Has anyone made their own sails using the open-source
Sailcut utility? It looks quite reasonable to hand-plot smaller sails this way, Dacron is cheap, and I'm always looking for new hobbies.
I'm curious about the shape and performance of the final product. I'm also looking at the Sailrite kits, probably will start with a
jib kit from them. If it goes well, you could make one from raw materials for about half the kit cost. I gots lots of sails to replace; both boats are 30-35 yrs old with original canvas! (Any experiences with Sailrite welcome.)
Finally, ripstop nylon is even cheaper than Dacron. Think it's reasonable to use my Buccaneer 18 cross-cut
spinnaker as a pattern and upsize it for the San Juan 21? They're not so fussy about shape, right? And should we use the silicone-impregnated ripstop?
(FWIW, I have an industrial-quality sewing machine --
Necchi Supernova, from the days when things were made beautiful because they could be -- and ain't no hack in the stitchery department.)
Thanks!