Free sails
Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2018 11:02 amI have been given some old Top Hat foresails which are of no use to me. They are available free to anyone who wants to collect them from my home in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. PM me if you are interested.
All the sails were manufactured by Prior Sails of St Kilda who were operating in the sixties. They are Terylene (Dacron). There are three available:-
No.1 9160 x 9060 x 4400 mm Hanks seized but otherwise usable.
No.3 7950 x 7600 x 4450 mm Hanks are all in good condition. Wire in luff is loose and needs attention. Although labelled as No.3 it seems more like the size of a No.2.
The third sail is interesting as it is two sails sewn together along the luff. Presumably it is for sailing downwind to effectively provide twin headsails. Each is 6320 x 4760 x 3380 mm plus a 600 mm strap at the tack. Hanks are seized.
Steve
All the sails were manufactured by Prior Sails of St Kilda who were operating in the sixties. They are Terylene (Dacron). There are three available:-
No.1 9160 x 9060 x 4400 mm Hanks seized but otherwise usable.
No.3 7950 x 7600 x 4450 mm Hanks are all in good condition. Wire in luff is loose and needs attention. Although labelled as No.3 it seems more like the size of a No.2.
The third sail is interesting as it is two sails sewn together along the luff. Presumably it is for sailing downwind to effectively provide twin headsails. Each is 6320 x 4760 x 3380 mm plus a 600 mm strap at the tack. Hanks are seized.
Steve