I need a sail for my new sailboat. I got a Widgeon on Craigslists las vegas for 50 bucks with trailer. So far we have not found any sails. Will sails from any other boat fit. O Please help me "UP A CREEK WITH NO SAILS" or what measurments will I need to find one the right size. Do you know the luff for my boat? Thanks Dale
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Dale, If you can't find any used sails for your widgeon, you may be able to get them through Rudy Nickerson of D&R Marine. Rudy bought all of the O'Day sailboat molds when O'Day went out of business and he is currently having a boat builder in Bristol R.I. build the Widgeons for him. He has them shipped to his place in Assonet Ma. where he assembles and puts them together. As a matter of fact, any sail maker will have all the specifications on boats like the O'Day Widgeon, and could make a new suit of sails for it, but Rudy may be able to give you a better price, where he is buying them all the time for his boats. Here's his site. You may be better off calling him, as I'm not sure if he answers his emails. He usually gets hundreds of them and he's usually pretty busy as it is. I know Rudy pretty well and he's very knowledgeable about O'Days, having worked for them years ago at their Fall River MA. plant. Joe
Dale, If you can't find any used sails for your widgeon, you may be able to get them through Rudy Nickerson of D&R Marine. Rudy bought all of the O'Day sailboat molds when O'Day went out of business and he is currently having a boat builder in Bristol R.I. build the Widgeons for him. He has them shipped to his place in Assonet Ma. where he assembles and puts them together. As a matter of fact, any sail maker will have all the specifications on boats like the O'Day Widgeon, and could make a new suit of sails for it, but Rudy may be able to give you a better price, where he is buying them all the time for his boats. Here's his site. You may be better off calling him, as I'm not sure if he answers his emails. He usually gets hundreds of them and he's usually pretty busy as it is. I know Rudy pretty well and he's very knowledgeable about O'Days, having worked for them years ago at their Fall River MA. plant. Joe
Dale, I presume that you have the spars
Just measure the hoist of the halyards and the length of the boom. Then go to Baconsails.com and do a search for sails that size. If you buy them too small they will work but you won't get full performance from the boat . If you get them too large they will have to be recut.
Just measure the hoist of the halyards and the length of the boom. Then go to Baconsails.com and do a search for sails that size. If you buy them too small they will work but you won't get full performance from the boat . If you get them too large they will have to be recut.
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