Typhoon Mainsail Material Weight

[Jim1945]

Is there a standard weight in ounces of the Dacron used to make a mainsail for the Ty Weekender? I think that would vary whether you're talking about a costal cruising, offshore, etc. But since not many are going offshore in a Ty I assume most would order a coastal cruising type. I'm asking because I'm considering purchasing a main from the Sail Warehouse which has one for $475. It is made of 5 ounce Dacron with slugs on the foot and luff and standard battens. Where have others purchased mains?

[Jeff D]

I purchased a new main from North Cruising Direct. It has 6oz cloth, is loose footed and has partial battens.

[Shelby]

I purchased a new main from North Cruising Direct. It has 6oz cloth, is loose footed and has partial battens.

I second Jeff D comments, replaced my mainsail with a North Cruising Direct, really like this sail!!!

[Jim1945]

I purchased a new main from North Cruising Direct. It has 6oz cloth, is loose footed and has partial battens.

Do you remember the price?

[ariasis]

You could go Sailrite and just sew one up. The sailrite kits are very straight forward and can be done with pretty much any decent sewing machine. I've got a main, jib and storm from them. They are very good sails.

[Paul D.]

I'll second the Sailrite kits. I built a main and a job for my Ty in the basement on a pretty basic early '80's Necci machine and they turned out really nice. $475 is a good price though if it is in good shape. I doubt the lighter weight cloth would make a difference. I bought a Harken furler from Sail Warehouse ten years ago and had a really good experience. My mainsail had 5oz Dacron sailcloth I reckon.

[Dick Villamil]

5 ounces sounds OK - will be easier to shape for light air. Just make sure that you get a row of reef points with the sail and perhaps draft stripes - may come in handy!

[Jim1945]

5 ounces sounds OK - will be easier to shape for light air. Just make sure that you get a row of reef points with the sail and perhaps draft stripes - may come in handy!

They include one set of reef points in the price. Don't know about the draft stripes.

[Jeff D]

I do not remember the exact cost - it was purchased with a working job for ~$800. As a point of comparison you can go to the FX Sails website and get a quote on-line with different options. I took a quick look and they seemed to average $500 for a main with partial battens and one reef.

[Dave H]

I made a Typhoon Weekender mainsail for a friend from a Sailrite kit, 5.4 oz Supercruise Dacron. Very good kit.