[C320-list] Frustrated with the Dutchman system

[Darrell]

I switched to a swivel block , didn't help / maybe worse, Darrell #88
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From: "K L" <sfca33 at hotmail.com>
To: <c320-list at catalina320.com>
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 8:38 AM
Subject: [C320-list] Frustrated with the Dutchman system


>I spent about two hours yesterday trying, unsuccessfully,  to adjust my 
>Dutchman system so that there wasn't any twist in the topping lift. Last 
>year I even spent more time, I even took the whole thing apart and laid it 
>out on the dock. My experience is that no matter what you do the twisting 
>returns. This is very frustrating and makes me want to switch to lazy jacks 
>which I had on a C 30.
>
> My question is this: has anyone changed the block on the Dutchman to one 
> that swivels? I keep looking at the twisted line and wondering why it 
> didn't come with a swivel block. Has anyone switched the block and found 
> that it helped. Maybe it would just make things worse?
>
> Thanks for your advice,
> Ken Danko
> Grace, #802
>
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