Bavaria 36 (2002) foresail measurement

Started by suibhne, November 19 2015, 10:29

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suibhne

In process of getting a new foresail.

Just to check sizes, has anyone recently bought a foresail for this boat.
I believe there are a numerous models of this popular boat?
What were the foresail sizes?
The old sail is a bit stretched, so not perhaps a reliable guide.
Thanks in advance.

Symphony

If you are buying a new sail it is perhaps better to discuss your requirements with a sailmaker and he will measure your boat so that the sail is made to fit your boat.

suibhne

Thanks old salt, but the sail makers I contacted are 400 miles away.

Symphony

You don't say where you are located, but in the UK there are many sailmakers who will quote you for sails in response to an email. They usually have a form on their websites that you can fill in with the measurements of your boat and what sort of sail you would like and they will quote you. They may well have made sails for the same model in the past and be able to advise on different types of sail.

The original sail dimensions will be in the handbook that comes with the boat from Bavaria, but it will only give you area not the dimensions. However if you Google Bavaria 36 sail dimensions you will get a number of sites that give the dimensions that you can use to check your own boat against.