Sailmaker looking for info on Catalina 250 Jib

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May 20, 2004
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C&C 26 Ghost Lake, Alberta
Looking for info:

A customer has given me a 110 furling jib off a 2004/6 Catalina 250 (swing keel) to put UV stripes up the leach and foot.

When I look at the sail laid out it is (sort of) radial cut and the outer panels (leach and foot) look heavier and more opaque than the panels near the luff. It looks like the UV treated Dacron that I would use to do the job.

Can anyone confirm that this is the case? (I'm trying to save the customer some cash!)
I know Hunter do this so I'm thinking Catalina might too.
I've put in a call to Catalina but I'm getting an answering machine!

Thanks for any help you can give me,
sam :)
 
May 20, 2004
151
C&C 26 Ghost Lake, Alberta
Got a call back from Catalina's technical dept..
They did indeed use UV protected Dacron in the outer panels of their jib.
Not quite as good as Sunbrella, but good to go and saves the customer some money!
sam :)
 
May 23, 2007
1,306
Catalina Capri 22 Albany, Oregon
Way to go! If I lived up your way you'd get my business!
 
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