I have a 76 catalina 22 and am in the market for a new main. I want one with original specifications. Has anyone researched where the best place to buy one of these sails might be?
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Hi Mike - You might try looking right here in the chandlery for a new mainsail by Doyle. See Related link below. Best, Trevor
Hi Mike - You might try looking right here in the chandlery for a new mainsail by Doyle. See Related link below. Best, Trevor
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When you say "I want one with the original specifications" do you mean with the specifications required by the Catalina 22 National Sailing Association for their sanctioned racing? Or do you mean the actual sail provided by Catalina? If the former, then just about any respectable sail maker can make you a sail for your boat that will meet association rules. Note, that full battens have been permitted by the Association for racing for several years now. If the later, you may be able to get a Catalina 22 sail from Catalina itself, or through Catalina Direct. However, these sails are usually smaller than the specifications of the Catalina 22 National Sailing Association, not to mention they are made from only about five ounce cloth. There will be a difference in the batten lehgths between this sail and the original one supplied with your vessel. Sometime in the eighties, Catalina started using longer battens in their Catalina 22 sails. I replaced my original main with one of these Catalina sails. While the sail is constructed well, it is only about five ounces. Further, after about five seasons of use, the forward end of the batten paockets frayed badly. So badly on the top batten pocket, that the batten could slip out when installing it into the sail. So I think you can do much better with a full or partial batten main made by somebody else. In my opinion, the full batten loose foot main offered by Catalina Direct offers the baest value.
When you say "I want one with the original specifications" do you mean with the specifications required by the Catalina 22 National Sailing Association for their sanctioned racing? Or do you mean the actual sail provided by Catalina? If the former, then just about any respectable sail maker can make you a sail for your boat that will meet association rules. Note, that full battens have been permitted by the Association for racing for several years now. If the later, you may be able to get a Catalina 22 sail from Catalina itself, or through Catalina Direct. However, these sails are usually smaller than the specifications of the Catalina 22 National Sailing Association, not to mention they are made from only about five ounce cloth. There will be a difference in the batten lehgths between this sail and the original one supplied with your vessel. Sometime in the eighties, Catalina started using longer battens in their Catalina 22 sails. I replaced my original main with one of these Catalina sails. While the sail is constructed well, it is only about five ounces. Further, after about five seasons of use, the forward end of the batten paockets frayed badly. So badly on the top batten pocket, that the batten could slip out when installing it into the sail. So I think you can do much better with a full or partial batten main made by somebody else. In my opinion, the full batten loose foot main offered by Catalina Direct offers the baest value.
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Try: nationalsails.com thesailwarehouse.com Both have reasonable OEM quality sails for Catalinas. As noted, Catalina Direct also offers a good sail. Rolly Tasker used to have Catalina sails on its website, but I checked before posting this and they've changed it. Heard somewhere that National Sail's offering were made by Rolly Tasker. Or perhaps RT got Tsumanmi'd? Tom
Try: nationalsails.com thesailwarehouse.com Both have reasonable OEM quality sails for Catalinas. As noted, Catalina Direct also offers a good sail. Rolly Tasker used to have Catalina sails on its website, but I checked before posting this and they've changed it. Heard somewhere that National Sail's offering were made by Rolly Tasker. Or perhaps RT got Tsumanmi'd? Tom
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