[C320-list] Sail slides

[Irv Grunes]

Re SailCare
We had our 2001 OEM sail refurbished by sail care this winter.  The sail
looks beautiful.

BUT

The sail shrunk.  Today, I cut 3 inches off the bottom Batten,  2 Inches off
the next, and 1 inch off the next.  The top batten sticks out a bit but I
left it.

I'll report on sail shape when next we sail.

Irv Grunes
2001, #851, Isle of Wight


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Subject: [C320-list] Sail slides


The sails on our '99 weren't in bad shape, but were somewhat
mildewed.  The local loft washed them last winter and that didn't
impact the stains much.

This winter I sent them to Sail Care (http://www.sailcare.com/).  I'm
normally skeptical of approaches like this, but I've had sails they
worked on before (done by the previous owner on my previous boat) and
the result were real good.

I got the sails back a couple weeks ago and went to bend them on
today.  They look great.  Sail Care also did a lot of work I didn't
know they'd do - replacing the velcro on the batten pockets and
replacing the headboard, for example.  They also replaced all the
slides on the main with beautiful new articulating (SS?) slides.

Unfortunately, these new slides are the wrong size.  They're too big
for the slot on the mast.

I expect Sail Care will handle this w/o problem, but I want to know
what the right kind of slides are.  The manual suggests it is an
Isomat spar though it has a Charleston Spars sticker on the boom. The
likely Isomat candidates (http://www.rigrite.com/Spars/Isomat_Spars/
Isomat_Masts/isomat_Mast_Specs_&_Comp.html#Isomat_Mast_Sections) seem
to all specify "3/4" flat slides (A006M)".

Doing a quick web search for those turns up http://www.sail-
making.com/dbimgs/page78_79_80us.pdf, which says the A006M has a
waist of 3/8".  The slot on the mast only measured 3/16" wide today,
so something isn't right.

So, what is the mast section on my boat, and what are the proper slides?

Thanks.

Dave
Meanderer II
#642

(For the curious, the new/wrong slides can be seen at http://udel.edu/
~danderer/sailcare.jpg)