daverebbettes
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Anyone have a suggestion for good value sailmaker in the Hampshire/Dorset area. Need to change Genoa UV strip.
Genoa UV strip - Any recommendations?
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sailorman
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Crusader did mine 1/2 price to a local sailmaker inc collection & del
Tranona
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Kemp Sails Drop off in Gosport or at loft in Wareham
Dawnrazor
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Bond Sails down at Southsea Marina have done some brilliant work on my sails - For very reasonable sums indeed.
Kwik Decision
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I second Kemp Sails. They put a new UV strip on our Genoa 2 yrs ago, and did a very good job.
Pete7
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Also used Kemps in Gosport. However, don't buy a white UV strip because you can't see if its completely covered the sail. So blue, red or even pink.
capnsensible
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Top tip if you want to save time (theirs) and money (yours) is to remove the old strip yourself. Its not difficult, have done it myself a few times. :encouragement:
Spyro
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And if you want to save even more don't replace it. If the strip lasted 10 years and the stuff underneath will last another ten then it's time for a new sail.
daverebbettes
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Thanks everyone. Spyro's thought is a good one. My Genny is 14 years old. It won't last another 10. Why not just remove the UV strip and let the weather do it's worst. Any thoughts?
Also fyi I received 5 quotes for the same spec. My boat is 34 ft. They were as follows:
Sanders sails - Lymington
£378 incl VAT
Arun Sails - Gosport
£264 incl VAT
Solent Sails - Cowes
£298 incl VAT
Crusader Sails - Poole
£230 incl vat
Bond Sails - Southsea
£325-350 incl VAT
Also fyi I received 5 quotes for the same spec. My boat is 34 ft. They were as follows:
Sanders sails - Lymington
£378 incl VAT
Arun Sails - Gosport
£264 incl VAT
Solent Sails - Cowes
£298 incl VAT
Crusader Sails - Poole
£230 incl vat
Bond Sails - Southsea
£325-350 incl VAT
Spyro
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Depends on how many years you intend to use it, if the existing uv strip has lasted 14 years is it worth putting on another. There may not be that much life left in the sail. If you have the time and patience you could take off the old one do without for a few years. It is a fiddly job removing all the stitching. I think I would be putting the money towards the cost of a new sail in a few years time.
thinwater
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a. This probably depends on latitude. In the UK he has a point.
b. Depends on the sail. Is it well built? Is the shape still good? I had one sail that was just bullet proof and outlasted two covers.
c. Paint. Don't laugh too hard, several sailmakers offer it as an option. The $$$ questions is what paint.
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savageseadog
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Anyone used a canvas sleeve instead, closed with some sort of fastener?
Tranona
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The Crusader price is near the mark. I would have guessed £250 from Kemps based on the one they did for me 3 years ago, but that was a special colour Sunbrella and they recut the luff at the same time. Have used them since Rob first started and always good. Not that any of the others will be less than good!
capnsensible
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Yup. I delivered a boat a few weeks ago with a zip up cover. Worked ok I suppose, bit fiddly. But who does sailing to do anything in a hurry?
savageseadog
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Yup. I delivered a boat a few weeks ago with a zip up cover. Worked ok I suppose, bit fiddly. But who does sailing to do anything in a hurry?
It has the merit of preventing the sail unfurling in a storm
thinwater
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Normally they are relatively loose and flap a lot. You may not like the extra windage.
Daydream believer
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I tend to disagree a little with Thinwater
When cruising in Holland I have noticed that over covers are very popular. There could be a 50/50 split between over covers & UV strips. The over covers seem to be quite tight when fitted & do not seem to flap at all. However, most seem to be a two handed job to fit (one to hoist & one to fit the ties) & seem a real faff.
When cruising in Holland I have noticed that over covers are very popular. There could be a 50/50 split between over covers & UV strips. The over covers seem to be quite tight when fitted & do not seem to flap at all. However, most seem to be a two handed job to fit (one to hoist & one to fit the ties) & seem a real faff.
Tranona
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In my straw poll mentioned earlier, one boat (an old IOR type fitted out for long distance cruising) had a removable cover of the type that both zips up and then pulled tight with a system of shock cord loops. Very complicated but also secure.
savageseadog
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It will be a faff to use a cover but it doesn't need to be on all the time at sea when the jib isn't in use. Obviously there will be more exposure of the sail but perhaps a lighter duty sacrificial strip on the sail would suffice as a compromise.
Daydream believer
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Of course one could take the sail off the forestay when not in use. That was the method in the days of hanked on luffs & perfectly do-able. If one only uses the sail a few weekends a year it is not a big deal & any sensible owner might take the sail off if bad weather predicted anyway. Also in winter.
