[quote=MN3]yes that price seems a lot, but correct. i always under-estimated the amount of work needed to work on sails till i started to help my friend with my repairs (blown leach, ripped batten pockets, ripped sails, new zippers).
i.e. To fix a tear in a sail under a batten pocket:
remove batten pocket - (remove all threads) 1 hour
create and sew on patch - 1 hour
replace batten pocket - 1 hour
so materials, equipment + labor = $$$
that being said... the hardest part about the zip job is (besides the time needed to remove the old) is attaching the start and stop ends on the zipper... *custom equip needed
Sooooooo $125 seems about correct to me...
Call sailrite and ask them the sizes they have. other sources.. any marine canvas shop, sail maker. (dont use one not made to handle boating)
I have a friend who recently got a brand new h18 jib on ebay for under $250<!-- editby --><em>edited by: andrewscott, Sep 01, 2009 - 10:07 AM</em><!-- end editby --> [/quote]
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