Hi Garry,
If you visit the RYA website, www.rya.org, you can download from the technical area a copy of the current class rules, which will give you the principal dimensions, however there is still considerable latitude, particularly on an older boat, for owner selection. There are a couple of key dimensions you need to feed into the equation, one is the L measurement for the main ( the distance from the boom band to the Upper Measurement Band), and the other is the F dimension (from the mast to the Boom Band).
These should be measurable on the spars themselves (ideally) or should be on the measurement certificate. If you don't have these dimensions you are heading into uncharted territory, and allowing for translation errors from English to Honk Kongese... well you can imagine!
If you have these dimensions, and can let me have them, I am sure we can come up with something as a starting point. None of this is to decry the abilities of the Hong Kong sail maker - any of the principal UK sailmakers would need the same info....
GGGGGG
Posted: 10/01/2005 11:42:29 By: Chairman GGGGG |
My sailmaking background had me connected to overseas & Hong Kong manufacturing. In our case we speced/designed the sails here then sent off info for build. now this is great for your average cruiser sails but I'd be concerned over a one off set of Merlin sails. I think the way ahead would be to try the british sailmakers around when your boat was built Macnamara,No1,Banks,etc Dick Batt specifically notes he has design's for older boats see if he'll do a deal in old money. As a differant approach try looking around for a small keen up&coming sailmaker that might be keen to get involved, dealing with someone close by if theres a problem could save time & money in the end. Best of Luck Barry (blisful in the knowledge that I can still make my own sails when I feel the need! sorry)
Posted: 11/01/2005 07:29:00 By: Barry Watkin |
Importing sails: one warning, I importaed a rig a coupla years ago. Its not plus VAT, it plus Vat and plus import duty, and IIRC the import duty exceeded the VAT.
Posted: 11/01/2005 08:00:57 By: JimC |