Hi Becky, This is an interesting idea. I called them and had to leave a message but then I looked at their list of convenient dropoff points. They are all pretty local to Anacortes. I live in Rockport, Tx. on the southern end of the Texas Gulf of Mexico coast line. I knew I should have moved to Bellingham when I bought this boat :-}. Did they actually give you a critique on the sail condition or just clean it? I will look for sail cleaning in south Texas. Thanks for the idea. Fair winds, Tom B On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 2:02 PM, Becky Belding <becky@beckybelding.com>wrote:
Tom,
Here is another option I considered in lieu of replacing sails for another season or two. I am not sure where you are located, but here is a link and communications I made here in the NW.
http://cleansails.com/index.htm
I made inquiry about charges for Montgomery 17 / 2 mainsail, 2 jibs, 1 genoa and the reply was:
Main $74, 100% jib $65, 150% genoa $98. North Sails Oregon or Banks Sails work with us (shipping charge), however you can UPS to us direct if you'd like.
Just a thought... :)
Becky M17 "Grace" Portland, OR
-----Original Message----- From: montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:montgomery_boats-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Buzzi Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2013 11:43 AM To: W David Scobie; For and about Montgomery Sailboats Subject: Re: M_Boats: New sails for M15
thanks Dave, This is very useful information. I must admit, I really can't tell by looking whether or not a mainsail or jib has seen better days or not. Perhaps if I raced boat to boat often enough I could start to tell but.......is there some sign or detail or test I can run so I can make an informed decision about whether or not to replace sails? My boat dates from the late seventies and I don't know how much or how hard it has been driven and these are the original sails. Is that alone enough to warrant replacing them?? Is there one type of cloth that is better than another to make them out of? From past emails on this site a flatter cut sail would be advisable where the wind is often 15 knots or more. Any thoughts on this matter? Fairwinds, Tom B M17 #258
On Wed, Aug 21, 2013 at 11:54 AM, W David Scobie <wdscobie@yahoo.com> wrote:
IMO the two best lofts for the M-boats are JudyB with Hyde , as already stated, and Harry with Elliott/Pattison Sailmakers - www.epsails.com
both these persons know Jerry's boats, i speak with each every couple of weeks and are both great to work with.
:: Dave Scobie
________________________________ From: Daniel Rich <danielgrich@gmail.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 9:16 PM
I am going to purchase some new cruising sails for my M15. Those of you who have purchased recently, can you give me some ballpark figure for what you paid and what you got? I would be happy to take the posts offline. Thanks!
Daniel Rich M15 #208 "Kestrel" danielgrich@gmail.com