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30 Jul 2026 9:48pm
ok boys and girls, here's an update based on your feedback, thanks. Somehow I forgot Ezzy, and looking at some videos they appear to use perpendicular orientation but as indicated above need the D-RING for looping rope, similar issue as NP where removing the pin is sufficient according to Imax1.

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29 Jul 2026 9:13pm
Thanks. Does this seem correct?

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26 Jul 2026 7:23pm
Thanks. With some digging and ai, it seems that the brands to avoid are: Ezzy, Goya, Loftsails, Simmer, and older (pre-2014) Severne. Yes, NPs have always been super, but I agree, the big spacer between the rollers does not help.

Different topic. Now at my age and less frequent upgrades I would go with full x-ply for all sails, well at least the 2-3 that I use the most. Are there any of approx. 7.0 for foiling that are mostly x-ply or are they all more or less of monofilm fragility - advice?
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26 Jul 2026 1:46am
hi all. Does anyone have a list of, or know which, sail manufacturers can use the Duotone PowerXT extension with the rope threaded as it was designed to do by (old North) Duotone? I'm guilty of liking this extension for obvious reasons (I'm turning 60 soon😎), to the point that I want my next sail to have the same pulley orientation as Duotone. I've used these extensions since they came on the market, having several over the years, and don't want my next sail to have the alternative pulley orientation.
I've used these extensions mainly with Duotone, Neil Pryde, and GA that all have the downhaul pulley with the rope going perpendicular to the sail, so no alternative threading of the extension is needed when quickly switching between these sails.
Basically, which sail brands should I try to avoid? This is almost impossible to see on sailbrand websites.
Thanks!