[Public-List] re-cut a sail?

[Gordon Laco]

Hi there - 

Hear him!  New sails, a new main in particular, will make a new boat, of
your boat.  She'll seem stiffer, better balanced, you'll be amazed.

The ills caused by a worn out main (and I'm talking about sail shape, not
strength of fabric) tend to creep up, it's easy not to notice that things
are getting worse as the seasons go by and one can easily assume that the
way things are is how they've always been.... Until the first time you go
out with the new sail.  Then you wonder how you put up with the old one....

I should add, I don't sell sails!

Gord #426 Surprise (who bought a new main two years ago, and was amazed...)


On 11/06/12 6:49 AM, "Mike Lehman" <sail_505 at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Gordon,
> 
> Having a proper shaped main is really affects the performance of the boat.
> With a big belly in the sail, it not only does not help your performance but
> can actually hinder it. You end up with more sideways heel than moving
> forward. The main on the Alberg is so large with the 14' boom that it has a
> significant impact on forward movement. You may want to take it to a sail
> maker that you trust for advice, but I would consider having a new one
> made...it is like buying a new engine for the boat.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gordon white
> Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2012 2:23 PM
> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] re-cut a sail?
> 
>     On my sail to Norfolk & back I realized just how pot-bellied my main
> is. Of course it is old - the genny was replaced a couple of years ago.
> I suspect the main is not doing me much good.  Is it practical to have
> an old main re-cut to improve its shape? (I am certainly not looking for
> new-sail performance and the sail is otherwise in good condition, if not
> in good "shape"?
> 
>   - Gordon White, /Brigadoon II/
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