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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/08/2012 : 07:57:51

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by szymek
 In Ontario, where sailing season is from May to October and UV is not as high sailmaker claims that UV Dacron will last at least 5 years - most likely 7. I've heard of guys sailing with UV Dacron for 10 years without any significant issues.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">

The Dacron cover on my former genoa was still good after 15 plus years, but then again, I'm a seasonal sailor in a northern climate so my cover only sees five months or so of use per year. Now it might be a different story if I was in Florida out in the hot sun year round, but since I'm not, I prefer the sailing performance advantage of the Dacron.

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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 05/08/2012 : 09:10:14

The biggest factor for me was not so much the 4" rip in the UV Dacron strip but the fact that I dock my boat fairly close to an airport and while the contaminants on the strip have got to be the same regardless if Dacron or Sunbrella matl, the fact is that the Dacron strip turns hideous in 3 years, whereas, the main sail cover out of blue Sunbrella matl at least looks like the day it was new (though it obviously must have same contaminants on it).
I still have my old sails on since having the waterproofing completed this past winter but plan to change to my new sails before the end of May. My new sails are still pretty stiff, a combination of being still fairly new and of low stretch/higher thread count Challenge Dacron sail matl making the Genoa not so great in very light breezes. So, I am hoping the Sunbrella matl does not further detract from light wind performance. Since I sail all year-round (except for this past year), I sail in mostly 10-15 mph breezes except for summer months when winds are 5-10mph or less.

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szymek
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Response Posted - 05/08/2012 : 20:32:44

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by OLarryR
 The biggest factor for me was not so much the 4" rip in the UV Dacron strip but the fact that I dock my boat fairly close to an airport and while the contaminants on the strip have got to be the same regardless if Dacron or Sunbrella matl, the fact is that the Dacron strip turns hideous in 3 years, whereas, the main sail cover out of blue Sunbrella matl at least looks like the day it was new
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You are right. Whive UV protected dacron strips will turn super ugly within couple of years. That was one of the factors that's why I was considering sunbrella. But then I found out that my local sailmaker can get blue UV Dacron - which matches my other covers!

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by OLarryR
 So, I am hoping the Sunbrella matl does not further detract from light wind performance. Since I sail all year-round (except for this past year), I sail in mostly 10-15 mph breezes except for summer months when winds are 5-10mph or less.
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with 10-15 mph wind you will not feel a difference at all!. But I'm quite certain that you will see the difference when the winds drops down to around 5 or so mph. But don't quote me on it... this will be my first season sailing with the UV Dacron. All my buddies around me have Sunbrellas. I just have to try different things! :-)

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OLarryR
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Response Posted - 05/09/2012 : 03:28:17

I had not thought about a different Dacron color other than white. I am sure you will reap benefits from it over the years since the Genoa mostly stays clean/white except for the cover/strip which in your case will not show contaminants as easily as it does when of white Dacron.

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