I am seriously considering the new full batten Ullman mainsail for my Standard Rig 1984 Catalina 30. My question has to do with the unusual luff slide arrangement Ullman uses. Rather than the small shackle attached to the plastic slide method they use a strap with 2 eyelets and alternately offset the slide by looping through the slide first right then left. The idea here is when lowering the sail the main will flake first to starboard then to port rather than only one way. I have inquired to some of the other sailmakers I received quotes from about the luff slide arrangement and they are suggesting that the offset may make for difficult raising or lowering of the sail. Has anyone out there had and experience with this mainsail available through Catalina Direct and may be able to comment on this detail as well as the quality of the sail itself. The batten detail I've seen in pics looks of very high qualility. I sail alot single handed and difficulty raising or lowering is not what I'm looking forward to in a new sail. I presently have lazy jacks and plan to add one of the many stack packs available today as well.
new Ullman full batten mainsail
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You really won't need a stack pack for a Catalina 30. It isn't a horrible amount of sail to handle when it is already in lazy jacks.
I have a north main sail that has the strap eyelet style and it works fine. I don't notice it making it much harder to raise the main and to change out a sail slug is a matter of removing the stitching on the old one and stitching a new one in there (had to do a few of these as my Main is older).
One big suggestion is to get a second reefing point. I have a tall rig with only one reef point and I think that this is a bad set up. I am going to buy a new sail before I add a reef point into this old main.
I have a north main sail that has the strap eyelet style and it works fine. I don't notice it making it much harder to raise the main and to change out a sail slug is a matter of removing the stitching on the old one and stitching a new one in there (had to do a few of these as my Main is older).
One big suggestion is to get a second reefing point. I have a tall rig with only one reef point and I think that this is a bad set up. I am going to buy a new sail before I add a reef point into this old main.
I considered ullman when ordering new sails last fall, i went with Neil Pryde instead... Main reason was ullman, due mostly to location, wouldn't come measure my boat... Another big factor was they couldn't explain why they recommended the cloth they quoted, and 3 other sailmakers had similar reasons not to use what they quoted...
Very happy with the service i have received so far, should get the new sails in a few weeks.
Very happy with the service i have received so far, should get the new sails in a few weeks.
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