Sailmaker Recommendations?

[Rod]

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.

[Phillip]

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!

[bearmcnally]

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 ......

[Phillip]

Bear,

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

[bearmcnally]

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

[Phillip]

Thanks Bear,

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

[jjvvss]

www.fareastsails.com