[Public-List] Mainsail

[Gordon Laco]

When I bought SURPRISE I was delighted to find that she still had her
original mainsail built by Joe back when the boat was delivered in '69.  The
sail was due for replacement, but still strong.

One of my sailmaking clients told me that he isn't surprised to hear about
pre-early 1970's polyester sails still in apparently strong condition...he
said that in the early '70's the cloth makers realized they were making an
indestructible product, so degraded the UV resistance thereby giving
polyester sail cloth a finite life span.

A more positive way to put that is that modern dacron sail cloth has a life
span that more closely matches the time a sail can retain it's shape and be
a well performing part of your rig.

I'm feeling happy today so I'll go with the 'glass half full'
explanation....

Gord #426 Surprise





On 19/05/14 9:50 AM, "john lindsay" <jdmlindsay at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I have a Triton Main and Jib, 36 years old. Getting to a point where I am
> going to go see him soon.
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On May 19, 2014, at 9:35 AM, "Gordon Laco" <mainstay at csolve.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Ron carries on his father's sailmaking business - the father, Joe, was the
>> man who made all Alberg 30 sails for the boats delivered from Whitby
>> Boatworks when they were new.
>> 
>> He carries on his father's sensitivity for making good sails for traditional
>> boats - he respects them and their sailors, as opposed to the big corporate
>> sail makers who may assume that a full keeled yacht designed fifty years ago
>> doesn't need quality in shape or material.
>> 
>> Ron is a craftsman, the real thing.
>> 
>> Gord #426 Surprise
>> (a happy customer)
>> 
>> 
>>> On 18/05/14 5:26 PM, "The Rochets" <rochet at shaw.ca> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Dwayne,
>>> 
>>> I have had a mainsail made for my boat by Ron Lopez and I am very satisfied.
>>> Ron is very familiar with the Alberg's requirements and very helpful. He can
>>> ship the sail anywhere in Canada (He shipped mine to BC). You can contact
>>> him
>>> at
>>> rlopes at tritonsails.com
>>> 
>>> Bernard
>>> Sunswept 608
>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 06:35:16PM -0700, Dwayne Back wrote:
>>>>> Just thought I would seek feedback as to sources for my current issues. ?I
>>>>> am need of a new main sail and looking for recommendation of manufacturer.
>>>>> ?I was looking at Peak Sails but then researched online and found all
>>>>> kinds
>>>>> of bad reviews. ?I am a cruiser who enjoys good performance, so while I do
>>>>> not need racing sails would prefer ones that perform adequately, but price
>>>>> is obviously a consideration. ?Second issue is an appropriate solution for
>>>>> the head, i currently have none. ?Mostly a weekender and looking at the
>>>>> composting heads as a solution but would like feedback as to other
>>>>> individuals experiences.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>> Dwayne
>>>>> Orion 94
>>> 
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