[C320-list] Modifying The Sail Cover to Accommodate Dutchman System

[Christian]

My sail cover is altered for a Dutchman, but the previous owner didn't line
up the holes very well.  So the Dutchman filaments has been tearing the
cover at the seams.  This off season, I took the cover to my local
sailmaker (North Sails), and he moved the opening to better align with the
filaments, and installed a leather ridge  at the opening (front and back),
to reduce future tearing/chaffing.

My sail cover has vertical zipper openings at each Dutchman filament
opening, with horizontal velcro at the flap around the holes for the
filaments to ensure the sails are not exposed to any sun, now along with
the leather around the lip at the front and back of the cover opening, to
prevent filament chaffing on the cover.  The velcro "flap" is about an inch
tall, 4" long, addition sewn on top of the cover, and the opening.  The
zipper stops just before this collar, with the collar having the velcro on
the inside, to get the snug fit and no UV penetration.

Hope this helps on your design.

Christian Caperton
C320 #138 "Canuck"
Monroe Harbor, Chicago, IL

On Mon, Dec 31, 2018 at 11:25 AM Chris Burti <clburti at gmail.com> wrote:

> Plastic zippers oriented like a trouser fly work best. We had Velcro on our
> first cover and they were not satisfactory.
>
> These are slits needed to fully take advantage of the Dutchman system.
> Love ours. Once you get the Dutchman adjusted properly you don't need to
> slacken it to put the cover on so you don't need to adjust it any more and
> it works very well single handing in any wind. Far better than the jack
> lines on our last boat.
>
> Chris Burti
> Commitment, #867
> Farmville, NC
>
>
>
> On Mon, Dec 31, 2018 at 11:50 AM Gerald Rouillard <pearson39b at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I have a Dutchman system, but the sail cover does not have openings to
> > accommodate the lines.  The previous owner simple slacked the system and
> > gathered the loosened lines underneath the cover when he put it on the
> > sail.  IT makes for a very messy process, so  I'm going to modify the
> cover
> > to let me keep the lines up when the sail is stowed.  Just wondering if
> > anyone else has done this, and if they have any advice for me before I
> tear
> > into it.  I have a Sailrite, walking foot sewing machine and some time to
> > work on it now, so any help would be appreciated,
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Sailor Jerry
> > Wind Song, Hull #283.
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
>