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

[Freedman Arthur]

Have the Dutchman system  on my C310.   The original sail cover did not come with the sail cover zippers as mention by Chris.  I had the zippers installed  by my sail loft after two years of always having to adjust the  topping lift.  Mark where the two raised Dutchman lines would pass through the sail cover  and sew in the zippers.  Great not having to adjust the topping lift every time I raised the main.  

Art Freedman

On Dec 31, 2018, at 12:25 PM, 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
> 

Arthur Freedman, DVM
Hawthorne Animal Health Care
978-741-2300
saltyvet at mindspring.com