[quote=josephou][quote=shortyfox]One thing you must remember about restoring old boats: "The sum of the parts can be greater than the whole." The SC 17 is a popular legacy cat, and you should be able to find parts but if you're in a hurry you can easily spend more than the boat is worth. There's a place in Miami (can't remember the name offhand, but they've done good work for me and I'm sure some readers have used them) you just send them the old wires and they copy them. And there's nothing wrong with good wires from another boat and adjusting them to the proper length. It's hard to comment on the rip in the luff without knowing the extent of it but that's a high stress area and considering the age of your dacron sails they're probably stretched out anyway. Take them to a sailmaker for advice. If you can't get the measurements, you can approximate the lengths of the mainsheet and the jib sheets. Use some old line or cheap cordage from the hardware store for a template. Push the clew of the sail all the way out with the traveler out and give enough extra that you can easily reach it even if you're well forward. The diameter is more subjective as long as it is within the limits for the blocks. A few years ago, the SC 17 was being made again by a company with acronym ARC? Could be a source of parts?[/quote]
thanks a ton!
I'll try and find that place in Miami, it sounds like exactly what I'm looking for.
I'm beginning to lose faith that the mainsail can be recovered. I'll probably get a new one so I won't have to worry about it.
I appreciate all the advice, I've got a long few months ahead of me![/quote]
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