[C320-list] Sail Care

[Dean Vermeire]

I sent my main to Sail Care at the end of last season.  It is the 
original Catalina sail from 2001, and it had never been cleaned or 
repaired.  Sail Care charged me just over $600 for all of the repairs, 
sewing down emblems, dealing with the dutchman pockets and vias, and the 
full cleaning / LaMauney process.  As mentioned before, the sail came 
back like new - not just cosmetically new.

Now, I do realize that the sail is actually not new.  It has just had 
new life breathed into it.  I will still need a new sail someday.  
However, I think I have delayed that new sail by a number of years.  
Since I do not see myself sending the sail back to Sail Care, or anyone 
else, for several years, I really think it made a lot of sense, 
financially speaking.

I suppose it all depends on what kind of shape your sails are really in, 
and is it worth reconditioning them.  For me, it was.

Dean Vermeire
Moonstruck II (#847)



On 5/17/2012 4:03 PM, sailorlew at aol.com wrote:
> Sail Care makes an old blown out sail look good, but it is still an old blown out sail that just looks good. Skip Sail Care for 2 to 3 years&  you have money to buy new sails. I have a Catalina 28 that I just purchased 2 new sails for. I had Doyle make me a 2 + 2 batten main with a performance roach,&  1 reef point out of Bainbridge High Aspect Dacron ( there are 4 grades of Dacron, Performanc Cruise, High Modulus, High Aspect,&  Marblehead)&  a mylar laminate tape drive 145 for $3100. In my opinion spending that much money for just cosmetic reasons does not make sense.
> Lew
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Irving Grunes<igrunes at gmail.com>
> To: C320-List<C320-List at catalina320.com>
> Sent: Thu, May 17, 2012 6:35 am
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Sail Care
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> Herb,
> he sail looked great when we got it back from Sail Care. But it didn;t
> ast very long.
> ets see what happens and would like for you to report back at the end of
> he season.
> rv grunes
> 001 #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
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>   Sail Care was great to work with, but I would not recommend them
>   Irv Grunes
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>   On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 5:43 PM, Dean Vermeire<dean at vermeire.us>  wrote:
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>   >  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.
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>   >  I plan on sending them my genoa at the end of the season.
>   >
>   >  Great folks to work with.
>   >
>   >  Dean Vermeire
>   >  Moonstruck II (#847)
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>   >  On 5/16/2012 4:36 PM, hcreech at comcast.net wrote:
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>   >>  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.
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>   >>  Herb Creech
>   >>  Cloud Chaser 606
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