[C320-list] Single Line Dutchman

[cyrace at comcast.net]

Hey, Myron (Wind Instrument), do I detect a musical connection here?  My boat is Sea Major.

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Cy Race 
Sea Major #948
Winthrop Harbor, IL


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From: myron-welch at uiowa.edu 

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> Jeff, 
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> I changed to the single line "A" Dutchman system last year and am very pleased 
> with it. I was having trouble with the adjustable line slipping in the cam 
> cleat and also getting caught, always at the wrong time, in the backstay 
> triangle plate. I approached the Dutchman representative at Strictly Sail and 
> explained my problem. When he found that I had zippers in my sail cover, he 
> immediately sold me the "B" kit, which was very inexpensive. There are two new 
> stops that clamp on your new line and a new slider that goes above each stop. 
> You could probably figure a way to use the older parts. He suggested a covered 
> stainless line (like the lifelines) from the topping lift line to the end of the 
> boom. That was the biggest expense, but there is no stretch now, so the simple 
> adjustment is more consistent. I only have to slack the line when the sail is 
> raised and pull it back to a marked point when dropping the sail. The 
> changeover was simple and has made the Dutchman much easier to use. 
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> Myron Welch 
> Wind Instrument, #238 
> Iowa City, IA 
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> 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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