estop
Your best bet is to call Mack
Sails.....
Talk to Travis and tell 'em what you desire....
He will give you HONEST, and LEARNED
advice and counsel, whether or not you buy a sail from them (which I suspect you WILL do), you will learn a lot, and learn why Mack
Sails has such a long-time, loyal customer base....(I myself, have been doing business with for many, many years....as has my brother, and my parents did business with Colin and Travis' Dad, back when he ran "Mack-Shaw Sails" in the 1970s...)
Colin Mack and Travis Blane (the brothers who own and operate Mack Sails), grew up sailing/cruising the
Bahamas /
Caribbean /
Florida, etc. and working on boats....and they both learned sailmaking and
rigging, both on-the-job, and professional training/school, etc....
They are both sailors and sailmakers (and riggers)....they are NOT sails salesmen (like just about every other guy you speak to / e-mail with, who is trying to sell you a sail, rather "the Macks" are REAL sailmakers!!!
They design, and build, their own sails....right there in their loft in
Florida.....no
offshore loft....
Oh, and they use the highest quality (US manufactuered) Challenge Marblehead Dacron Cloth, etc...
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Originally Posted by estop
North Sails would not even give me a call back after going to there office 4 times. How hard can it be to make sails for a stock Westsail 32 ?
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FYI, my only connection with Mack Sails is as a happy, longtime customer....
Have a look, give 'em a call, and you'll also be a happy, longtime customer of theirs!!
772-283-2306
Mack Sails Sailmakers for mainsails, headsails, genoas, spinnakers, lazy jacks
Introduction
Sail Cloth
Mack Sails - Main, genoa, jib, spinnakers
Satisfaction
Read these pages.....and you'll learn a LOT....and then give 'em a call, and you'll end up being both an educated sailor and a happy Mack Sails customer!!
Oh, and there are other discussions that speak to the superior sails and customer
service, of Mack Sails.....and many comments on the rather poor
service (and mediocre sail construction) given by some of the other sailmakers / lofts....
Have a look see....and you'll learn even more...
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...e-31925-2.html
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...yle-47375.html
Good Old Boat - I've got the new sail blues article
Dacron Sailcloth
http://www.cruisersforum.com/forums/...fts-54516.html
New Sails
North's Nordac Radian sailcloth?
Fair winds....
John
s/v Annie Laurie
P.S. jeepblue,
Keep us posted on your results....and you may also find the above links useful....
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Originally Posted by jeepbluetj
Thanks for all the info. I ended up with a Rolly Tasker because the general consensus was they were quality, and it was an amazing price (was an in-stock sail, didn't have to come from Thailand)
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