I am the happy new owner of hull #710! She came with a jib, and I'd like to get a genoa and put it on roller furling, preferably a 150. It's fine if the sail is a little tired, as long as it's fully intact. I plan to have the mainsail restored by Sale Care, and I would do the same with the genoa. Thanks so much-- GretchenG
in regards to sailcare, i had them clean and "restore my old mainsail" probably the original from 81. it came back looking better but still wasnt "crisp". if you go that route you might want to measure the sail and have it cut down somewhat to compensate for the stretched material. you dont want the boom at head level if you can help it. also see if they can install slugs which makes raising the sail much easier than with the boltrope. anyway i ended up buying a new sail from national and i think that was money well spent.
Hear hear. Sailcare's quote for cleaning and repairing my sails (admittedly they needed a lot of repairing) was almost $1000. For under $900 I got a set of brand new ones from National and I'm SO glad I did. The difference new sails make is amazing.
These prices were for a 19 - I'm sure sails for a 16 would be less.
Wes
lots less for the 16 ( i only bought the main) i think it was about 215 or so with the numbers.
Thanks for the feedback on "sail restoration"! I had wondered just what effect this process would have on sail shape and size. Other posters who have used SailCare seemed pleased, but did not give details.
I think I will measure everything on my boat, and take a look at the used sails that are on the web--sounds like a better option.