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Don B
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Initially Posted - 10/25/2005 :  19:44:23  Show Profile
I recently replaced my original 20 year old (roller furled) 150 genoa. I'm taking it to a respected sailmaker for an evaluation. What would you do with it if it was in decent shape, not so decent, or just bad shape? I can't tell you how badly it is out of shape (we're talking 20 years of use here folks) but it does have a few areas where sail tape is holding it together.

Could it be that I have the makings of an anchor sail?
Don B
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Southwest Florida
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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 10/25/2005 :  19:57:06  Show Profile
Did someone say anchor sail?
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 10/25/2005 :  19:57:07  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
Patio awning
Winter tarp
New cushion covers
set of sail bags
projection screen
fabric wall paper
gift to sad sailor
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Champipple
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Response Posted - 10/25/2005 :  22:11:11  Show Profile  Visit Champipple's Homepage
Do you guys remember the sails for free dot com scam a few years back... It really wasn't a scam and I was fortunate enough to get a sail made and shipped for 30 bucks. It was a small storm sail and wasn't anything that great in the way of shape.... we made sail bags out of it.

You can also donate it or sell it to a used sail dealer who may give you 50 bucks for it. If you race you can always save it for that one cold day in hell that you blow out your new 150....

Or - you might look into selling it to a company called resails who make all sorts of bags and apparrel out of used sails. They are in Newport Rhode Island where a used sail is as prolific as a zebra mussel in lake erie, so they may or may not offer you $$$ for it. I picked a sail bag up for the wife here...

If it is a laminate sail there is a company called nautigear that makes purses and backpacks, I picked one up for the wife at Key West.


There seems to be a pattern about buying the admiral a bag?????

Oh well
jm2c

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 10/26/2005 :  10:16:09  Show Profile
When I replaced my old 150, I found it had a fuller (more powerful) shape for light air than my new one, so I had the seams re-stitched (about $50.00) and used it more often than the new one in the light air that was common on my inland lake. The new one was better when the wind piped up a bit. Most of us can't afford to buy sails that are custom cut for every wind condition, but an old sail (especially an old, blown out 150) can still be a useful sail.
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frog0911
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Response Posted - 10/26/2005 :  10:38:08  Show Profile
Like Steve, I took my old hank-on 150 peeled the remainer of the mylar coating off, removed the hanks and WA-LA a drifter for my new C250. It works great to about 10 knots.
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tinob
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Response Posted - 10/26/2005 :  12:56:37  Show Profile
Hi Don,

Check the swap meet forum. Someone there is looking for your Genny.

Val on Calista # 3936
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Response Posted - 10/26/2005 :  13:16:50  Show Profile
If your 150 is in reasonable shape, a good sailmaker can whack off the leech and make it a 110, jib or storm sail.
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Don B
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Response Posted - 10/26/2005 :  14:30:11  Show Profile
Thanks to one and all...alot of great ideas! I'll see what the sailmaker has to say and go from there...my hope is that some sort of headsail can be salvaged.
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Ben
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Response Posted - 10/26/2005 :  15:36:13  Show Profile
If you don't have any luck re-using it as another sail, you could always turn it into a jacket or pants. That way when someone says "I like the cut of your jib," it'll actually make sense.
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