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Dave, how large a sail does the Dutchman work on? 
In Response To: You'd install a rigid vang to replace your topping lift. ()
() And if I do have a large roach, no topping lift rig, then what happens to the line holding the Dutchman lines up? Clearly it has to stay on one side of the main, do I then have to slacken it to sail, and how much chafe it introduced.
I have the same issues as Larry, lazyjacks and Stackpack work well to contain the sail coming down, but are a pain in the ass raising it. I have rigid vangs on main and mizzen, and stack packs. If you have the Dutchman, what do you do about a sail cover? Keep the stack pack? But then you have to have lazyjacks anyway to hold the stack pack.....
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- You don't see too many boats sailing into tight harbors these days.
- I vote for seamanship...
- Not reckless, on a handy boat with a good crew...
- And put on the air brakes by backing the mizzen
- When we
- Seamanship. A bunch of us chartered a few old 12 meters in Newport years ago...
- Shit happens -- I've seen it turn out badly
- Absolutely true, plus Northeast Harbor is VERY tight inside
- But then couldn't there also be that "one in X times" that the motor died?
- I've had that happen
- More control with the motor
- belt and braces
- Best attitude.
- Uh-huh, or anchor
- Each of your responses
- You have a big advantage with dual engines
- You need a track system, Larry.
- Have one -- the sail track has ball-bearing cars
- Ah... in that case, you need a Dutchman Sail Flaking System.
- up and down lazy jack dance?
- Stow the lazy jacks
- That wouldn't work for me
- You'd install a rigid vang to replace your topping lift.
- Don't need a vang either
- Dave, how large a sail does the Dutchman work on?
- Don't need a vang either
- You'd install a rigid vang to replace your topping lift.
- That wouldn't work for me
- up and down lazy jack dance?
- Ah... in that case, you need a Dutchman Sail Flaking System.
- Have one -- the sail track has ball-bearing cars
- You need a track system, Larry.
- You have a big advantage with dual engines
- both (plus a few shortened stories)
- Each of your responses
- belt and braces
- Engine Failure is the Mother of Invention
- Seamanship. A bunch of us chartered a few old 12 meters in Newport years ago...
- When we
- And put on the air brakes by backing the mizzen
- Depends too...
- A LONG time ago....
- These views are great reading, I mostly agree with them all.
- I think this would worry me less than
- Having sailed in and out a lot over ten years of no motor....