[Public-List] A-30 sail question

[americo silva]

according to the pardys battens will shorten the life of your sails

On Fri, Jan 17, 2020 at 5:39 PM Eric Ertley via Public-List <
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> Hi Daniel,
> I bought a new mainsail fromBacon Sails.  About $850 a couple of years
> ago.  Well made and delivered on time as ordered.  Big improvement over old
> mainsail.
> Eric Ertley
> SV Shadowfax #412
>
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> > On Jan 17, 2020, at 4:57 PM, Daniel Sternglass via Public-List <
> public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am looking to replace the sail on my 1966 A-30, #201. I am thinking of
> buying a new sail from Precision Sails, the current sail is extremely old.
> Called bacon and a few others but no luck. Precision is asking $1,400 with
> standard battens.
> >
> > Any experience with Precision Sails?
> >
> > Is it OK to use A-30 standard measurements, or are measurements really
> necessary? I would expect not too much variability for class racing.
> >
> > Last question is that since I have never raced the boat, and don't plan
> to, any comments on switching to full battens? I realize it would not be
> conforming.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > --Dan Sternglass
> > Watcher of the Skies, $201, Cayuga Lake, Ithaca, NY.
> >
> >
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