some sail luck

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Marc Bergmueller

Marc Bergmueller

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Sep 30, 2008
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Hunter 310 Bivalve, Md
I just got back from dropping off my torn jib at Cambridge Canvas and Sail Loft. I took it there for them to measure and order me a new sail. I owner said this isn't too bad and I can patch it for $300. Mind you, this sail has a 8 foot rip in it but it is along the seam and has little fraying.
Finally some good news.
 
Don Guillette

Don Guillette

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May 17, 2004
2,110
Other Catalina 30 Tucson, AZ
Marc: I had a similiar experience a few years ago. I really felt my mainsail was shot and I wanted a new one but the wife didn't -- if it was a new dress or shoes it would be a different story. My first mistake was taking her with me to the sailmaker in Torrance, CA. My wife's a local Long Beach gal and turns out she went to school with the sailmaker. After they had "old home week" he takes a look at my sail and tells her (not me) it has some more years left in it and he can do a "nip & tuck" and repair the worn spots for about $250 - $300 and make it look like new. Obviously, I didn't get a new sail. Actually, the sail came back looking pretty nice.
 
Stu Jackson

Stu Jackson

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Feb 26, 2004
23,056
Catalina 34 224 Maple Bay, BC, Canada
Honest sailmakers will do that for you all the time. Until his untimely death last year, your local loft did only repairs (had a separate "new" sail loft attached, and Rui did wonderful work to keep my rags in riches.
 
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