[C320-list] Dutchman System help...

[Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com]

My co-skipper is in charge of being at the mast to raise the main....I simply snug it up with the winch...:)

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey Hare" [catalina at thehares.com]
Sent: 06/23/2006 07:33 AM
To: "'C320-List'" <C320-List at catalina320.org>
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Dutchman System help...

Hi Tim,

   Is it that you're having trouble raising the main completely, or that the
mainsail shape appears to be messed up by the dutchman?

If it's an issue of raising the main all the way, you want to ease the
mainsheet some, raise the dutchman lines until they're vertical, loosen the
topping lift some, release the boom vang, release the reefing line and haul
up the sail.  The trick (for me anyway) is to loosen up all the sail
controls when raising the main (especially the vang), and tighten all of
them up when dropping the main (to avoid flogging lines and swinging boom).


If it's an issue of getting the sail pulled up so that the luff isn't
wrinkled, manually shake the reefing line so it's not pulling down on the
reef points.  I also squirt a few tablespoons of diluted dishsoap in the
track above the top slug before raising the main.  This way I don't need the
winch to raise the main.  Unlike Orlando I'm not "strong like bull", so I
need all the help I can get.  :)

Also, When dropping the main, we like to run the traveller all the way to
the starboard side and tighten down the mainsheet.  This makes it easier to
tug back on the leach of the sail to straighten the flaking and toss on sail
ties since the whole boom is easily accessable without reaching over the
dodger.

-JeffH

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim [mailto:chillinonahd at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Thursday, June 22, 2006 11:02 PM
To: C320 List
Subject: [C320-list] Dutchman System help...

Well, so far you have been so helpful and entertaining as well. Thanks.
   
  My C320, hull # 603 has a dutchman type B with a topping lift. Sometimes I
have trouble getting the mainsail taunt and I suspect it has to do with how
I am raising the sail or lack of experience or both.
   
  When the sail is down the dutchman is loosened to allow the sail cover to
be installed. Before raising the sail, I adjust (tighten) the dutchman and
slack the single line reefing. Is this the correct procedure ? Did I miss a
step ?
   
  Help...thanks !!!

			
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