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Mylar Sails, Worth the cost?
If it's a wind up jenny why is it left flapping?
Cheers MC Simple Simon wrote: Light air performance? Gimme a break with that! I bet NONE of these wannabe sailors around here do anything in light air but crank up the motor. I've yet to see any diesel sailboat sailing at one or two knot. To the boat they use the iron jenny with a wind-up jenny flapping in the apparent breeze. Unless you race, Mylar is not worth the money and maintenance problems. S.Simon "Poppa Pimple" wrote in message hlink.net... Superior light air performance. 40% amortized over the life of the sail is zilch. Also look at resale value. Poppa "The Carrolls" wrote in message .. . Why? I am not a racer, they cost about 40% more than dacron, what do I get for my money? "Poppa Pimple" wrote in message arthlink.net... Very much so. Poppa "The Carrolls" wrote in message news 
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Mylar Sails, Worth the cost?
Because there are all too many sailors, Booby for example,
who pretend to sail so they can think they are impressing others viewing from a distance. Many are also ignorant as to the COLREGS and think if they have a sail up they are a sailboat and have the right of way over other traffic. S.Simon "The_navigator©" wrote in message ... If it's a wind up jenny why is it left flapping? Cheers MC Simple Simon wrote: Light air performance? Gimme a break with that! I bet NONE of these wannabe sailors around here do anything in light air but crank up the motor. I've yet to see any diesel sailboat sailing at one or two knot. To the boat they use the iron jenny with a wind-up jenny flapping in the apparent breeze. Unless you race, Mylar is not worth the money and maintenance problems. S.Simon "Poppa Pimple" wrote in message hlink.net... Superior light air performance. 40% amortized over the life of the sail is zilch. Also look at resale value. Poppa "The Carrolls" wrote in message .. . Why? I am not a racer, they cost about 40% more than dacron, what do I get for my money? "Poppa Pimple" wrote in message arthlink.net... Very much so. Poppa "The Carrolls" wrote in message news
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Mylar Sails, Worth the cost?
Perhaps they are just lazy like Booby and DSK (who prefers to motor and
pollute everywhere)? Cheers MC Simple Simon wrote: Because there are all too many sailors, Booby for example, who pretend to sail so they can think they are impressing others viewing from a distance. Many are also ignorant as to the COLREGS and think if they have a sail up they are a sailboat and have the right of way over other traffic. S.Simon "The_navigator©" wrote in message ... If it's a wind up jenny why is it left flapping? Cheers MC Simple Simon wrote: Light air performance? Gimme a break with that! I bet NONE of these wannabe sailors around here do anything in light air but crank up the motor. I've yet to see any diesel sailboat sailing at one or two knot. To the boat they use the iron jenny with a wind-up jenny flapping in the apparent breeze. Unless you race, Mylar is not worth the money and maintenance problems. S.Simon "Poppa Pimple" wrote in message thlink.net... Superior light air performance. 40% amortized over the life of the sail is zilch. Also look at resale value. Poppa "The Carrolls" wrote in message .. . Why? I am not a racer, they cost about 40% more than dacron, what do I get for my money? "Poppa Pimple" wrote in message .earthlink.net... Very much so. Poppa "The Carrolls" wrote in message news
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Mylar Sails, Worth the cost?
That is also true . . .
"The_navigator©" wrote in message ... Perhaps they are just lazy like Booby and DSK (who prefers to motor and pollute everywhere)? Cheers MC Simple Simon wrote: Because there are all too many sailors, Booby for example, who pretend to sail so they can think they are impressing others viewing from a distance. Many are also ignorant as to the COLREGS and think if they have a sail up they are a sailboat and have the right of way over other traffic. S.Simon "The_navigator©" wrote in message ... If it's a wind up jenny why is it left flapping? Cheers MC Simple Simon wrote: Light air performance? Gimme a break with that! I bet NONE of these wannabe sailors around here do anything in light air but crank up the motor. I've yet to see any diesel sailboat sailing at one or two knot. To the boat they use the iron jenny with a wind-up jenny flapping in the apparent breeze. Unless you race, Mylar is not worth the money and maintenance problems. S.Simon "Poppa Pimple" wrote in message thlink.net... Superior light air performance. 40% amortized over the life of the sail is zilch. Also look at resale value. Poppa "The Carrolls" wrote in message .. . Why? I am not a racer, they cost about 40% more than dacron, what do I get for my money? "Poppa Pimple" wrote in message .earthlink.net... Very much so. Poppa "The Carrolls" wrote in message news
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Mylar Sails, Worth the cost?
Hey... we are not talking about COLREGS here, don't change the subject
"Simple Simon" wrote in message ... Because there are all too many sailors, Booby for example, who pretend to sail so they can think they are impressing others viewing from a distance. Many are also ignorant as to the COLREGS and think if they have a sail up they are a sailboat and have the right of way over other traffic. S.Simon "The_navigator©" wrote in message ... If it's a wind up jenny why is it left flapping? Cheers MC Simple Simon wrote: Light air performance? Gimme a break with that! I bet NONE of these wannabe sailors around here do anything in light air but crank up the motor. I've yet to see any diesel sailboat sailing at one or two knot. To the boat they use the iron jenny with a wind-up jenny flapping in the apparent breeze. Unless you race, Mylar is not worth the money and maintenance problems. S.Simon "Poppa Pimple" wrote in message hlink.net... Superior light air performance. 40% amortized over the life of the sail is zilch. Also look at resale value. Poppa "The Carrolls" wrote in message .. . Why? I am not a racer, they cost about 40% more than dacron, what do I get for my money? "Poppa Pimple" wrote in message arthlink.net... Very much so. Poppa "The Carrolls" wrote in message news
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Mylar Sails, Worth the cost?
Simple Simon wrote:
I bet NONE of these wannabe sailors around here do anything in light air but crank up the motor. You lose. I've yet to see any diesel sailboat sailing at one or two knot. That's typical Chess. Bay sailing in the Summer. |
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