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Lazy Jack vs Dutchman Sail Flaking System
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Harlan Lachman wrote: Cap JG, On my main sail cover, all they did was take my existing one, see where the dutchman lines showed up on the boom and sew in zippers to allow the lines to come out the top. IIRC, I have three on a J/100. What approach did you take? I did the exact same thing myself, except that I did the cutting and sewing... Not a bad job, depsite my lack of sewing machine skills. :-) I forgot that I did have to go to add a loose foot to my footless main but otherwise there were no mods and no one sailing her has seen any performance or sailing issues. You also point out one weakness of the furling main for those who like battens (especially full ones for light air). Don't most furling mains preclude battens? I was actually talking about getting hooked on the LJs while raising the main (no furler), but I believe that's true about not having them available for in-mast furlers. I supposed something could work for a boom furler... no experience with battens and furling mains, however. I also removed the dangling intermediate lines the last owner had on the main. The Dutchman does a nice job of keeping things tidy. -- Capt. JG @@ www.sailnow.com |
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