What are the recommendations for sailmakers to build a new mainsail for a Freedom? Bonus points if they do square top sails (I just like the esthetics). I’m on the West Coast (SF Bay Area), but I’m willing to do “mail order”.
Background: I intend to retire next spring and want to move up to an inboard powered Freedom in the 10m range. So F32(Hoyt), F32-2(Mull) or a F33CK {if I can find a fixed keel}, maybe even bigger if the market allows [of course I wouldn’t turn up my nose at a spiffy F30(Mull)]. But I think I’m likely to need new sails, at least a new mainsail given how full batten sails seem to last forever, until they don’t. I’m not sure I’d feel comfortable with a sail built before the turn of the century.
All the add-ons for a used boat that’s a ‘project’ can add significantly to the total spend. So I want to find a sailmaker and learn about the market prices for a new sail that will work well on a flexy, bendy unstayed spar. Bottom paint, gelcoat, running rigging and engine repairs are easier to price out. [Updating electronics is another money pit I’ll have to deal with.]