I saw a post by rgranger in another forum about his H26 rounding up until he replaced the old mainsail, so I thought I'd ask here about that.
I have a 1998 H26 with, I believe, the original mainsail. It is a full-batten Doyle with the factory insignia.
She really likes to round up in gusts above 18 kts or so. Even reefed to the one factory reef point with just a little headsail unfurled.
This is our 3rd season on the lake (Carter Lake, CO), and I feel like I've done everything I can with my skill set, so I've been assuming I need to tune the rig a bit, primarily check the rake. But I did do what I could to check and adjust the mast rake when I launched last season, and the headstay is about all the way short.
So now, rgranger has me wondering again just how much I might need a new main.
Looks like a new main from this site would be pushing $2K, with desirable features and options.
Any stories/advice on how much difference this has made to others, especially on any of the water-ballasted Hunters? And how to better determine just how blown-out my old main is? And also any good/bad experiences with a particular sailmaker?
Thanks in advance!
--Tim on About Time
I have a 1998 H26 with, I believe, the original mainsail. It is a full-batten Doyle with the factory insignia.
She really likes to round up in gusts above 18 kts or so. Even reefed to the one factory reef point with just a little headsail unfurled.
This is our 3rd season on the lake (Carter Lake, CO), and I feel like I've done everything I can with my skill set, so I've been assuming I need to tune the rig a bit, primarily check the rake. But I did do what I could to check and adjust the mast rake when I launched last season, and the headstay is about all the way short.
So now, rgranger has me wondering again just how much I might need a new main.
Looks like a new main from this site would be pushing $2K, with desirable features and options.
Any stories/advice on how much difference this has made to others, especially on any of the water-ballasted Hunters? And how to better determine just how blown-out my old main is? And also any good/bad experiences with a particular sailmaker?
Thanks in advance!
--Tim on About Time