[C320-list] Dutchman Line

[swampcreek42]

I just did mine this year, I went to WM and bought the 400lb (2mm dia.) monofilament leader for around 20 bucks.
Bruce Hunter Nauti Time #719 


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-------- Original message --------
From: John Meyers <jcmeyers7 at gmail.com> 
Date: 06/08/2015  11:51 AM  (GMT-05:00) 
To: C320-List at catalina320.com 
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Dutchman Line 

I bought the monofilament fishing line from Amazon that was 100 yds, 400
pound test, 2.0 mm.    Bought it a year ago.

John Meyers
Muskegon MI
Wind Chime 406

On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 11:44 AM, Greg Flanagan <greg.flanagan at shaw.ca>
wrote:

>
> What weight and length?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
> Greg
> Hoop Dancer #1076
> Sidney, BC
> > On Jun 8, 2015, at 8:16 AM, Gary Magnuson <gary.magnuson at frontier.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for the follow up..  I have some on order!!!
> > Gary Magnuson
> > Time A Weigh
> > #205
> >
> >
> >> On 6/8/2015 9:44 AM, John Meyers wrote:
> >> I bought the line from Amazon. com a couple years ago. I got a lot for
> only
> >> 20 dollars. More than I will ever use (famous last words, maybe).
> >>
> >> John Meyers
> >> Wind Chime
> >> Muskegon MI
> >>
> >>> On Mon, Jun 8, 2015 at 10:39 AM, Dean Vermeire <dean at vermeire.us>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi Gary,
> >>>
> >>> You can purchase monofilament line from a number of places.  I just
> buy it
> >>> from MVB / Dutchmar here:
> >>> http://dutchmar.com/products/sail-flaking-products/mono-control-line/
> >>>
> >>> Dean Vermeire
> >>>
> >>>> On 6/8/2015 9:26 AM, Gary Magnuson wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks Jeff for re-posting!   I don't remember ever seeing this Tip
> and I
> >>>> have owned Time A Weigh for 7 years all ready.  I have never touched
> them.
> >>>> Heading to the boat for the first time this season later this week
> and will
> >>>> definitely address this as a priority.
> >>>>  I am also looking for a source for new Dutchman line.  One broke
> while
> >>>> bending on the sails.  Last repair I used string Trimmer replacement
> line,
> >>>> but this year, all of the string trimmer line seems to be color
> coded....
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks for the great resource and commentary!
> >>>> Gary
> >>>> #205
> >>>>
> >>>>> On 6/8/2015 8:46 AM, Jeff Hare wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hi All,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> With a number of new owners on the list this year, it's time to
> >>>>> re-broadcast
> >>>>> the important annual Mast Step Block maintenance tip.  I can't
> remember
> >>>>> if
> >>>>> the newer MKII mast steps are the same as the older ones, so someone
> else
> >>>>> can comment there.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Apologies for those who've heard this before, but it's important and
> not
> >>>>> always very obvious.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> The turning blocks attached to the base of the mast have SS studs
> that
> >>>>> screw
> >>>>> into a SS nut that slides into a slot under the mast step. Since the
> nut
> >>>>> and the stud are Stainless, and the mast step is Aluminum, the studs
> will
> >>>>> corrode against the mast step plate and freeze up, faster in salt
> water.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> They need to be able to turn freely to keep from being bent under
> load.
> >>>>> I
> >>>>> suggest you unscrew each block (counter clockwise of course), and
> slide
> >>>>> the
> >>>>> nut out of the slot with a screwdriver.  Coat the stud and threads
> and
> >>>>> the
> >>>>> whole nut with "TefGel" anti-sieze/anti-corrosion grease and
> reinstall
> >>>>> them.
> >>>>> Without doing this they will corrode and freeze up and may require
> >>>>> removing
> >>>>> the mast and mast step to fix them!   After that, liberally spray the
> >>>>> bearings of each block with "Sail Kote" or your favorite dry lube.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> To do this simple maintenance job, you do not have to have to remove
> any
> >>>>> of
> >>>>> the lines, just loosen the lines to provide some slack.   When you
> screw
> >>>>> them back in, screw them in all the way with your fingers until they
> stop
> >>>>> then UNSCREW them one full turn.  This allows the blocks to pivot
> easily
> >>>>> and
> >>>>> stay fair to the pull of the line.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I didn't do this last year (maybe it's been 2 years?) and one of
> them was
> >>>>> right on the edge of being frozen up.  Took a bit of effort to get it
> >>>>> freed
> >>>>> up.  I saw serious case on a C380 where the owner snugged up all the
> >>>>> studs
> >>>>> so that they didn't pivot at all and under load, some of the Garhauer
> >>>>> blocks
> >>>>> bent because they couldn't swivel to align with the rope under
> tension.
> >>>>> On
> >>>>> top of that, most of the studs had corroded solid to the mast step.
> The
> >>>>> mast had to be pulled, the step removed and the studs had to be
> removed
> >>>>> by a
> >>>>> machine shop.  This was on a boat only 4 years old.  Don't let this
> >>>>> happen
> >>>>> to you! :)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> -Jeff Hare
> >>>>>
> >>>>> #809
> >
>