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

[Joe Luciano]

I just let my Dutchman lines come out below the sail cover and I simply snug them up.  That’s the way the system originally came from Catalina.  Works well enough for me.  I don’t need to have the adjusting line tensioned up to maintain a neat appearance.  While I would likely have the slits put in if I were to upgrade to a new cover, just not enough of an issue to worry about.

Joe Luciano
Second Wind
2005 Catalina 320

> On Dec 31, 2018, at 9:37 AM, Christian <ccaper at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 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
>>> 
>>