New Sails for Beneteau 321

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I have been offered a good condition mainsail from a Moody 34, normal type and also a 4 metre furling boom for the same. The furling boom was bought with the intention of changing but was never used. Internal furling that is, not the wrap around type. I need new sails and these have been offered to me by an old friend who retired and gave up sailing many years ago . Question is, are either of these items of any use to me? I dont want to offend him! Thank you
 
Are you not in a position to measure your existing and the proposed sail & boom ?

In-boom reefing, in-anything reefing always struck me as potentially nasty if things go awry, but as you bought it I presume you're happy.

I'd think a sail ought to be cut to suit though...
 
Laundryman said:
I have been offered a good condition mainsail from a Moody 34, normal type and also a 4 metre furling boom for the same. The furling boom was bought with the intention of changing but was never used. Internal furling that is, not the wrap around type. I need new sails and these have been offered to me by an old friend who retired and gave up sailing many years ago . Question is, are either of these items of any use to me? I dont want to offend him! Thank you
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The boom on my 381 is 4.5 mtrs long, (for info only)
Is your boom near enough the same size as the Moody one? Is the goose neck connection similar?
If so it should be possible to fit it.
Stu
 
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The question is really do you want in boom furling? You can find away to fit these things, most goosenecks can be adapted etc. The resality is though do you want to spend the cash on altering the existing kit to fit your boat. When you have done that are you going to be happy? Is the mainsail fully battened? How does the luff feed up the mast. Most of these systems require some form of track and bolt rope feed system as they dont work on simple slides. My personal choice is to avoid any retro fit boom systems and to have a proper mainsail made for the boat. You often find that these systems have habits of jamming and creasing when they furl which leads to a shortened lifespan and decreased performance. A mainsail for a boat like yours should cost about £1000 to £1400 depending on spec ie:full or short battens, number of reefs etc. I think you will find that spending the cash on this will be a lot more sucessfull than fitting an in boom furling mainsail.
 
Sorry, must have been the way i worded the post because your replies seem to be focussed on the furling boom. My only interest is in the sail and try as i might i cannot find out the dimensions of a Moody 34 Main Sail. My question really is, is it worth having the sail altered to suit my boat or should i bite the bullet and by a new one? As for the boom i get the feeling on this forum that a furling boom isnt that popular and i have no intention of using it unless someone can give me a really good reason for doing so.
As for the boom, if i dont want it, my friend has asked me to put it on ebay for him. Any idea of a value? Thank you
 
As regards selling the boom on ebay, just put it on as an auction with a low starting price, protect it with a reasonable reserve and see how much it goes for. Don't set the starting price too high, as people will not bother bidding on it. Better to collect a load of bids building up to the reserve than no bids at all on a high start.
As regards value, look up new roller boom kit and set the value at say 40% of a new equivilent.
 
Sail Dimensions.

The P measurement of a Moody 34 is 36 feet. The E measurement is 13 feet. This is the declared measurments from a sail plan. The sail you have will differ, there will also be a deduction for stretch etc. I dont have the dims for teh 321 on file. Strangely there just seems to be a blank next to the boat name. I think the Phantom delete key may have been pressed at some point.
 
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