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Anyone know a good online sailmaker?
Mack Sails in Stuart Florida is an excellent sailmaker. They do quality work in Florida and stand behind their product. I found their prices competative with the offshore stuff and I got better quality and service. For what it is worth. For those who have the Kmart mentality, I recommend getting some Martha Stuart sheets ...hot glew them together....and bitch about the poor service Hmmm... well, I'll check into Mack Sails and see how they do. Thanks for the lead! As far as the "Kmart mentality" there is nothing wrong with a desire to get value for your money, especially if you are trying to keep your family on the water despite the costs of doing so even in a very modest way. In any business where there's a paradigm shift happening (either as a result of shifting technology or new business methods or new production sources) it's quite often the case that you don't get the best value for your money just by paying more. I've been around boats for over 45 years and I can guarantee you that when it comes to labor-intensive work there is no hard and fast correlation between the price you pay for something and the service you get. There's no end of guys who will charge you 20 hours of time to do a hack job that a more competant craftsman could have done better in 8 to 10 hours. Anyone who has dealt with the marine trades knows exactly what I mean. The correlation seems to be not with price but with integrity and competance and that has to do more with the man inside than the prices on the outside. It always pays to ask around who's got the integrity and the skills. By the way, I'm not on some rant against using the local talent. We've got some really good local sailmakers and they provide a great service with lots of personal attention and build a product that is absolutely second to none. But, you know how it goes, not everybody can afford to fly first class and those of us counting our pennies still want to get the best deal for the money! I guess it's more the Costco mentality than Kmart. :-) Regards to all, Dimitri |
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Anyone know a good online sailmaker?
http://shop.sailboatowners.com/sails...28680377423212 On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 15:14:43 -0800, "Dimitri Rotow" wrote: Can anyone recommend a good online sailmaker? I need a new jib and have gone into sticker shock from some quotes I've seen (haven't bought sails for a looong time...). I wondered if I could get a good quality product at a good price by mail order or online ordering. I'm in the US but I hear there are some great deals from international sailmakers who ship to the US. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance for any tips! Dimitri |
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Anyone know a good online sailmaker?
http://shop.sailboatowners.com/sails...28680377423212 On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 15:14:43 -0800, "Dimitri Rotow" wrote: Can anyone recommend a good online sailmaker? I need a new jib and have gone into sticker shock from some quotes I've seen (haven't bought sails for a looong time...). I wondered if I could get a good quality product at a good price by mail order or online ordering. I'm in the US but I hear there are some great deals from international sailmakers who ship to the US. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance for any tips! Dimitri |
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Anyone know a good online sailmaker?
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"Dimitri Rotow" wrote: I got a good deal on a new full batten mainsail from a sail broker. Bacon Sails http://www.baconsails.com/ They specialize in used sails but also have some new sails on consignment from some sail lofts. After searching the web I ran across three sailmakers in Hong Kong: Lee Sails (http://www3.leesails.com/) ... I've heard of them as an OEM supplier. Hong Kong Sailmakers (http://www.hksailmakers.com/) ... a really comprehensive site. Sails East (http://www.sailseast.com/) Anybody have experience dealing with the above? Dimitri Someone in our group quoted the following: Over the course of four months I sent out 10 sets of basic specs and received quotes from Calvert, Mack, Atlantic Sailtraders and Supersailmakers in the US and Lee and Hong Kong overseas. The quotes ranged from $7.5K to $10.5K. Sails ordered direct from overseas firms are subject to about $1K in shipping, duty, and customs agent fees and may require finishing full batten construction in the US. After including all costs for equal sails the least expensive overseas sails from Hong Kong were only about $1.2K less than Supersailmakers with a slow season and commercial discount. grandma Rosalie |
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Anyone know a good online sailmaker?
