[C320-list] Thoughts on Sails

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 I have also used Precision for a new 135. Great service and a quality product.
Rich897



-----Original Message-----
From: Karl Mielenhausen <kmielen at gmail.com>
To: C320IA Discussion List <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Tue, Nov 27, 2018 8:55 am
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Thoughts on Sails

Hope you are right Jeff, I just ordered a 135% from them!!
Very aggressive pricing, especially with their Black Friday sale.
Sails are designed in house (Langford, BC) but constructed overseas (they
use several different lofts in far east and China).
Numerous options in cloth and construction are offered.
They do ask you to measure your boat to make sure nothing is different from
the Catalina specs, but that is easy to do with their paperwork and
supporting videos.

I have quotes on both the mainsail and 135% which I can email anyone
back-channel if they desire.

Karl


On Tue, Nov 27, 2018 at 8:38 AM Doug Treff <doug at treff.us> wrote:

> You might also want to try Precision Sails:
> https://www.precisionsailloft.com/
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRIooegcavU
>
> I've heard lots of great stuff about them. They already have specs on file
> for the 320 and you should be able to get a quote pretty fast.
>
> --
> Doug Treff
> doug at treff.us
>
> On Mon, Nov 26, 2018, at 5:35 PM, Jeff Smith wrote:
> > To all,
> >
> > I am contemplating purchasing a new main sail and a new Genoa. I would
> > like to benefit from the collective wisdom of the group, if you would be
> > kind enough to share.
> >
> > Currently, Sailmates has a 155% Genoa that will be 18 years old next
> > year. The Main will also be 18 years old next year. It seems like this
> > is about the extent of the useable life of a sail, but I could be
> > mistaken. Mainly we daysail or cruise for the weekend, though I hope to
> > expand my reach to the Bahamas and up the coast to New England. [Side
> > note – I have all of Spring 2019 available for a passage to the Bahamas
> > if anyone is interested in a trip. Seriously, let me know because I
> > would love to travel down, but I do not have blue water experience.]
> >
> > My questions include: 1. Has anyone installed a Strong/Tides Track
> > system? If so, did you find it worth the expense? If you installed it
> > but did not find it worth the expense, what are the negative issues? 2.
> > Quantum Sails has recommended that I could get much of the benefit of
> > the Strong/Tides Track by going to a 2+2 (upper full battens only)
> > system with AllSlip slides for the Main. Does anyone have any experience
> > with either AllSlip slides or a 2 batten main sail system? They also
> > suggested that I could use Bainbridge Railman receptacles with a
> > stainless steel universal joint, which is part of the Strong/Tides track
> > system. Any thoughts here? 3. They recommended that I do not go bigger
> > than a 140% Genoa for boat balance. Any thoughts on this? I will say
> > that when we first bought the boat we would regularly roll out the full
> > 155%, but now I tend to keep the Genoa above the lifelines.
> >
> > I know there are a lot of questions above, so I appreciate any and all
> > opinions. By the way, the price quote for a CrossCut CW 2000 Main with 2
> > reefs and 4 battens is $3,056 after a 15% discount. The 140% Genoa with
> > Foam Luff, Spreader Patches, and UV Cover is $2,400 after the discount.
> > So that is $5,500 for the two sails, which seems pricey, but less than
> > the quote from an Ullman sail loft (and only about $800 more than the
> > previous boat owner paid in 2001). I also priced an asymmetrical
> > spinnaker ($2,500 with dousing sleeve), but I am not sure how much we
> > would use this.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jeff
> > S/V Sailmates, 94 #121
> >
>