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Used Sails,, Best Place to Buy.. question
sounds like a loft to avoid.
SBV "Dave" wrote in message ... The sails Somerset made for me were pretty good. We were killer fast with the mylar head sail he made. The problem in not the sails, it is dealing with Martin. Everyone who deals with him seems to have one hassle or another. He apparently does not take any notes when taking calls, and does not remember the details of his conversations well. My advice if you are so allured by the prices would be to put all your corrospondance in writing, and avoid any situation where he owes you something. [Name omitted] wrote: My 2 cents - My experience wasn't so good with Somerset. Great price in January on a new main and genoa, was supposed to be pentex for the price of dacron, but when it came to May delivery there were lots of excuses about material problems, and that he had accidentally made the main with 2 reefs instead of 3. After remaking, he did them in kevlar, a more expensive material for the same price. Made me feel a bit better, but when they arrived - the main wasn't a triradial like ordered, and the third reef was not done right - he basically ignored the sail specs for the boat which especially highlighted. Then had trouble with slides breaking, resulting in luff damage. Also, the UV strip on the genoa made the leach curl - my fault according to sommerset. He did fix the reef and luff - but what a hassle, and Martin is so defensive! After all that the sails' racing performance improvement was not noticeable, quite different than the last set of dacron sails I got a few years ago. An unhappy customer, in spite of the great price. On the other hand, someone else at our club seems to be happy with his sails. At this point, I'm pretty happy with the prices and service I'm getting from my local loft. His prices have been good, and he does what he says he'll do. If I were to deal with Sommerset, I think I'd be inclined to follow the above advice--deal directly with him and put it in writing, rather than playing telephone. |
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