Interesting about Peak Sails...quite the good prices even for 'performance' versions. I got my new furling headsail last year via Judy B/Hyde Sails direct. Several people here recommended her, and others also recommended Elliot/Patterson, as well as various other smaller lofts (I'm also in a place where there are no sailmakers of any size anywhere close at hand). Unfortunately my experience with JudyB was mixed. The very short story is that I wouldn't do business with her again. The sail I eventually got seems well made, it works well, I only got to use it a handful of times before end of season last year. And it is a Hyde, a respected loft, she is a semi-independent dealer of some sort. But my furler order was not shipped until I called and she saw she had dropped it. After the sail was running late and she went on a "sabbatical" cruising, communication went to zero (on her end, no response at all to multiple voice mails and e-mails). If she actually had nobody in the office (virtual or otherwise) during that time, that was her choice, but it cost her my business in future. There was an office person who answered during initial calls; dunno what happened to them, maybe they went cruising too. Anyhow, zero response for weeks and weeks is unacceptable to me from someone I'm spending that much money with. I don't know if it was another error on her part, or a silent attempt at apology, but from my credit card records it looks like I was never charged the final percentage of the full cost that would have been charged when the sail actually shipped. So I got a small discount for my trouble, in a roundabout way. YMMV of course. cheers, John On 5/13/19 8:16 PM, Dave Scobie wrote:
JudyB at Hyde Sails Direct is also a resource -
HydeSailsDirect.com
A local, kinda, loft is Yager Sails & Canvas in Spokane. I know they have made very good sails for M17s and M23s -
yagersails.com/
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On Mon, May 13, 2019, 8:00 PM <casioqv@usermail.com> wrote:
I can't recommend Elliott/Pattison strongly enough - far higher quality than almost any sails out there but still affordable in M15 sizes... plus they're really nice people and have excellent customer service. https://www.epsails.com/
They know M15s very well, you probably don't need to send them any measurements for a standard jib.
Sincerely, Tyler
----- Original Message ----- From: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> To: "For and about Montgomery Sailboats" < montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Monday, May 13, 2019 6:50:53 PM Subject: M_Boats: New jib for Monty 15
Hi: I’ve been sewing up tears and patching holes on my Monty 15 jib. It still works, however, I’m afraid of a big tear in big winds in the middle of nowhere. Here are the measurements on my jib. Any ideas on where to get a new one and how to go about ordering one Boise isn’t known for its sailmakers. Thanks,
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