H460 Elvstrøm mainsail research

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   Hi All,
I am doing some research on the Elvstrom mainsails supplied on our Hanse 460s. 
When convenient if you are able could you please send my by PM the serial/ model number from the sail and noting if it is a hardtop Bimini or not and IMF or not. The number is on the sail near the mast and is accessible when the sail is up. Happy sailing!

Thank you so much, in advance. 

Cheers 
J

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460AUS Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Lieutenant Joined: 21 June 2024 Status: Offline Points: 46	Post Options Post Reply Quote 460AUS Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: H460 Elvstrøm mainsail research Posted: 18 May 2025 at 23:55
	Hi All, I am doing some research on the Elvstrom mainsails supplied on our Hanse 460s. When convenient if you are able could you please send my by PM the serial/ model number from the sail and noting if it is a hardtop Bimini or not and IMF or not. The number is on the sail near the mast and is accessible when the sail is up. Happy sailing! Thank you so much, in advance. Cheers J

Black Diamond Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admiral Joined: 24 October 2015 Location: Newport, RI, US Status: Offline Points: 1275	Post Options Post Reply Quote Black Diamond Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 May 2025 at 02:53
	Can we ask what the research is? The reason I am curious is that my Elvstrom sails had a manufacturing defect and we didn't discover it for 5 years. Elvstrom replaced them at a significant discount (they were five years old after all). Are you seeing some kind of problem with your sails?
	Rick S/V Black Diamond Hanse 575 Build #192, Hull# 161 Newport, RI

460AUS Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Lieutenant Joined: 21 June 2024 Status: Offline Points: 46	Post Options Post Reply Quote 460AUS Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 May 2025 at 07:03
	Hi Rick, I want to understand how they assign sails to specific models. So we can easily and quickly identify if a forum members sails are the correct ones. Once I have muddled through how they know which sail is designed for which yacht I will make the results available for all forum members. My expectation is that the methodology for the 460 will apply to each Hanse model. Errors are being made and I hope that Hanse will appreciate how this could make their business make less mistakes. Cheers J

Black Diamond Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admiral Joined: 24 October 2015 Location: Newport, RI, US Status: Offline Points: 1275	Post Options Post Reply Quote Black Diamond Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 May 2025 at 11:09
	You might think about combining that tracking with a "known defects" component. The way they identified my manufacturing defect was via a range of serial numbers from the sail (bad adhesive used in the EPEX construction). In your case if someone has a serial number right in the middle of that range, they have a better case for Elvstrom dealing with it.
	Rick S/V Black Diamond Hanse 575 Build #192, Hull# 161 Newport, RI

mr-ludi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Captain Joined: 25 September 2022 Status: Offline Points: 152	Post Options Post Reply Quote mr-ludi Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 May 2025 at 18:30
	Are you still investigating which detail in configuration makes it necessary to get another sail? Wouldn’t it be better to start investigating if a hardtop changes the position of the boom? Edited by mr-ludi - 19 May 2025 at 18:30



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