harrytom 698 Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 plan is to take in existing sails Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quattro 15 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Yep, what Harrytom said. Take your measurements off the existing. Can't go too wrong with that. I have a further questions though. My existing main which was probably second hand off the Ark has slides along the foot. Is that the superceded by loose footed mains now?. Are they all loose footed, or is that mainly for say Racing? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 698 Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Checked out hyde website last night,they have stock sizes for"peterson"1/4 ton,seeing how the cav 26 is "peterson"1/4 tempted to buy direct but instinct tells me to go sail maker or could be a expensive mistake,but buying a kite seems to be the way to go stock sizes.$800 us?free shipping. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 698 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Done and dusted 6/7 weeks,wrong timing who cares ,good price and better cloth than what I was thinking Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vorpal Blade 89 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 Better cloth? What fabric did they quote you in, and would you really know if its Dimension/Polyant, Bainbridge or some other cheap chinese crap anyway. It would be interesting to compare it with genuine manufacturer supplied sample swatches. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 698 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 contender fibrecon 6.38ox headsail cruising contender fibrecon 6.38oz main cruising Total $3.4k Saw a new main from a nz maker on saturday smaller than mine $2.2k Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hb1849 12 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 My main from Far East turned up today, ahead of schedule ( One thing that's a bit off-putting, if not entirely surprising, is the "Clamclcat RACIUG" (sic) logo on the leech line cleats!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 698 Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 Mine are being made by HYDE , maker is dealing with hyde uk,had to go back today and get main remeasured so order off now 26/1/17 expected date Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hb1849 12 Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 Yeah, it's made the boat immeasurably nicer to sail than the old baggy thing.... Didn't have any issues with it fit wise etc. -- all good. I think I'll try tapering the top batten a bit, other than that I'm happy with the shape. Photo is taken with only a few kts of breeze, hence the bottom looks a bit creasy. Looks nice once the breeze gets up, and the boat now sails OK under main alone in 15-20kts -- it used to basically stop without a headsail before. https://www.dropbox.com/s/0fbq8ek1cn7zeyf/DSC_0183.JPG?dl=0 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hb1849 12 Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 I paid US$495 for the sail, and was charged NZ$130 duty/GST/clearance fees. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
harrytom 698 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 My sails are on the plane,just split my old no2,hopefully Monday/tuesday Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hb1849 12 Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 That's right, BA22. Yes, went loose footed. Much better. Apart from that, main changes from the original I made were: - Less roach -- for easier hoisting, and so it doesn't need reefing so early. Also because it was the default roach they quoted on, so was easier - Deeper second reef -- the second reef on the original was very close to the first for some reason. I'll PM you further details. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Zachary 2 Posted June 5, 2020 Share Posted June 5, 2020 I'm looking at Far East for a new Main. Interested in others experiences - especially a few years on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kestrahl 10 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 You guys should get some local quotes, they are scratching for work with the Covid situation affecting exports. If you want cheap, there are options like Rick Royden if he is still around. Far East may get it right some of the time, but I've seen a lot of disasters and corner cutting here in Asia, then you annoy the local sailmaker when you ask him to fix it. Actually if you go sailing in Hong Kong, you would notice that UK Sails has the biggest market share locally there. At the end of the day you get what you pay for. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dr Dave 5 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 Try Phizzle at UK Sails Whangarei Cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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