[C320-list] Frustrated with the Dutchman system

[Jeffrey Hare]

Go see it on their website.  They have 2 styles.  The single line version is
a single pvc-coated cable with the blocks fixed in place.  

I think anyone having difficulty with the dutchman really needs to sail with
someone who has really got it figured out and can demonstrate it properly.
The boat show demo booth doesn't count.  I don't mean to insult anyone here,
but most of the time, it's the pilot, not the plane. :) I was ready to toss
it my first year, but then took some time to really figure out how to use
it, and it's so easy to drop the main and have it flaked, I don't give it a
second thought.

It won't make any difference which style you use, they are identical in
performance.  I've used both.

-Jeff




-----Original Message-----
From: Irv Grunes [mailto:igrunes at comcast.net] 
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 9:42 PM
To: C320-List
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Frustrated with the Dutchman system

Jerry,
Not sure what a "single line system is"
Please describe.
We are just getting ready to reinstall the main and replacing the dutchman
lines.
We too have had some problems with the Dutchman, but for the most part once
the sail is down its easy to pull and tug on the leach to get the sail to
lay right.
It rarely drops just so.
Irv Grunes

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com]On Behalf Of Jerry Mickelson
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 3:24 PM
To: Darrell; C320-List
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Frustrated with the Dutchman system


A few years back, I switched to the single line system found on the larger
Catalinas.  Have zero problems using the Dutchman system even when
singlehanded.

Jerry #118