Hunter 29.5 mainsail

[capriccio]

I am a 1996 Hunter29.5 owner and am going to order a new main.
According to the Hunter sail plan document, the main sail area is 405.7SQFT but a sail loft gave me a plan with 318SQFT, with the same P, E and battens.
I am curious about the difference, any reason why it is so different?

 

[GeorgiaBII]

I think the area depends on how the sail is cut. But the experts will chime in shortly no doubt.

 

[Steve Dion]

Why don't you get a quote from this site to compare. Was your quote from an offshore loft?

 

[nola2172]

The total sail area (triangles) of the 29.5 is 405.75 square feet, but that includes both the jib and the main. The triangular area of the main, with a P of 36.33' and E of 12.67' is 230 sq ft, so without seeing your actual sail, 318 sq ft should give you a lot of roach on the main and thus it is probably pretty accurate. Finally, if you load up this link on the website here: http://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hunter_gen_81890691.pdf you can see the sailplan for the boat in pretty good detail with the I, J, P, and E numbers along with the triangular sail area of each sail and the total sail area.

 

[capriccio]

Thanks everybody, it is getting clear, I am confortable now!