[C320-list] Single line Dutchman?

[crashley at gte.net]

Jeff,

I'm a little confused. My Dutchman seems to have two separate filament 
lines. It has a block and cam cleat on the bottom of the topping lift that 
allows it to be raised it whenever I raise the main, which I have to do 
since my mainsail cover does not have any holes in it for the filaments. 
Also, I leave it tight when sailing. This sounds a little different than 
your setup.

CRA
Rosebud #882


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeffrey Hare" <catalina at thehares.com>
To: "'C320-List'" <C320-List at catalina320.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 5:52 PM
Subject: [C320-list] Single line Dutchman?


> Hi All,
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>   My dutchman line (the continuous loop line itself) has finally sprouted
> so many puckers of the core out through the cover that the blocks snag and
> don't run up/down very easily.
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> I've seen the single line version that essentially has a cable with fixed
> blocks holding the mono-filament line.  No clothsline loop, no jam cleat, 
> no
> turning-blocks, just a line with the dutchman blocks fixed in position 
> that
> gets attached to the topping lift and run up to the top of the mast.
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> Rather than have a new closeline loop made, I'm considering just taking a
> scrap of my old halyard, measuring off the positions of the blocks and
> knotting the blocks in place.
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> Seems like then, all I'd have to do is ease the topping lift a little when
> raising the sail, and tighten it up prior to dropping the sail.
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> With the clothesline loop, I also have to do ease/tighten the topping lift
> just a little, as well as running the dutchman blocks up/down.
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> Sounds to me like I save one step when dropping the main.
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> Has anyone else converted the continuous loop dutchman to a single?  (I've
> sailed with the single on a C380 and it seemed easier).
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> -JeffH
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