42DS jib/genoa questions

[hockeybill]

Hi all ... I am considering a new jib/genoa for my 2008 42DS since the one I have has some tears at the leach. First question is about sizing. Does anyone know the dimensions of the original jib and the overlap ... 115, 135?? Current sail is with the sailmaker For a repair quote otherwise I would measure it but I am wondering what other 42DS owners are using. Second question is about sail material for standard cruising ... traditional Dacron or something else? Finally, any strong recommendations on sailmakers. I am in Annapolis. Thanks!

[moonshadow]

There certainly are lots of choices near you. I had great service from Lattel sails In Deltaville. Was Ullman, now an Evolution sails dealer. And I suspect any sailmaker would rather come to your boat and measure for a new sail instead of risk repeating any errors in your old sail. We all sail differently with different priorities, performance vs durability etc. I like custom sails from a local sailmaker for these reasons.

[Tafika II]

The original genoa is a 122. We had new sail made by Precision late 2019

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so42ds-genois.pdf (32.52 KB)

[zaphod]

May 28, 2020 11:15:40 GMT hockeybill said:

Hi all ... I am considering a new jib/genoa for my 2008 42DS since the one I have has some tears at the leach. First question is about sizing. Does anyone know the dimensions of the original jib and the overlap ... 115, 135?? Current sail is with the sailmaker For a repair quote otherwise I would measure it but I am wondering what other 42DS owners are using. Second question is about sail material for standard cruising ... traditional Dacron or something else? Finally, any strong recommendations on sailmakers. I am in Annapolis. Thanks!

I am contemplating a new jib for my 39i too.

If your current jib is at the sailmaker, why not just ask them to measure it up while they have it on the floor? Regardless of the size of your old one, you may want to consider having the sailmaker come to your boat and measure up for the largest sail that will fit. This generation Sun Odyssey is pretty under powered in my opinion!

I have quotes from North Sails, and a laminate sail is almost double the price of a dacron. A friend of mine that used to have a sail loft is encouraging me to go with a dacron sail because while they are heavier, and don't hold that "new" shape as long, they will last much longer than the laminates for cruising purposes. If you ever roller reef your headsail, you have no choice but to go with crosscut dacron as a radial cut laminate sail will not like that kind of abuse.

[hockeybill]

Thanks to all for the great input.

To Tafika II ... Many thanks for the specification sheet. Very helpful. Which sail material did you purchase from Precision ... 300 Series, 400 Series, or 500 series? Please share your thoughts on the quality of the sail and your interaction with Precision. I have a quote in hand from them and will be talking to them later today to fine tune the quote.

To moonshadow and zaphod ... I am getting quotes from local sail lofts as well ... North Sails, Ullman, Quantum (where current sail is getting a repair quote) and Bacon (bought a sail from them for my previous boat). Definitely Dacron as I will be roller reefing it.

[Tafika II]

Hi Bill!
I was 100% satisfied with Precision. We selected a Tri-Radial using their Dacron Series 9. Loads well into the furling main mast. The sails are made in China, but the quality was excellent. Any problems I had (my fault) was covered by their 100% under their guarantee. You can email me at [e-mail], if you want more information. Good luck!

[zaphod]

You are very fortunate that you have a lot of sail loft choices in your area. Where I live there are only 2 lofts actually in my city, North, and Evolution. My friend used to have the local Quantum loft, which is now gone. There is also a UK loft a bit further away.

I find North is almost always the most expensive, but at the same time, I also get the best service from them when I need a repair!

Personally, I would avoid buying a sail online. If the sailmaker is local he will come down to your boat, measure up, and discuss your options and needs. That is much better than building a sail based solely on "book specs", or making the customer do their own measurements. If you order a sail online and there is a problem with it, you have to ship it back to them and hope they get it back to you in a timely way.

I believe we should support our "brick and mortar" sail lofts. If we don't, they won't be there when we need them!

[zofiasailing]

We replaced our Genoa on our 2006SO42DS a couple of years ago. It’s the hardest working sail on our boat. We went for Dacron again for reasons already noted above but ‘upgraded’ to a radial cut. We are cruisers btw so durability trumps performance.
Insist that the sailmaker come and do the measurements. Our nearest Quantum loft said it wasn’t necessary as they had all the standard measurements - the original was a Quantum, so it was a surprise when it was a bit bigger!