
kind of cars do you use to hold the sail to the track (I have heard of "bat
cars" but don't know if that is  specific manufacturer) ?

Thanks,

Roger

PS - I think I have good boat names for the Shark owner's boats in your
story; "Double Whammy" and "Poor Step Child."  Thanks for making such a good
point.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Campbell" <dk.campbell at sympatico.ca>
To: "Alberg 30 public list" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Alberg30] New Main Sail


> Dave:
>     I have had a full battened North main for the last 6 years that I have
> owned the boat. The sail was built in the early 90's to the best of my
> knowledge, and I still have a straight track. I just bought a new one this
> year from North Toronto and as luck would have it it was also built in
> Toronto. It is a 2 + 2 because they don't like having to pay UPS extra for
> shipping full battens. However it is easy to adjust the shape of this new
> sail to whatever me or my crew would like when racing. I priced 4
different
> makers and they were all within $100. CDN for a main at last year's
Toronto
> boat show. I did not price Doyle's because their loft in Sarnia often cuts
a
> small sail relative to the max allowed. As for cloth, I believe that both
> Challenge and Contender are American and that one is made by the son of
the
> original cloth maker. (After one of those family disputes, the impetuous
> younger generation thought he knew more than Dad,  so went out on his
own).
> North makes all their own dacron. I believe Polyant is the French cloth
> maker.
>     It would appear as if there are three sailmakers who have made a
number
> of Alberg 30 sails and they are Triton in Port Credit Ont. ( Joe
Fernandez,
> the original sailmaker for Whitby once Tom Taylor closed his loft), North
> and Haarstick. Why stay in Traverse city if there are others who have more
> knowledge for the original cut?
> Don
>
> Dave Terrell wrote:
>
> > The time has come to get a new main sail for Talisman. I would like the
> > work to be done locally in Traverse City -  so my question is - what
> > things do I have to watch out for so that the sail comes out "just
> > right"? Any suggestion about sail cloth? One sailmaker suggest Contender
> > made by a Dutch company. Another suggests Challenge? Any opinions on
> > either of these? I am also planning on putting on a Strong Slide System.
> > Racing is not going to be my thing so I am planning on full battens
> > throughout and two reefs - opinions and suggestions will be appreciated
> > on all these ideas.
> >
> > Thanks for the help.
> >
> > David - Talisman #432


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