[C320-list] Frustrated with the Dutchman system

[Adam Weiner]

I will trade you my lazy jacket system for your Dutchman.  I hate it
with a capitol H.  I was talked into in by my rigger and by the sail
maker who didn't want to put more holes in his sail.

Dutchmen has an instructional video available for $5.00.  Call them or
go on line and order it.  It is worthy it's weight in gold.  Don't go
with the lazy jacks.  The only think lazy about them is how badly they
work.  

In retrospect I wish I had gone with something like the Doyle stuffer.

Adam

-----Original Message-----
From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
[mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of K L
Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 8:39 AM
To: c320-list at catalina320.com
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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