Most sail lofts have replied with their quotes. I will share their prices and information, without company names.
Price | Price US$ | oz (US) | gram/m2 | |
Company One | 4250 | 2796.05 | 8.62 | 366.35 |
Company Two | 1043 | 8.66 | 368 | |
Company Two | 968 | 7.32 | 311 | |
Company Three | 2128 | 1170.4 | 7.3 | 310.25 |
Company Four | 1474 | 1474 | 7 | 297.5 |
Company Five | 2120 | 2120 | 8 | 340 |
Company Six | 2700 | 1776.32 | 8.4 | 357 |
Few notes: I had asked for 340 grams per square meter cloth. This is equivalent to 8oz (per whatever funny imperial unit) in American units, which of course is different from old English imperial units. So one company, company two, did not have that exact material and thus quoted me two choices. All prices includes shipping to Miri, Malaysia, except for Company Five, who was nice enough to improvise my home port (Sint-Maartensdijk) to Sint-Maartin (their spelling), they also quoted for 2 reefs in stead of the 3 reefs I want. One company has not replied yet, which is not very good on their side.
One company (2nd cheapest) implied that they are willing to negotiate. The cheapest one is giving me a 10% discount because their loft is closed for 3 weeks in August, which will delay delivery by 3 weeks, making it 7 weeks total. Company four can deliver in about 15 days, the others say 4 weeks.
Comments and suggestions are welcome. I am digesting my options and will decide by the end of the weekend.