[Public-List] [Public-list] Bilge

[Pete Staehling]

I am in Parkville (north side of Baltimore).   It would be nice to have a
nice new sail.  I think the old now dead one was original, so it was very
bagged out.   The previous owner described it as "nice and soft" :)

I don't know enough about any of the sail makers to have a preference.

On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 1:16 PM, Gordon Laco <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:

> Hi Pete -
>
> I understand your desire to try to find a sail quickly...but with regard to
> racing vs cruising I can say that cruisers really have a better reason to
> have good mains than racers.
>
> A nice shape in your main will knock a significant number of degrees off
> your angle of heel in every wind speed. The boat will be much easier to
> steer and the cumulative effect will be the same as if you changed your
> ballast from iron to lead.  But of course with no actual increase in
> weight!!!  oh - I forgot to say - you will sail faster in most wind speeds
> but the stuff I described above is more important to comfort and safety.
>
> I suspect this year sailmakers can be found with space in their production
> schedules.  Making an A30 main from scratch does not take more than a few
> days; and is really worth every penny.  I have a sailmaker I am loyal to
> (who made our boat's sails when the class was in production) but you may
> have your favourite.
>
> Where do you live?
>
> Gord #426 SURPRISE
>
>
> On 2/24/09 1:00 PM, "Pete Staehling" <staehpj1 at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > I have been away from the list for a couple years.  I am the owner of
> #554
> > "Aurora".
> >
> > It seems that I need a new mainsail.  I am open to suggestions, but I
> don't
> > want to wait too long to get one, so having one made somewhere with a
> long
> > turnaround time may not be my first choice.  As a casual cruiser I don't
> > need a real high performance sail and may be happy with buying someones
> used
> > cast off.  Aurora currently has roller reefing, but I would prefer to go
> to
> > slab reefing.
> >
> > Does anyone know of a used sail for sale that might suit me?
> >
> > If I opt for a new sail where would you recommend I go, what kind of
> price
> > and turn around time can I expect?
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