Posted by papabenn (papabenn@…>)
I am considering buying an 82’ F33 with the original wishbone sails.
Does anyone have an idea what new sails would cost? Thanks, Peter
Posted by lance_ryley (lance_ryley@…>)
when you say original, do you mean they are still wraparound as well as
wishbone, or does the sail have a track?
My new main on the Freedom 40 was approximately $5000 from Haarstick.
This was for a 6 batten main on a standard boom and track, loose
footed. I believe they quoted me approx. $4500 for the mizzen. That
main was worth every penny.
A wraparound sail will cost significantly more, I believe, because it’s
essentially two sails joined together. I don’t know if it’d be cheaper
to install a track and buy a single-ply sail, or to have the two-ply
made. You might be able to compromise and go with the G10 rig, which
still uses cord to wrap around the mast, but uses essentially
a ‘normal’ sail.
Lance
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wrote:
I am considering buying an 82’ F33 with the original wishbone sails.
Does anyone have an idea what new sails would cost? Thanks, Peter
Posted by larry buckley (connlb@…>)
When I got my 81’ F-33 #30 in 2005 I converted from the wishbone to conventional booms and sails. The whole set-up cost about US 10k when it was all over. That included 2 new booms, main and mizzen sails, sail track and rigid boom vangs(2) plus collars(4). Also sailcovers and lazyjacks, all from UK sails in Sidney, Vancouver,Canada. They also relpaced all the lines on the boat. The total cost in 2005 was 12.5k in Canadian dollars. The sails by themselves were about US $5700. I probably would have keep the wishbones and put on a sail track if I had to do it over. Its a fantastic boat and I get lots of complements on how great she looks and sails. Good luck.papabenn <papabenn@…> wrote: I am considering buying an 82’ F33 with the original wishbone sails. Does anyone have an idea what new sails would cost? Thanks, Peter
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