I need new sails. My sails are probably original. I need some guidance on what to purchase. I like the lite skin sails at BWY, but would I be better off purchasing the standard dacron sails and learning on those first?
kendyoozed, what are your goals in sailing? You are clear in that you are learning. That's great. What do you see as your sailing goals for the next five years? Are you racing? Just enjoying some picnic sails with a few friends or family? Are you expecting to work your boat hard or just take it easy and sail fair weather a few days a month?would I be better off purchasing the standard dacron sails and learning on those first?
So I was looking at sails for my M25. My current sails are not bad but I wanted new and to use my old ones as a backup. I looked at BWY and was not that impressed with the prices. I called a couple lofts and i got the best warm and fuzzy from Precision Sails in BC. One loft (can’t remember the name) laughed at me and said they don’t make sails for junk boats like MacGregors. So do call around and check prices, I’m pretty sure you can get a good set of sails for a reasonable price and better than BWY offers.I need new sails. My sails are probably original. I need some guidance on what to purchase. I like the lite skin sails at BWY, but would I be better off purchasing the standard dacron sails and learning on those first?
How hard was it to step the mast with the furler?when I had a Mac 26D I replaced the sails with 1 155 furling head sail never missed using the main. Most of the time when I sailed the winds were 10-15 kts.
I can’t speak to the quality or even where they get their sails. I called them and talked to them about sails and they basically said they are cut to MacGregor’s specs and that was about it. When I talked to Precision Sails they were more concerned about making sails specifically cut and configured to my boat, and my current equipment. That left me with a better feeling, as well as they were cheaper overall.Ill start doing some research into what i can find for sails. I am just looking starting out doing some day sailing and coastal cruising camping. I was wondering if the BWY sails were of decent quality for what I would need.
Got a quote from Precision. Prices are about the same at BWY. Precision has a lead time while BWY has them on the shelf ready to ship. I think the BWY is made by Rolly Taskers and I’m not sure of their quality.So I was looking at sails for my M25. My current sails are not bad but I wanted new and to use my old ones as a backup. I looked at BWY and was not that impressed with the prices. I called a couple lofts and i got the best warm and fuzzy from Precision Sails in BC. One loft (can’t remember the name) laughed at me and said they don’t make sails for junk boats like MacGregors. So do call around and check prices, I’m pretty sure you can get a good set of sails for a reasonable price and better than BWY offers.
Thanks for the info. Todd at BWY has been spot on with any questions I have had and even pointed out that my boat, although titled as an 88 it must be a late model as it has an 89 deck layout. So I'll probably just get my sails through them at this point. And then after a few seasons get their big jib rig kit and the lite skin sails.I have three Rolly Tasker sails, and I feel they are of reasonable quality for the cost. I can see minor imperfections in my mainsail (slight angle in the curve at the luff end of the top batten, slight ruffles near one of the seams). I had to replace the leach telltales as the ones supplied curled up like little pig tails after a few uses.
The jib I got through BWY was advertised with bronze hanks, but came with twist-on plastic hanks. That would not have been a problem but for the fact that they were intended for use on a 3/16" forestay, and mine is 1/8", so they would come detached from the forestay when the sail was lowered. BWY made it right, but it was still annoying to deal with.
RT has higher end offerings, but I have no experience with them so I cannot comment.
Yeah, I was at their site and saw those Lite Skins and the big jib kit. Probably what I will go with when I switch over to roller furling.Thanks for the info. Todd at BWY has been spot on with any questions I have had and even pointed out that my boat, although titled as an 88 it must be a late model as it has an 89 deck layout. So I'll probably just get my sails through them at this point. And then after a few seasons get their big jib rig kit and the lite skin sails.