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I am still investigating a #2 and possibly new mainsail. Can anybody recommend good sailmaker for cruising sails? please respond by PM to keep things politically correct thankyou.

Rod,

This has been discussed before.

It's to all of our advantages to see who are the best/cheapest/worst/most expensive etc sail makers around at the moment.

We will all, sometime in the future, or now, have to deal with a sailmaker to replace aging sails.

So please post your stories and comments here.

But by all means send PM's for special private deals and names of bad sailmakers.

I personally use my neighbour, 2 up the road but 1km away, who just happens to be a sailmaker working from home and in a Sydney sail loft.
His prices for me so far have been very reasonable. He has his sails cut by a cutting firm who use computer driven cutters to cut out the sail panels.
He just does the sewing!

SHILLAND SAILS ,Brian has been making sails for Top Hats for 40 plus years .I was only talking to him today and he was making a sail for a Mk2 at present .


120 Pitt Rd North Curl Curl NSW 2099
(02) 9905 1689

Cheers Bear

Tell him ? Bear said to ring ......

Bear,

Did Brian answer the question of how many??????

Hello Phil

Yes ,He said "under Laurie Mitchel Sails 115 sets of Top Hat plus what ever he has made under his name .
He also mentioned they built 140 sets of the Triton 24 some Endevour and most of Swansons gear .

Cheers Bear

Thanks Bear,

I will get onto the Girder [bridge] maker next week and see what he has to say.