[C320-list] Sail Care

[hcreech at comcast.net]

Karl, 
Please keep in mind that it was 2 sails not one and my jib is a 150%. When I first received the estimate I was not happy, but am extremely happy with the results. 


Herb 




----- Original Message -----
From: "Karl Mielenhausen" <kmielen at suddenlink.net> 
To: C320-List at catalina320.com 
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 12:50:42 PM 
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Sail Care 

I suspect that the difference in what the two were providing for the 
price was "remarkable" also. 

Sailcare uses the LaMauney process. Sails are measured, inspected for 
needed repairs, and the cloth checked for deterioration from the sun. 
Then the sails are carefully cleaned followed by the re-resining 
process of impregnating the cloth with resins and setting these resins 
with controlled heat. In addition, a fungicidal agent is added to 
inhibit mildew growth, another is added for water repellency, and a 
third agent provides ultraviolet protection. 
This is far more than the "cleaning" done by many lofts. 

I had my main done in December 2007. Base price was $234 or $.95 per 
sqft (same as what is quoted on the website today). Extra repairs and 
shipping brought the total to $430, before my "off-season" discount. 
For example, the insignia's and numbers need to be sewn as the process 
will loosen them. Others have complained about excessive shrinkage. I 
measured it to be around 1%. IMHO, after 4 seasons, the sail is still 
better than the condition it was in when I first sent it in. 

A lot of repairs must have been made to spend $1000. 

Karl 


On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 7:30 AM, <hcreech at comcast.net> wrote: 
> Will do. The difference between what I received from Quantum Annapolis for $750 and Sail Care for $1K was remarkable. I hope you are wrong in your evaluation, I'm so impressed can't wait to raise sails and show off. I will contact the list at the end of the season with an honest evaluation. 
> 
> Herb 
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Irving Grunes" <igrunes at gmail.com> 
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com 
> Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2012 6:35:01 AM 
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Sail Care 
> 
> Herb, 
> The sail looked great when we got it back from Sail Care. But it didn;t 
> last very long. 
> Lets see what happens and would like for you to report back at the end of 
> the season. 
> irv grunes 
> 2001 #851 
> 
> On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 6:13 AM, <hcreech at comcast.net> wrote: 
> 
>> Wow what mixed reactions. I have been sending my sails to Quantum 
>> Annapolis every other year until they became difficult to work with. I 
>> tried Sail Care for the first time, my 12 year old main did not shrink and 
>> frankly looks like new. I was spending $750.00 with Quantum and was 
>> surprised at the bill of slightly over 1K for sail care, but when I saw the 
>> results yesterday they were phenomenal! Based on my one time experience I 
>> would highly recommend them, no longer Quantum Annapolis. 
>> 
>> Herb Creech 
>> Cloud Chaser 606 
>> 
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Irving Grunes" <igrunes at gmail.com> 
>> To: C320-List at catalina320.com 
>> Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 5:46:36 PM 
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Sail Care 
>> 
>> Sail Care was great to work with, but I would not recommend them 
>> Irv Grunes 
>> 
>> 
>> On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 5:43 PM, Dean Vermeire <dean at vermeire.us> wrote: 
>> 
>> > Same here. I had my main (original, 2001) repaired and cleaned. It looks 
>> > like new. I can tell that the main shrunk just a little bit. The battens 
>> > are just a hair long for the pockets now, but not enough to do anything 
>> > about. I imagine it will stretch out a little over time. 
>> > 
>> > I plan on sending them my genoa at the end of the season. 
>> > 
>> > Great folks to work with. 
>> > 
>> > Dean Vermeire 
>> > Moonstruck II (#847) 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > On 5/16/2012 4:36 PM, hcreech at comcast.net wrote: 
>> > 
>> >> Just put my sails on today, first time using Sail Care. I thought they 
>> >> were really expensive, but after seeing the results worth every penny. 
>> My 
>> >> sails look like they are new. My head sail is five years old and my 
>> main is 
>> >> original, now thirteenth season, can't get over what a fabulous job they 
>> >> did. I think I will call them a tell them. 
>> >> 
>> >> Herb Creech 
>> >> Cloud Chaser 606 
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