Dave:
Thanks for your advice. Actually, I was going to leave the old battens in the fun sails and buy new battens which I would shape for the newer stock Hobie 18 sails that I use for racing.

Now I'm getting more confused then ever because I never bought a complete set before; they always came with the sail. A local sailmaker says he can cut them for $202. An national cat dealer says cutting and shipping would be $285. Another dealer says he can order them for around $65 and could get them in two weeks. An on-line quote from another store is $50. Where do I go ?

Wyatt