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vgaydos
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Initially Posted - 04/24/2014 : 08:10:03

Looking for a C25 Mainsail. Would like it to be nearly new or in excellent condition.

Looking to sell the nearly new (condition 8 on scale of 1-10) J27 Main sail which I have been using reefed. Works great but Its time I get one that really fits.

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mrapkins
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Response Posted - 04/25/2014 : 07:09:42

You might try Bacon Sails: http://www.baconsails.com/search/boatspec/model?sail_type=1& boat_i=29.00& boat_j=10.50& boat_p=24.67& boat_e=9.58

That link is for C35 Main Sails (or thereabouts!!)

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 04/26/2014 : 05:18:34

The tall rig main dimensions are: luff 27.66 ft., foot 9.58 ft.
If you want to sail with a bimini, I recommend a bit shorter luff, like a Capri 25 main, which is about a foot shorter.
Maybe you can find a loft that will do a trade for your J27 main.

edit: Check with National Sail Supply in Florida.

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Stinkpotter
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Response Posted - 04/26/2014 : 07:30:03

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by dmpilc
 If you want to sail with a bimini, I recommend a bit shorter luff...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">...unless you have the fixed gooseneck that was used in the last few years of production. (We don't know your vintage.)

But I've wondered: With the TR and sliding gooseneck, if you raise it a foot, where is it relative to the opening (or "gate") in the kerf? I wouldn't want to trust gate plates to hold it under load.

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 04/30/2014 : 13:23:58

On our TR, I kept the gooseneck about an inch below the gate with the main fully hoisted. Reefing and raising it for the bimini meant using a second slide stop and positioning the boom above the gate. Not ideal, so I tried to work it out to leave the boom just barely below the gate, and with my relatively short bimini, 36" tall, from our C-22, the boom would just barely clear or sometimes slightly touch the bimini when we tacked.

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