[Public-list] headsail size

[Matthew Hay]

Thank you Peter and Mike for the reply to my question about changing sails 
over to the 1100 series furller.  I think that I would like to purchase a 
used sail that is furler ready rather then spending money on my old sails 
that are not in great shape.  The cheapest new headsail that I could find 
was $1200.00, which is over budget for me.  My next question is on the size 
of the sail.  I do a lot of single handling and coastal cruising in New 
England with the occasional offshore overnight.  When I talk to the people 
at these used sail places--such as Bacon Sails--I do not know what the 
proper size of the sail should be for my application.  What I would like is 
one big sail that I could leave on all season even if I sacrifice a little 
performance in heaver winds.  So what size headsail would you recommend?  Or 
what is the luff leech ect. dimensions that you are happy with?  I think 
that the largest sail possible would be nice for light wind that I then 
could furl if needed.

Thank you very much,

Matt Hay #314 "Renard"