What I said was that there are no mods to the sail cover needed. Some
systems require the sail cover to have slots cut in it, and the Dutchman
system requires mods to the sail itself. :-)
Bill Bina
On 12/3/2016 3:27 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List wrote:
Bill,
Why isn't a sail cover needed?
Josh Muckley
S/V Sea Hawk
1989 C&C 37+
Solomons, MD
On Dec 3, 2016 12:24 PM, "BillBinaList via CnC-List"
<cnc-list@cnc-list.com <mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com>> wrote:
I have the lazy jack system (Sail Cradle) from Sailcare.com. It is
a little different from standard lazy jacks and after using it for
many years, I like the way it works, and appreciate the different
approach. I made one minor modification. I added cheek blocks
(sailcare has a line of iIalian sailing hardware that rivals
Harken, but at much nicer prices) where they attach to the mast,
and a halyard coming down so I can adjust the tension easily.
After about 5 years, the original shock cord started to lose it's
strength and I replaced it easily with better quality shock cord
from Defender that is probably 8 years old now and shows no signs
of weakening. Because of the shock cord, I can deploy the lazy
jacks whenever convenient while out sailing, and there is no chafe
of the sails, because it doesn't slide or move at all. When I got
mine, I think they were at Mark-II. Now they are at Mark-IV. I
have no idea what the changes are. I single-hand a lot, and this
really makes things a lot easier. No mods to the sail or sail
cover needed. Sailcare has expanded into a source for a lot of
sailing specific goodies.
http://www.sailcare.com/sailcradle.shtml
<http://www.sailcare.com/sailcradle.shtml>
Bill BIna
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