Cost to replace UV strip on sails

[C08]

I have had a couple of quotes for replacing UV strips on sails. Very different quotes. Any ideas of current Cost/M for replacing strips?

 

[johnalison]

I am just about to ask my sailmaker the same question, so I will be watching with some interest.

 

[NPMR]

£1200 for a 33' boat's headsail last winter - Jeanneau 33i Cornwall. Any help?

 

[chris-s]

£1200 for a 33' boat's headsail last winter - Jeanneau 33i Cornwall. Any help?

A new sail won’t be much more than that!

 

[Goldie]

£1200 for a 33' boat's headsail last winter - Jeanneau 33i Cornwall. Any help?

Current quote for new sacrificial strip on a yankee (40ft cutter) - also Cornwall:

Remove old sacrificial strip: £78.00 (inc VAT)

Fitting new White sacrificial strip: £612.00 (inc VAT)

Wash sail: £218.40 (inc VAT)

 

[ashtead]

I assume you don’t want to lug the sail round the country so are you looking for a Solent area price ?

 

[doug748]

In 2012 I paid £235 to replace the strip, I saved a bit of money by removing the old one myself (horrid job) so the full cost would really be c£300 The following year I bought a new genoa for c £900.

So the cost was, perhaps, 1/3 of a new sail.

At the time I thought I would never do it again. Given that the sail is already possibly 5 years old and that it would probably be perfectly reliable for the next 5 years, when I guess it would be shot regardless, at the 10 year mark. The only thing you gain is that the sail looks less scruffy, set against that you have a 1/3 discount off your new sail.

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[Bobc]

£1200 for a 33' boat's headsail last winter - Jeanneau 33i Cornwall. Any help?

Blimey. Someone saw you coming.

 

[Laser310]

i recently got a new jib, and found that the cost of adding a UV strip to a new sail (so no removing the old one) was exactly the same as getting a good sock - the kind with the lines to take the slack out of the fabric after hoisting it.

In the end, I got the sock.

I needed a new sail, because I left the previous one with a loose furl; the top unfurled a bit (only a little bit) in a storm, and the sail was unrepairable. This was a carbon sail, and i never liked having a UV strip on it anyway. The leech sets much nicer without it.

If one is really concerned about saving money, and doesn't want to buy a new sail now, it might be worth considering that when you are ready for a new sail, the sock will likely still be serviceable and could be used on the new sail.

Of course, you would have to remove the UV strip on the current jib.

 

[Buck Turgidson]

had my Genoa washed restitched and replacement UV strip last winter for 500euros . 28ft twister with 11m mast.

 

[TwoFish]

£270 to remove and replace the strip on a 33' boat, 40' mast, last summer. East coast sail loft.

 

[johnphilip]

A new sail won’t be much more than that!

Oh yes it will, Just getting quotes for a new foresail for our 33' , admittedly in Vectran.
Interesting that the old sail lost its shape rather when the UV was replaced some years ago. Apparently when stitching on the new UV it is easy to gather the old sailcloth a bit, shortening the leech and causing a hook at the aft end of the sail.

 

[John_Silver]

East Coast pricing (for a 31 footer):
Replacement UV strip: £252
105% Genny, in Contender Vectran: £1573

 

[Aeolus]

If Solent based, try Covercare at Thornham marina. They did my genoa (11.1m luff) a few years back and were notably cheaper than anyone else.

 

[thinwater]

I've used inflatable paint for the strip on an older sail. It worked very well. Eventually I replaced the sail, but not because the paint failed. It never chipped. Practically free and took only a few easy hours for two coats.

 

[Baddox]

It cost less than £300 to have the UV strip replaced and sail serviced for our 30ft boat's 11m luff jib.

 

[ashtead]

I would also suggest Covercare for repairs -a great family firm and reliable to deal with

 

[Neeves]

Why not buy Dacron sticky back and apply your self. I think you can buy it in UV strip wide rolls. You can even sew the edges of most of the applied sticky back using most domestic sewing machines as the luff will fit under the arm of the machine.

Jonathan

 

[dunedin]

Why not buy Dacron sticky back and apply your self. I think you can buy it in UV strip wide rolls. You can even sew the edges of most of the applied sticky back using most domestic sewing machines as the luff will fit under the arm of the machine.

Jonathan

I don’t suggest you fit a UV strip on the luff of a furling genoa. Might not work well.

And depends hugely on the size of boat but no way a domestic sewing machine will get through the multiple layers of sailcloth and UV strip on the leech of our jib from a 38 footer.

 

[colind3782]

€300 in Empuriabrava about 10 years ago