Re: Great sail on Saturday

<salty@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> On 6 May 2008 11:10:01 -0500, Dave <Dave@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>On Tue, 06 May 2008 10:57:59 -0400, salty@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 said:
>>
>>>The Sail Cradle (variation on lazy jacks) worked like a charm, and she
>>>marveled at what a help it will be when I'm single handing, or we have
>>>to strike the main in rough conditions.
>>
>>Just curious why you chose lazy jacks over the Dutchman system. Older 
>>sail?
>>
>>Dave T.
>
> What I have is a bit different from traditional lazy jacks. Self
> adjusting, no modifications to the sail or the sail cover, stores
> alongside the mast except when being used, no marking of the sails or
> chafing issues. I've seen the Dutchman system on a few boats, and it
> just didn't impress me. Some people like it, but I'm just not one of
> them. My main is a fairly new Kappa. The two upper battens are full,
> but the two lowers are partials. That isn't especially desirable for
> use with the Dutchman system either.
>
>


It's a very individual thing dealing with stowing/deploying sails. I find 
the Dutchman works great, but I always have the impression that the main 
won't flake properly, even though it does. I got sick of the lazy jack 
system on a big cat with full battens, mainly because the battens had a 
tendency to catch, but for less than full battens, I'm sure they would
work 
fine. I know they make lazy jack systems that move the lines out of the
way 
when you raise the sail, but it seemed like yet more stuff to have
attached, 
and I like the clean lines of the Dutchman. One of my constant concerns is

someone will damage/break one of the fi****ng line-like runs.. not that it 
would affect raising or lowering the sail. I just don't want to have to 
replace them. The Dutchman certainly isn't a panacea for all issues 
raising/lowering/flaking sails. One of the best things I like about them
is 
that they'll work significantly off the wind. If I had full battens, I
know 
the lazy jacks wouldn't work.


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