Secondhand Sails

[Seajet]

Question on behalf of a class related to mine, does anyone know a source of reasonable secondhand mainsails ( or have one going ) to suit a Hunter 19 ?

Westaway Sails already contacted with some good results, but other sources would be handy too.

Luff 18'6" Foot 7'5"

I expect headsails and spinnakers would be of interest too.

Thanks

 

[Pandoramark1]

I have been looking here; they are helpful and know their onions!! And have sizes for you too (roughly)

http://www.westawaysails.co.uk/used-secondhand-sails.htm

I have though not bought anything from them yet

Regards
PMK1

 

[Seajet]

Pandora,

yes have tried Westaways, as mentioned; personally they're the only loft I go to for new sails, not the cheapest but the best value for good sails.

However a few more sources or immediately available sails would be handy for the Hunter 19 / Europa Owners Association.

 

[Pandoramark1]

Pandora,

yes have tried Westaways, as mentioned; personally they're the only loft I go to for new sails, not the cheapest but the best value for good sails.

However a few more sources or immediately available sails would be handy for the Hunter 19 / Europa Owners Association.

interesting, i meant to give you a link to here but they look to be one and the same sorry about that.

 

[Bav34]

I have always sold my old sails to Seateach in Emsworth

http://www.seateach.com/Results.asp?category=303

 

[Seajet]

Yes I'm ( painfully ) aware of Seateach, I suppose sails originally made by good lofts would be OK, but it would almost be a case of going and measuring a sail rather than take their word for it, judging by the service I and others have had with other items from them; once being enough...

 

[Sans Bateau]

C&J Marine in Chichester have a used sail list

 

[Ubergeekian]

Question on behalf of a class related to mine, does anyone know a source of reasonable secondhand mainsails ( or have one going ) to suit a Hunter 19 ?

I wonder if a Squib mainsail would suit? The Hunter 19 was, after all, the Squib with a lid ...

 

[Simonpk]

I maybe wrong, but I thought Squibs were 3/4 rig whereas 19's & Europa's were masthead.

Simon

 

[Seajet]

SimonPK,

correct, Squib is fractional, 19 is masthead. Not sure where that leaves mains, presumably the Squib main will be too long for a 19, but it would work the other way round if for some reason a Squib wanted a tad smaller main for 'cruising'.