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MattL
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Initially Posted - 05/14/2005 :  09:39:57  Show Profile
Hi All,
Just a question of oppinion, service speed and quality.
has anyone got a sail from Crusing Direct or the Sail Warehouse. If so what are your views on them. I am intersted in a new main.
Matt/Brigitte Loeffler
E.C. Rider 5411
Cat 25 86'
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Tom Potter
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Response Posted - 05/14/2005 :  09:50:11  Show Profile
I got a 110 Jib from Cruising Direct for my roller furling about 3 months ago. Very impressed with the quality of the jib and with CD 's service.
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atgep
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Response Posted - 05/14/2005 :  13:11:03  Show Profile
I got a 135 and a cruising spin from CD last year. I am happy with both sails. They are North designs and made in Sri lanka. I am sure they are not up to the Ulman quality, but for the $$$$.

Tom.
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Brooke Willson
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Response Posted - 05/14/2005 :  19:27:49  Show Profile
Matt, I ordered a Doyle main from catalinaowners.com last year. I had it cut to a special size because I was installing a bimini on my tall rig. I'm very happy with the result and the price.

Brooke
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/14/2005 :  23:08:00  Show Profile
I have a UK Sailmaker's mains'l and it appears to be top quality. This loose-footed UK main has all the bells and whistles with 4 battens (1 full, 3 partial).

This UK sail came with four different battens, each with a different taper and stiffness and each must go into a specific pocket (I hope I never lose one over the side! ) whereas my old main simply had interchangeable, generic battens that could be inserted into any pocket and in any direction.

Are the CD or Ulman sails built this way?
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Gloss
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Response Posted - 05/15/2005 :  09:15:37  Show Profile
Hey Don,
My new Ullman full batten loose footed main has 4 different sized battens. They are not tapered.
Back in my windsurfing days, the battens on those sails were tapered to get more curvature next to the mast.
I had no trouble getting good sail shape on my Ullman on my Keys trip.
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MattL
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Response Posted - 05/15/2005 :  09:51:52  Show Profile
I just looked at catalina direct. What was the delivery time for the ullman sails, or any others that anyone got? When I got my Doyl genny the wait time was exceptionally long, at least it seemed that way to me.
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Gloss
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Response Posted - 05/15/2005 :  14:40:05  Show Profile
do an internet search for Ullman Ventura and you can get Gary Swenson's phone number. If he has a sail in stock, it won't be long. You can also check if Lowell has one in stock. I bought mine direct from Gary, he didn't haveitin stock, and then he added a second reef, in all it took about 5 weeks. He has them sewn in Hong Kong but sends them the fabric and computer generated plans.
He also built me a riding sail for 85 bucks which works great.
Frank
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