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13-07-2013, 09:19
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cruiser
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: medusa NY
Boat: Tayana Surprise 45 schooner "Union Pacific"
Posts: 2,097
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Sail Loft Rates
is $99 an hour typical for the north east?
just want to make sure i am not going to overpay drastically.....
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13-07-2013, 14:27
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Marine Service Provider
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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That's not bad at all.
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13-07-2013, 15:06
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cruiser
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: medusa NY
Boat: Tayana Surprise 45 schooner "Union Pacific"
Posts: 2,097
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Re: sail loft rates?
the cost of a new sun cover was quite shocking. $10 a foot.
i did not ask if that was with labor thou.... but i doubt it.
he did say to drop it off, and he would give me a free estimate on repair.
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14-07-2013, 09:35
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Presently on US East Coast
Boat: Manta 40 "Reach"
Posts: 10,108
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Re: sail loft rates?
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Originally Posted by scoobert
the cost of a new sun cover was quite shocking. $10 a foot.
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That's probably about right. It will be $4-5/ft for materials only, so with labor in the NE, $10/ft total is probably correct.
Mark
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14-07-2013, 09:48
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cruiser
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: medusa NY
Boat: Tayana Surprise 45 schooner "Union Pacific"
Posts: 2,097
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Re: sail loft rates?
thanks guys. great to know i have a sail loft only an hour away from me.
one with good prices is even better.
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14-07-2013, 10:00
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Presently on US East Coast
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Re: sail loft rates?
I didn't say they were good prices, just about right for the area. Down here in Guatemala, labor on your sail cover would be ~$100.
Mark
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14-07-2013, 10:02
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cruiser
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: medusa NY
Boat: Tayana Surprise 45 schooner "Union Pacific"
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Re: sail loft rates?
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Originally Posted by colemj
I didn't say they were good prices, just about right for the area. Down here in Guatemala, labor on your sail cover would be ~$100.
Mark
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well i hear the east coast is very bad there. piracy, poor anchorages.. but i will keep that in mind once i protect my sail :P
i AM looking for a place to do a hard dodger, and sail covers. how is the work quality there?
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14-07-2013, 10:42
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Marine Service Provider
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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Labor is cheap a hell in Rio dulce...
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14-07-2013, 10:50
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cat herder, extreme blacksheep
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: furycame alley , tropics, mexico for now
Boat: 1976 FORMOSA yankee clipper 41
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Re: sail loft rates?
in mexico it depends on your choice of worker. some do the work, some drink. do not think is a gringo vs mexican thing--my worst repair was by a fella calling himself north sails mike, in la cruz de huanacaxtle, in nayarit, mexico--he made a gusset instead of restitching the sacrificial onto my headsail, losing me a good percentage of my jib. used to be a 100 percent, now it is about 75 percent ....
also, la cruz de huanacaxtle, in nayarit---luis, or seamar--donot use him. he doesnt finish his work, drinks too much, and doesnt have any work ethic. there is a lad in la cruz and puerto vallarta who does excellent work.
hogin sail s, where i am now , tells me the problems he has had to reverse that were made by mikee....and this other fella i met who does excellent canvas, here, where i am currently, says he redoes a lot of seamar work....so, this isnt only ,y opinion, but the referrals by other canvas and sailmaking souls.
i will be using the sailmaker here for my jib redo, and the canvas guy here to pay a second time for repairs and re- do my cover.
check out the alleged pro well before you let that alleged pro touch anything, even in usa.
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14-07-2013, 14:14
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Moderator
Join Date: May 2008
Location: cruising SW Pacific
Boat: Jon Sayer 1-off 46 ft fract rig sloop strip plank in W Red Cedar
Posts: 21,151
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Re: sail loft rates?
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Originally Posted by zeehag
in mexico it depends on your choice of worker. some do the work, some drink. do not think is a gringo vs mexican thing--my worst repair was by a fella calling himself north sails mike, in la cruz de huanacaxtle, in nayarit, mexico--he made a gusset instead of restitching the sacrificial onto my headsail, losing me a good percentage of my jib. used to be a 100 percent, now it is about 75 percent ....
also, la cruz de huanacaxtle, in nayarit---luis, or seamar--donot use him. he doesnt finish his work, drinks too much, and doesnt have any work ethic. there is a lad in la cruz and puerto vallarta who does excellent work.
hogin sail s, where i am now , tells me the problems he has had to reverse that were made by mikee....and this other fella i met who does excellent canvas, here, where i am currently, says he redoes a lot of seamar work....so, this isnt only ,y opinion, but the referrals by other canvas and sailmaking souls.
i will be using the sailmaker here for my jib redo, and the canvas guy here to pay a second time for repairs and re- do my cover.
check out the alleged pro well before you let that alleged pro touch anything, even in usa.
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Zee, if you are in touch with Bob Hogin, please pass on regards from Ann and I. He made us some great sails in the old days and we remember his loft crew with fondness.
Cheers,
Jim (and Ann)
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14-07-2013, 14:39
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cat herder, extreme blacksheep
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: furycame alley , tropics, mexico for now
Boat: 1976 FORMOSA yankee clipper 41
Posts: 18,967
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Re: sail loft rates?
jim and ann--will do
redoing my jib sacrificial will cost me as much as the original repair mikee befouled...hourly rates fro sailmaking are not cheap, even in mexico, but, so far, if they dont screw up, the job CAN be done initially for half the price in cali and louisiana.
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