Re: [bolger] Sailrite?
Hi David
Mr Galvin has it covered, but since this is almost a poll, I'll add my vote.
Good product, good pricing, good people. I'll be doing repeat business with
them, anyway.
Derek
Mr Galvin has it covered, but since this is almost a poll, I'll add my vote.
Good product, good pricing, good people. I'll be doing repeat business with
them, anyway.
Derek
David,
I have built sails for a Bolger 16' Pirogue, a Danny Greene 9'
nesting dinghy, and a 22' gaff sloop by Benford, all from Sailrite
Kits. I have never been disappointed. The materials were top
quality, customer support excellent, and advice thoughtful and
concise. In addition, the Grants are really nice people to deal with.
Sewing a sail is easier than it looks, especially with the panels
printed right on the sailcloth, as they are with the Sailrite kits. I
used a borrowed light duty zigzag machine to sew the panels on
the big sails. The rest of the sewing was done on my ancient cast
iron Singer 201K straight stitch machine. The only problems I had
were with the borrowed machine, which needed a good cleaning
and adjustment (sail making is a lot more demanding than sewing
curtains and kid's clothes). You will need a big, flat, clean area (like
a gym floor) for a few hours to glue the panels together prior to
sewing, but the rest of the work can be completed in the average
extra bedroom. If you have no sewing experience, it would be a
good idea to get somebody (Mom, in my case) to help you get
started adjusting and operating the machine, so your stitches are
tight and go where you want them.This isn't brain surgery,
however. Errors are always correctable.
Sorry if I sound a little over enthusiastic, but I have found
Sailrite a great alternative to expensive loft built sails, and more
satisfying than the dirt cheap poly tarp and Tyvek varieties,
david
David Ryan wrote:
I have built sails for a Bolger 16' Pirogue, a Danny Greene 9'
nesting dinghy, and a 22' gaff sloop by Benford, all from Sailrite
Kits. I have never been disappointed. The materials were top
quality, customer support excellent, and advice thoughtful and
concise. In addition, the Grants are really nice people to deal with.
Sewing a sail is easier than it looks, especially with the panels
printed right on the sailcloth, as they are with the Sailrite kits. I
used a borrowed light duty zigzag machine to sew the panels on
the big sails. The rest of the sewing was done on my ancient cast
iron Singer 201K straight stitch machine. The only problems I had
were with the borrowed machine, which needed a good cleaning
and adjustment (sail making is a lot more demanding than sewing
curtains and kid's clothes). You will need a big, flat, clean area (like
a gym floor) for a few hours to glue the panels together prior to
sewing, but the rest of the work can be completed in the average
extra bedroom. If you have no sewing experience, it would be a
good idea to get somebody (Mom, in my case) to help you get
started adjusting and operating the machine, so your stitches are
tight and go where you want them.This isn't brain surgery,
however. Errors are always correctable.
Sorry if I sound a little over enthusiastic, but I have found
Sailrite a great alternative to expensive loft built sails, and more
satisfying than the dirt cheap poly tarp and Tyvek varieties,
david
David Ryan wrote:
> FBBB --
>
> I'm not sure which is less appealing, ponying up $1200 for a suit of
> sails from Payson, or putting a set of blue poly sails on what it
> turning out to be a very nice LS hull.
>
> Which brings me to sailrite.
>
> I open the floor to those of you with actual experience with their kits...
>
>
>
I have on one Entropy. No problems with it, works fine. Might have put the
draft back a bit more if I designed it myself, but otherwise....
Had a long email conversation with the guy at Sailrite, to make sure he know
what he was talking about. Very happy with the sail, with the instructions,
and with the price.
Richard Spelling,http://www.spellingbusiness.com/boats
From the muddy waters of Oklahoma
draft back a bit more if I designed it myself, but otherwise....
Had a long email conversation with the guy at Sailrite, to make sure he know
what he was talking about. Very happy with the sail, with the instructions,
and with the price.
Richard Spelling,http://www.spellingbusiness.com/boats
From the muddy waters of Oklahoma
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Ryan" <david@...>
To: <bolger@egroups.com>
Sent: Monday, June 26, 2000 10:07 AM
Subject: [bolger] Sailrite?
> FBBB --
>
> I'm not sure which is less appealing, ponying up $1200 for a suit of
> sails from Payson, or putting a set of blue poly sails on what it
> turning out to be a very nice LS hull.
>
> Which brings me to sailrite.
>
> I open the floor to those of you with actual experience with their kits.
>
> YIBB,
>
> David
>
>
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