[C320-list] Looking for information on a new jib

[Ken]

Art,
I concur w Guy regarding Chuck O'Malley and his crew at chesapeake sail makers.  When I bought an asymmetrical from him, he was very customer oriented and priced fairly.  He even traveled to Solomon's from Annapolis to do a sea trial to demonstrate how to rig and use the sail.
Ken Spiro 
MoonDancer
2006  /  #1089


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> On Jul 8, 2016, at 2:11 PM, Guy Smith <smitski2001 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> Hey Art,
> I just had a new Jenny built by Chesapeake Sail Makers this spring. I love it.It has awesome shape/performance fully deployed and it roller reefs with a beautiful draft for those 20+ knot days.Call and ask for Chuck O'Malley. I believe it came in about $2K.He also cut my original Main to be loose-footed so I can flatten the bag out of it better and I'm very happy with that also. They're great guys. Very knowledgeable. Chuck gives seminars to the ARC groups on sail technology.Tell him Guy Smith recommended them. (He'll probably say "Who?"  ...I may get a discount on my next sail work! ;-)
> I got quotes from North for a new Jenny, the Main work and a new Asym (which I ended up getting from Precision Sails),and they were consistently $1K higher than other sail lofts when comparing Apples to Apples, on the Jenny and Asym. Now I don't do serious racing with Pleiades, so I don't need something fancy, just a good working sail for the Chesapeake Bay that will last.
> Fair winds,~g
> Guy Smithsv PleiadesC320 #452Worton Creek, MD
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>      From: Bill Hutt <bhutt at windstream.net>
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com 
> Sent: Friday, July 8, 2016 1:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Looking for information on a new jib
> 
> Art,
> 
> Here in Cleveland I use Sobstat sails. His out comes in around $1700 and the quality is fine.
> 
> Bill Hutt
> "Caribbean Soul" #570
> Cleveland Ohio
> 
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>> On Jul 8, 2016, at 11:43 AM, Art Harden <artstree at aol.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I took my jib to the sail loft for some repairs and they advised me that the sail was due for replacement. It looks to be the original 1995 sail and I agree with him. The quote I got from North sails is about $2900. Has anyone purchased the sale recently from another sailmaker?
>> 
>> Art Harden
>> Tortuga Catalina 320
>> 937-477-5544 (m)
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