My 25' Mystere has a mainsail and a genoa which I have had out in winds 20 gusting 25 knots. I am looking for a jib that I can use in winds like that without getting to hairy. I found this #3 storm jib on ebay. Pleased to get any comments or advice from 'The Think Tank'

"#3 storm jib JJ02 attached. 7oz dacron luff6 x leech 4.45 x foot 3.15m. It may be unused but has slight storage marks and minor corrosion of metal components due to wet storage $300

Doesn't appear to have any hanks, is it designed for a furler?
New no 3 Jib for my M27 was only around $500

Ask Fareast Sails for a price on a new one. Google them.

Fiesta said..

Boatin

You could try old skiff sails. A 16footer jib maybe the right size for a quasi No. 3 for you. You would need to add hanks or get a sailmaker to do this if you don't like doing this stuff. Some of the skiff sails are cheap on ebay.

I agree. 16 foot skiff Dacron sail for about $80 and use plastic hanks, the ones that attache with self tappers. I used one one my previous boat, 26 foot quarter tonner. I replaced the wire luff with spectra.

Dezman said..

Being 7 oz it's made for a bigger boat I think and that clew is very high, finding a good sheet angle could be a problem!
Hanks are easy to put on, etchells head sails have a luff of 8 meters but some great buys are out there.
If you brought it off a dealer then trade it back if you can and find a more suitable one.

I tried an Etchell jib. Superb sail but the short foot made the correct sheet angle difficult. It had the cloth "Hanks" with the press studs and with very stiff cloth, the sail when lowered took up a lot of headstay space. The windage was too much and I had to remove the sail and chuck it down the fwd hatch when picking up the mooring, nose would blow down wind.