I guess I need a bit of education from the list.
The boats that I have been on that have a Dutchman flaking system (which is only 1 or 2) have all had the top of the vertical (monofilament?) lines that the sail slides down attached to the topping lift. I thought this was the norm. Dwight’s post implies that this isn’t true. I’d considered putting a Dutchman system on Imzadi since I’m now mostly a cruiser, and dousing seems easy and slick without the hassles you end up with when you have lazy jacks and sail battens. I view the downsides of the Dutchman system to be the additional cost of making the sail, the fact that you need a topping lift (which is a PITA and seems to be tangled in the backstay every time you tack in light air), and you have a main with reduced roach (maybe that should be “you can’t maximize the roach”) because of the need for the leech to be under the topping lift. Just what IS the normal arrangement for a Dutchman? Rick Brass Washington, NC From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of dwight veinot via CnC-List Sent: Friday, December 11, 2015 8:32 AM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: dwight veinot <dwight...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Stus-List Doyle Stack Pack or Mack Pack? Mike The main sail that was on Alianna when I purchased was fitted with a Dutchman flaking system. It worked OK but occasionally it would get caught up in the topping lift at the head of the sail Dwight Veinot C&C 35 MKII, Alianna Head of St. Margaret's Bay, NS d.ve...@bellaliant.net <mailto:d.ve...@bellaliant.net>
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