my M15 ('84) and M17 ('83) both had/have the original McKibbens. yes the green bags are great :-) i replaced the main on my 15, but the sail was obviously well made and had done well over it's many years. my M17's sails (main, 110 jib and 150 genoa) are made to the same quality (SWEET PEA and SCRED were built about 8 months apart). the main on SWEET PEA is stretched and needs replacement. the genoa is on the 'short list' for replacement. the jib is like new as one doesn't have much use for small headsails in seattle (light winds are the norm from june through september). i've raised the 110% jib once in four years. when SWEET PEA's main is replaced i'll use the old sail to make duffel bags. :: Dave Scobie :: former M15 owner - www.freewebs.com/m15-named-scred :: M17 #375 - SWEET PEA - www.m17-375.webs.com :: Sage Marine - www.sagemarine.com --- On Sun, 8/28/11, jslubliner@aol.com <jslubliner@aol.com> wrote:
When it was my turn to own the FD Coyote, there were 13 bags of sails on board. Most of them were pretty well used, but almost all of them were McKibben sails - kelly green sail bags....
John in Tucson
-----Original Message----- From: Howard Audsley <haudsley@tranquility.net> Sent: Sun, Aug 28, 2011 2:47 pm
My 1978 boat also came with Reggie Armstrong sails. Main and working jib. Those 0 plus year old blown out sails often had her doing 5.7 knots going to weather. n a puff she would start thinking about jumping up on plane. None of my eplacements, including a new main and 110% jib by Kern have ever done as well. ould love to have a brand new exact replica of old Reggie's work. (Rumor has it e was a bit of a character). I was told the old sails should be tossed or used s a drop cloth, but I kept them out of the hope some curious sailmaker could uplicate the voodoo lurking within.
lso have sails by Pattison and Ullman from San Diego. No complaints with those t all.
n Aug 27, 2011, at 10:34 PM, Larry E Yake wrote:
The other original sailmaker was Armstrong. His sails were still on my '76 model when I bought it in 2000. Larry
On Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:59:59 -0700 Tom Smith <openboatt@gmail.com> writes:
Well, if your sails were sewn by Kern Fergussun (sp?) you can be pretty sure they are original. Jerry used Kern and somebody else I don't remember. t
On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 12:45 PM, <SALGLESSER@aol.com> wrote:
Hi Bert,
A few of us have had to send our old M15 sails to the maker to get an accurate cut. If time will permit, I would recommend you doing the same. Sometimes it saves some back and forth. As Dave mentioned, over the years, changes happen and it's difficult to tell if your sails are stock, or even what stock was for your boat.
sal
In a message dated 8/25/2011 9:38:02 P.M. Mountain Daylight Time, bert.hall@rogers.com writes:
Thank you for the guidance,David. Your info regarding having to rig the jib sheets outside the shrouds if an over size jib is used is especially helpful.RTH.