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Genoa Luff 37'9"X19'4" Stiff Dacron, Hank-on, VGC, Small #1 or #2 @Big 30 Footer

$ 79.2

Availability: 19 in stock
  • Returns Accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Manufacturer Part Number: 001
  • Warranty: No Warranty
  • Condition: Very Good Condition despite it's age, the dacron is still stiff and wrinkly. The Leech is a tad shorter than the Luff, meaning the clew stands off the deck a few feet for a view of other sailboats that may be approaching from your lee. HI RES PHOTOS ADDED.
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Brand: Unbranded

    Description

    Very Good Condition despite it's age, the dacron is still stiff and wrinkly.  The Leech is a tad shorter than the Luff, meaning the clew stands off the deck a few feet for a view of other sailboats that may be approaching from your lee.  Measured on deck this probably reaches 19 feet from the forestay tack.
    The higher clew gives better control of the shape without heavy leech loads trying to control the draft from a greater distance, this helps preserve the shape through the years.  It's akin to making the sail a lower aspect, adding life to cloth.  Imagine a racer's #3 blade, it's all height and little foot...with tremendous leech loads heading almost vertically to pass through the center of effort; dacron is not spectacular at handling that kind of stress.  On the other hand, low aspect sails on motorsailers or conservatively rigged boats like the Pearson 35 can get 35 years out of a sail--and my friend did just that.
    My own Coronado 25 sails
    were 40 years old before they started blowing out.
    Specs 37ft9 X 19ft4 X 37ft1
    The arrow at the tack serves as the sailmaker's logo, but damned if I can recall the name right now.  It's a fairly well known brand.
    I used this just one season on my stout Irwin 30 (the boat is getting cut up for the lead and engine).  It was a few feet short on the hoist, but it was my best upwind sail in a breeze.  The draft is still pretty far forward, and it was definitely faster than my fair condition RF #1.
    Telltales in good condition. Cloudy stains in handful of areas, probably bleed off from the hanks. 3 strand bolt rope. No
    bag.  Sewn on numbers.
    I have larger racing kevlars listed, and other hank-ons both larger and smaller than this.  I expect them to be priced pretty attractively, so let me know if you need something else in size, and perhaps I can get it listed for you in a few days.