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Another "I'm getting a new main sail!" thread...

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PCP777
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Initially Posted - 05/11/2011 : 14:58:31

But yes, this time it's me! Yes, I finally have saved the money and I know who I'm going to use, Bill from Gus Sails, they are local here in Rockwall and he's done some sails for friends of mine and they love his work. In addition, he really saved me last season by doing some significant repairs on my current main for just $60 for two separate rips, one at the foot one time and another when the sail virtually ripped in half. He quoted me about $600 for a new main.

This is his page. http://www.gussails.net/

So I'm going to meet with him tomorrow. I basically use my boat to cruise, race occasionally, sail on an inland lake. For some of you who've been through this process before, what should I ask? What material should I pursue? What features do you wish you had or did you get that you love?

Should I stick with the 22669 sail number so that they match or should I get the C-25 logo and hull number? (But then my sails wouldn't match)

Any thoughts are welcome....

Peter Powers
1979 TR/FK #1390
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Bayview Marina,
Lake Ray Hubbard
Dallas, TX

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britinusa
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Response Posted - 05/11/2011 : 16:26:14

Is the boat documented?

Paul

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 05/11/2011 : 16:55:13

Gus makes good sails; a lot of C-22 racers use Gus and I had one too. And $600 sounds like a great price foor a C-25 main. I'll have to contact them and see what they'd charge for a tall rig main. I'd go for the logo and your hull #, unless, of course, your vessel is documented. Is that how you ended up with the 5-digit number? How long do you plan to keep the genoa?
It may add to the cost, but ask for cunningham and flattening reef grommets, maybe top 2 full battens.
Do you have brisk breezes, or mostly light air? Maybe a shelf foot for light air downwind sailing. One reef should be fine on a std rig main.

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Response Posted - 05/11/2011 : 17:59:53

I really want to put 4KTSB on my old blown out main as a sail number... I should see what it would cost for teh numbers.

I would also vote hull number. I don't know Gus, but a lot of teh local guys seem to really know their stuff. Good luck with teh new sails!

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Response Posted - 05/11/2011 : 19:09:31

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by PCP777
 Should I stick with the 22669 sail number so that they match or should I get the C-25 logo and hull number? (But then my sails wouldn't match)

Any thoughts are welcome....

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Buy a matching genoa with no numbers or with matching numbers. We will all then be very jealous!

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Response Posted - 05/12/2011 : 06:31:29

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Prospector
 I really want to put 4KTSB on my old blown out main as a sail number... <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
OK, I must be as dumb as a post, but what does "4KTSB" stand for? (4 knots beating?)

Cheers!

Chuck

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PCP777
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Response Posted - 05/12/2011 : 15:10:58

Wow, I don't know what being documented means. gary thanks for the tip, I do have a Cunningham currently, and by the way, mine is a tall rig. The wind depends on the season, the spring is very brisk, the summer is very light, and the fall is medium. Winter is medium as well.

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Response Posted - 05/12/2011 : 17:09:27

So we sat down and talked. I told him I'm more of a cruiser, but I still enter the occasional race with my boat. I'm getting the sail for $600, as I'm not in a rush and that's what he said before. It will be five to six weeks if I want the low price as he's slammed with orders for Dallas Race Week. I'm good with this. I've waited this long.

Ok here's what I ordered so far...

Tall Rig Main Dacron ( A less crinkly more durable blend that will be fast, durable and good for cruising.)
One Reef Point
Cunningham
Two full battens on the top
Tell tales
Blue luff line
C-25 logo

To be determined:

Hull number or current number (He said it's probably a PHRF number)
Size and type of sail slugs, make sure I know what kind I have.
Loose footed or full footed, thinking of going loose, what do y'all think?

Man, I'm excited!

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GaryB
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Response Posted - 05/12/2011 : 18:43:08

At this point I'm planning on going loose footed when I get my new sails. Seems like quite a few people on this forum have gone that route.

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Response Posted - 05/12/2011 : 19:07:57

So what's the advantage/disadvantage of loose footed main?

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 05/12/2011 : 20:02:07

Sounds like an awesome deal! Have him add a flattening reef. You could use that with the cunningham as a mini reef. Could be useful if you have a bimini for summer sailing.
Theoretically, a loose footed main allows you more flexibility in controlling sail shape - requires an easy-to-adjust outhaul and cunningham for best results.

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 05/13/2011 : 04:57:11

Peter, if your 5-digit sail numbers were there when you bought your boat, this is probably why:

http://offshore.ussailing.org/Sail_Numbers.htm

In which case you should stay with those numbers. You might want to contact US Sailing just in case to be sure those sails were not transferred from another boat. They should be able to tell you what boat your number was assigned to, and you could update the ownership info.

Edited by - dmpilc on 05/13/2011 05:02:42

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