Sail material F45cc

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pbfein
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Sail material F45cc

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I am shopping for some new sails for an F45CC. Anyone go beyond dacron sails for these boats? With the bendy rigs do they benefit much from more exotic sails? The quotes I have now include radial dacron, radial hydranet and North laminate Cruise Xi. The boat has a roller furling boom as well.

Peter
1991 F45cc "Sophie D"

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RadioZephyr
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Re: Sail material F45cc

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The previous owners of my boat invested in laminate tri-radial sails back in 2007, and they're still going strong. The fact that they're tri-radial (as opposed to the standard crosscut) probably has as much to do with their longevity as the material from which they're made. They have a few small holes at points where the sail gets creased, but they still hold their shape pretty much perfectly. I'm hoping to keep them going for another couple years at least.

I think that any sailboat would benefit from laminate sails, as the primary benefit is that they hold their shape better and longer than plain dacron does. They're also more resistant to mildew, supposedly.
Josh
Sunset Spy
F38, Hull #152
Boston, MA

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