radial sails
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Topic: radial sails
Posted By: radial179102
Subject: radial sails
Date Posted: 04 Jun 05 at 10:54am
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Just wondering if anyone knows where i can get hold of a new radail sail for less than rooster/lasersailing are charging? they are charging a fortune for them at the moment! ------------- 
Villan is my Bitch ;) |
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Posted By: hurricane
Date Posted: 04 Jun 05 at 11:48am
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i have a mint mark5 sail which is the one the fat boys want in the radial fleet see if u can pick one of them up ------------- lifes to short to sail slow boats! RIP Olympic Tornado 1976-2007 |
Posted By: Jon Emmett
Date Posted: 04 Jun 05 at 12:00pm
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There are 'fake' sails available but if you wish to race you need to purchase a genuine sail. It is interesting people are still talking about the mark 5/6 debate. At the Garda Worlds Aron won using a mark 6 and pretty much the only person using a mark 5 in Oz was Michael... ------------- http://www.amazon.co.uk/Be-Your-Own-Tactics-Coach/dp/0470973218/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312565831&sr=8-1 - |
Posted By: radial179102
Date Posted: 04 Jun 05 at 9:23pm
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isnt there a mark 7? i thort that was wot i had already... either way i want another one of them. one that I can use at the nationals in abersoch -------------
Villan is my Bitch ;) |
Posted By: Jon Emmett
Date Posted: 05 Jun 05 at 8:50am
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The current sail is a Mark 6. Although there tends to be a few mark 5 still hanging around. In the 49ers we changed to pryde sails but there are still a few North sails hanging around but the numbers get smaller each year... ------------- http://www.amazon.co.uk/Be-Your-Own-Tactics-Coach/dp/0470973218/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312565831&sr=8-1 - |
Posted By: radial179102
Date Posted: 05 Jun 05 at 6:31pm
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but back to the question, i really need a new one! any ideas where i can get a decent one cheaply? -------------
Villan is my Bitch ;) |
Posted By: hurricane
Date Posted: 05 Jun 05 at 8:11pm
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em a while ago with exchange rates it was worth getting one shipped from america worked out a hell of alot cheaper even after postage! ------------- lifes to short to sail slow boats! RIP Olympic Tornado 1976-2007 |
Posted By: Jon Emmett
Date Posted: 05 Jun 05 at 9:20pm
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However the sails in the UK where much better than the American ones... ------------- http://www.amazon.co.uk/Be-Your-Own-Tactics-Coach/dp/0470973218/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312565831&sr=8-1 - |
Posted By: Stefan Lloyd
Date Posted: 06 Jun 05 at 9:09am
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Quite intrigued by that, Jon: hadn't heard that one before. They are supposed to be one-design! Do you think the UK ones are faster or just better made? Regarding importing: generally the shipping company will make you pay VAT and import duties as well as shipping charges (as you are legally required to do) and these take a big chunk out of any savings you think you might be making. Just looking at the price in the USA can be misleading. Shopping if you are over there is another matter, especially if you don't exceed the personal allowance on what you bring back. |
Posted By: Jon Emmett
Date Posted: 06 Jun 05 at 10:26am
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Being one design both sails where ment to be produced from 3.8 once dacron but the UK sails always seemed 'stiffer' if that is the correct word. ------------- http://www.amazon.co.uk/Be-Your-Own-Tactics-Coach/dp/0470973218/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312565831&sr=8-1 - |
Posted By: Stefan Lloyd
Date Posted: 06 Jun 05 at 11:33am
| That might be the amount of filler rolled into the Dacron. It's a while since I used any Dacron sails! |
Posted By: dragoon_654
Date Posted: 05 Jul 05 at 9:05pm
| i have a brand new radial mark 6 for sale for £300 |
Posted By: redback
Date Posted: 06 Jul 05 at 12:48am
| I believe all Laser sails are cut in Canada and laser welded at intervals and shipped out to a loft for finishing. I believe its Hydes that do it for Europe and somebody else for the Americas and somebody else again for Asia and Australasia. So the cloth is the same for all and the shape should be pretty much identical also. What may vary is the quality of the stichting. |