My new to me C36 needs a new main. Quoted Precision and North Sails. Precision sails best price. Thinking loose foot, one reef, one full batten and rest partial. Any input well appreciated.
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Mike and Nikki Willis
1996 C 36 #1570 "Slip Away"
MK II - Tall Rig - Winged Keel
Fremont, Ohio
I bought a Main Sail from Mack Sails last spring and a jib two years ago. Chick Lasser who is a member /owner of a C36 is a representative of Mack Sails. He got me a good price and good service from Mack. A week after I recieved my main sail I went on a 500 mile cruise to Cuba and back from Florida via the Gulf of Mexico and across the Florida Straights. We had winds as high as 37mph according to the NOAA. The sails preformed great.
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Punta Gorda Florida
1990 Std WK M35 Hull #1050
Hi,
We been using North sails for a while, Pentex/dyneema laminated with triradial cut. Indeed they a are not cheap but from my point of view they worth the price. They main is now 8 years old and shape remain the same even when blowing hard, of course the cloth shows the age. Genoa was replaced last year with a Quantum polyester laminated and...not happy at all. So we will return to North dyneema laminated when possible...
Some times we spend significant amount of € in other items and tend to forget the main "engine" of our
boats.
My opinion, do not buy "a price" buy a sail.
Kind regards
Eladio Vallina
C-36 TR EUREKA II
Hull 1122 (1991)
Home port Barcelona (Spain).
My 2 cents; If you have a 135 Genoa with roller furling, a single reef main will probably work for most situations. Though not the cheap way out, a Doyle Stack Pack is convenient: lazy jacks guide the sail when dropping it and the cover then zips shut.
Paul & Wendy Keyser
"First Light"
Rye NH
2005 C36 MKII #2257
Wing, M35B
Sorry don't know your name... might want to add that to the site.
Anyway.... my friends bought a job and mainsail from Precision. The jib worked out OK but the main was a disaster.....had to send it back 3 times and they lost a whole summer without it. Its complicated by the fact that they are in Canada and whatever gets shipped to you from them has to go thru customs... their sail got held up in Customs for a couple of weeks at a time, combined with they have the sail made overseas some where so there is a time delay there.
My friends main was a mast furling main and that was a major part of the problem (the first sail was too heavy to roll into the mast among other issues).... if yours is a traditional, Precision may be less of a problem for you but, everything considered, I'd suggest going to someone you can easily go back to. I know my friends would definitely not recommend them.
Chuck Parker
HelenRita 2072 Mk II
2002 Tall Rig - Winged Keel
Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Ok thanks for the replies. Going to talk more with North sails in Vermilion Oh. They are local for me at about a 30 drive. Again Thanks for the info
Mike Willis
"Slip Away"
1996 Tall Rig Wing Keel
Fremont, Ohio
Mike and Nikki Willis
1996 C 36 #1570 "Slip Away"
MK II - Tall Rig - Winged Keel
Fremont, Ohio
Hi Mike, you can contact me at chiclasser1@yahoo.com or call me at 585-703-6364. Love to discuss your sail needs. I can tell you our quality and customer service r tops. I probably have sold close to 100 c36 sails or gear since working for Mack Sails. You have nothing to lose letting me quote you. Look forward to earning your business.
Chic Lasser
Past Commodore c36is
Sales Rep Mack Sails and Rigging. Great Lakes and USA