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"Dimitri Rotow" wrote: I got a good deal on a new full batten mainsail from a sail broker. Bacon Sails http://www.baconsails.com/ They specialize in used sails but also have some new sails on consignment from some sail lofts. After searching the web I ran across three sailmakers in Hong Kong: Lee Sails (http://www3.leesails.com/) ... I've heard of them as an OEM supplier. Hong Kong Sailmakers (http://www.hksailmakers.com/) ... a really comprehensive site. Sails East (http://www.sailseast.com/) Anybody have experience dealing with the above? Dimitri Someone in our group quoted the following: Over the course of four months I sent out 10 sets of basic specs and received quotes from Calvert, Mack, Atlantic Sailtraders and Supersailmakers in the US and Lee and Hong Kong overseas. The quotes ranged from $7.5K to $10.5K. Sails ordered direct from overseas firms are subject to about $1K in shipping, duty, and customs agent fees and may require finishing full batten construction in the US. After including all costs for equal sails the least expensive overseas sails from Hong Kong were only about $1.2K less than Supersailmakers with a slow season and commercial discount. grandma Rosalie |
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Anyone know a good online sailmaker?
I got a full batten main (including batten cars and battens) and a 130
genoa for a 40' Hunter from Lee sails delivered to Costa Rica (September 2002) for a little under $3,400. The shipping (included in the $3,400) was around $400. Lee prices customs charges in delivery costs, although Costa Rica hit me up for additional charges, probably not a problem in USA. The boat was delivered (sailed) from Costa Rica to Guam via Hawaii, Majuro and Pohnepi with these sails last year and the sails are still doing just fine. I recently priced a new 110% genoa (the 130 is too much out here) for $1400 delivered ups. On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 00:40:45 GMT, Rosalie B. wrote: x-no-archive:yes "Dimitri Rotow" wrote: I got a good deal on a new full batten mainsail from a sail broker. Bacon Sails http://www.baconsails.com/ They specialize in used sails but also have some new sails on consignment from some sail lofts. After searching the web I ran across three sailmakers in Hong Kong: Lee Sails (http://www3.leesails.com/) ... I've heard of them as an OEM supplier. Hong Kong Sailmakers (http://www.hksailmakers.com/) ... a really comprehensive site. Sails East (http://www.sailseast.com/) Anybody have experience dealing with the above? Dimitri Someone in our group quoted the following: Over the course of four months I sent out 10 sets of basic specs and received quotes from Calvert, Mack, Atlantic Sailtraders and Supersailmakers in the US and Lee and Hong Kong overseas. The quotes ranged from $7.5K to $10.5K. Sails ordered direct from overseas firms are subject to about $1K in shipping, duty, and customs agent fees and may require finishing full batten construction in the US. After including all costs for equal sails the least expensive overseas sails from Hong Kong were only about $1.2K less than Supersailmakers with a slow season and commercial discount. grandma Rosalie |
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Anyone know a good online sailmaker?
I got a full batten main (including batten cars and battens) and a 130
genoa for a 40' Hunter from Lee sails delivered to Costa Rica (September 2002) for a little under $3,400. The shipping (included in the $3,400) was around $400. Lee prices customs charges in delivery costs, although Costa Rica hit me up for additional charges, probably not a problem in USA. The boat was delivered (sailed) from Costa Rica to Guam via Hawaii, Majuro and Pohnepi with these sails last year and the sails are still doing just fine. I recently priced a new 110% genoa (the 130 is too much out here) for $1400 delivered ups. On Tue, 02 Mar 2004 00:40:45 GMT, Rosalie B. wrote: x-no-archive:yes "Dimitri Rotow" wrote: I got a good deal on a new full batten mainsail from a sail broker. Bacon Sails http://www.baconsails.com/ They specialize in used sails but also have some new sails on consignment from some sail lofts. After searching the web I ran across three sailmakers in Hong Kong: Lee Sails (http://www3.leesails.com/) ... I've heard of them as an OEM supplier. Hong Kong Sailmakers (http://www.hksailmakers.com/) ... a really comprehensive site. Sails East (http://www.sailseast.com/) Anybody have experience dealing with the above? Dimitri Someone in our group quoted the following: Over the course of four months I sent out 10 sets of basic specs and received quotes from Calvert, Mack, Atlantic Sailtraders and Supersailmakers in the US and Lee and Hong Kong overseas. The quotes ranged from $7.5K to $10.5K. Sails ordered direct from overseas firms are subject to about $1K in shipping, duty, and customs agent fees and may require finishing full batten construction in the US. After including all costs for equal sails the least expensive overseas sails from Hong Kong were only about $1.2K less than Supersailmakers with a slow season and commercial discount. grandma Rosalie |
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I recommended you to visit fareastsails.com; this is one of the best online sailmaker. They provide simple measurement form so as to give best performance and custom fit sail for the boat. Check it out!
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