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I Ripped my main. patched it with a piece of dacron, contact cement, and terrible looking hand stitching. the repair works great but this sails is so old and has a lot of belly. Im thinking of buying a new main and keeping this as the spare. It appears the c-26 main is a lot harder to find than the c-22. I would appreciate it if those of you with c-26 boats who have replaced the sails would chime in.

Thanks,
Frank

I went to Super Sail makers in Florida. Can't remember how much I paid, but I think it was about 500 (couple of years ago).

www.supersailmakers.com


I would think any loft could make one for you with the measurements.

BTW, my only regrets about the new main was that I didn't go with full battens and a loose foot. I am sure everyone would have different opinions, but that's what I would have done differently.

Jason
S/V Astraeus
1980 C26

http://thesailwarehouse.com/cgi-bin/web ... l&cart_id=
They have an online form you can fill out for a quote. Make sure you fill it out completely, or they will not give you the quote.

--Richard

Jason,

Okay, before I go off and place my order for new sails you said... "my only regrets about the new main was that I didn't go with full battens and a loose foot."

This is something I should consider?

Thanks
Alan

Yes.
Hey Alan, I have a loose footed main on Lady Jo now.
I'll likely go out in her tonight with a student.



Scott

After sailing on boats with a standard foot and ones with a loose footed main, I've found that I prefer sail shape on the loose foot better. Same with full battens.

Jason
S/V Astraeus
1980 C26

what does loose foot sail mean? does it mean no boom?

I guess you can tell I've been out of the sailing scene for awhile.

There's a boom, but the foot of the main doesn't go thru the slot in the boom, it is only attached to the boom at the clew and tack. Easier to adjust the outhaul since there's no friction/binding in the slot, easier to shape the lower main since it doesn't transition from an airfoil to a flat section at the foot on the boom, etc.

Frank,

I have your sister ship! anyway... how do you keep her looking so good and shiny? what products / process?

So do you get the same shaping advantages if you only put in the first slug and leave the others out?

Potentially, the advantage would be similar. However, a loose footed main would have a slightly different shape, there is a usually a belly on the foot that hangs down a little more, and the slug at the clew is stronger.
If you only put the clew on, and the clew is not designed for it, you run the risk of damage, to more than just the sail.

Thanks everyone for the replies. I'll check out those websites.

NYC sailor, what do you mean sister ship? As far as keeping it looking good the trick is to take the pictures from far away, really. My boat looks pretty ruff, it just caught the sun just right that day.