ted_reshetiloff
Contributing Partner
I'm getting quotes for a new main for the E 38-200. While I do not plan on actively campaigning the boat I do hope to do some racing next summer. I have pretty much decided that I want something a little more performance oriented than a cross cut dacron sail. The trouble is there are so many laminates out there that it is hard to choose. Every sailmaker claims there's is the best. I dont want to go all the way to a full on racing modulus laminate like 3DL but I do want something that will be fast and last... Any thouhgts? Right now I'm talking to North, UK Halsey, Quantum, Doyle, and Halsey Litgardd. Looking to do the main this year and hopefully the genoa next spring.
Genoa is a whole other can of worms as I need to decide how big I want to go, 150 I think, but should it be 155 if I want to do any racing? Then again I seem to get over powered quickly with the 150 I have now, but maybe thats because the main and jib are so stretched. And again there is the cloth/sailmaker decision. Obviously service is important with this type of purchase so going the mailorder route is probably not an option for me.
Then theres the bottom job to do next spring.... Oh yeah and the feathering prop, oh and the hydraulic backstay , oh and I almost forgot the set of running backs I was thinking about. The trick is keeping as much of this as possible below the wife's radar, while getting her to help as much as possible on the $$$....
BTW thoughts on the best (cheapest) place to purchase the hydraulic adjuster and 2 blade max prop?
Genoa is a whole other can of worms as I need to decide how big I want to go, 150 I think, but should it be 155 if I want to do any racing? Then again I seem to get over powered quickly with the 150 I have now, but maybe thats because the main and jib are so stretched. And again there is the cloth/sailmaker decision. Obviously service is important with this type of purchase so going the mailorder route is probably not an option for me.
Then theres the bottom job to do next spring.... Oh yeah and the feathering prop, oh and the hydraulic backstay , oh and I almost forgot the set of running backs I was thinking about. The trick is keeping as much of this as possible below the wife's radar, while getting her to help as much as possible on the $$$....
BTW thoughts on the best (cheapest) place to purchase the hydraulic adjuster and 2 blade max prop?