Your Email Address.............Your Name .....................Your Address Line 1............Your Address Line 2............Your Address Line 3............Your Address Line 4............Your Phone Number .............Make of your vessel............Length of your vessel .........Year Manufactured .............Hull Number (if available).....
You may print out to facilitate measuring on your boat then enter the information for submitting.
Max Luff- Hoist a tape measure on your main halyard till its stops (to the sheave). Then measure straight down to top of boom and record this measurement. Please do not allow for stretch, we'll do that. Be sure the tape is attached to the sail halyard shackle in the same place that the sail is attached to the halyard. Don't forget that the sail shackle must be on the halyard when you measure.
Some vessels have a black band at the top of the mast. If your vessel has a black band, pull the top of the tape measure to the black band and record band next to your measurement. The band is used to insure the headboard and upper sail roach does not interfer with your backstay.
Some vessels also have a boom on a track that slides up and down. Please measure with the boom in its high normal sailing position. This will allow for adjustment with various sail conditions and points of sail.
Leech- *If you need to clear a bimini or boom gallows, with the halyard at max hoist and the boom set at a height that clears bimini or gallows and the outhaul mechaninism in the max aft setting, measure to the top of the boom at the outhaul. Remember that the the tape measure must be attached to the sail shackle not the halyard eyelet.
Max Foot- Mainsail max. foot length is measured from the aft face of the mast to the tightest/ longest outhaul setting. If the boom has a black measurement band, measure to the inside of the band and record "band".
Backstay- Aft face of mast to backstay. Horizontal measurement at boom level. This measurement helps us design the optimal roach for your sail.
For Square Rigged Sails Only;
Diagonal Measurments Clew to Throat.
Diagonal Measurment Tack to Head.
For All Sails;
Outhaul Car? Yes No
* For external track we are measuring track width in table above. Bainbridge Slides (non-stock) - Click here (use BACK button to come back) Challenge Sail Slides (stock) Challenge Luff Tape and Bolt Rope Number of Reef Points................... Height of Reef Points above Boom........ Foot Reefing Grommets (bolt rope foots). Enter "Sailmaker" if you wish us to locate the reef points using our computer model and your F Measurements. If you have cheek blocks on the boom for reef points, we suggest you measure the reef height and confirm how the reef points align with those cheek blocks and then give us the height for each requested reef.If you order slab reefing we only supply a leech reef grommet and a tack reef grommet. We do not supply intermediate diamond grommets if you specify slab reefing. On normal reefing we supply tie down grommets between the leech and tack reefing grommets. If you have a bolt rope foot and your reefing lines start at the boom, then go through a sail grommet and than back to the boom, you will need grommets at the foot directly above where you tie the reefing line around the boom. So, if you reef that way, enter YES for foot reefing grommets. We are asking you to suggest a luff and foot measurement based on your observations. We use this to compare your observations to your measurements. Generally, a vessel with a 40 foot maximum hoist, might be considering a sail with a luff of 39 feet. Please remember that the sail headboard has a width of 8 inches or so. Some mastheads offset the backstay about that distance from the mast top. Others, particularly wooden spars, bring the backstay directly to the mast top with very little aft offset. Vessels without an aft backstay offset need to be careful not to have too long of a luff. Manufactures often put a black band on the mast to signify the recommended maximum luff height when backstay interference becomes an issue. Requested Luff Length................... Requested Foot Length................... Reduce above requests for stretch....... Your sails will stretch over their life. Our computer design software has very accurate adjustments it will make for stretch. If you tell us "Do Not Adjust" your requested luff and foot lengths, we will make the sail with your exact requested luff and foot lengths. If you wish us to reduce your above requested luff and foot lengths, please tell us to "reduce for stretch" above. Request Sail Cloth Weight............... Expect Sailing Wind Speeds.............. Optional Hand sewn slides and slugs..... Wooden or Aluminum Mast?................ Optional Sail Numbers .................. Color of Optional Sail Numbers.......... Optional Logo .......................... We suggest that you attach a copy of the logo you wish. Often older vessels have several different logos that have been used. To save a copy of a logo found on the internet, right mouse click the image and "save image as" and place the image somewhere. Then, attach the image to an email to us. We are collecting logos at; http://www.fareastsails.com/float.htm Roach Type ............................. Tack Reef Rings are available as; 1) Grommet through Sail 2) D Ring Webbed to Sail Side State Port of Starboard D Ring 3) Gromment through Sail, with ring on each side Tack Reef Ring Type .................... Color of Optional Logo.................. Optional Telltails ..................... Optional Cunningham .................... Optional floppy reefing rings .......... Optional Tappered Batten Pockets ....... Full Batten Mainsail Details: Specify if you want any of the battens full, such as a 2+2 or a tapered batten. We do not supply long battens as we cannot ship these battens without breakage. We do supply standard battens. We do not supply bat cars or batten tensioners as they are part of your full batten mainsail system fitted to your vessel. Standard configuration for a full batten main has the luff end of the batten pocket open. Sailors attach their batten tensioner at the luff end. The batten tensioner has its own mechanism for attachment to the mast. A grommet is NOT provided at the luff end of the batten pocket. Please see the below URL for more info. If you want something else, please clarify your needs. Optional Full Length Battens ........... Slider grommets between bat cars?....... Specify if you want any sliders between the bat cars (tensioners) on full batten mainsails. Sliders are not required on many bat car systems. However, some systems that use the existing sail track for batcars may allow this option. Most full batten mainsail luffs are made with double luff tape and no luff cord. If you want a luff cord, please specify above as "no luff cord" or "luff cord required" and "grommets" or "no grommets". Full Batten Velcro Leech End Adjusters Full Batten Luff End Adjustment ....... Specify above where your full battens will be adjusted. Full batten mainsails require that the sail battens be adjusted for proper batten tension. This can be accomplished at the luff end of the sail or the leech end. Leech end adjustment is generally for smaller vessels, less than 30 feet and it uses velcro to snug the batten to proper tension. Larger vessels use luff end batten cars or batten boxes to adjust the tension. Comments or Notes If you have had any special notes on emails concerning the construction of your sail during the quotation process, please be sure those special details are described above.
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