Hi Ron,
It is monofilament fishing line and it seems to me it's the 300lb variety. Dutchman sells restringing kits that are easily installed. I met the owner at one of the Oakland boat shows and he was very helpful. http://mvbinfo.com/categories.php?cat=7 If there's a fishing store down the block then you may choose to get it locally or if your located out of the way try the kit. Phil Agur From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Herb Clark Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2010 10:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [IC27A] Dutchman system Morning Ron, I believe you can use any heavy weight monofilament fishing line. If you go to a sporting goods store that has a good fishing dept. you can often buy it off their big spool that they load their customer's reels with. If you can bring in a piece of your line, they can probably match it. Or, just buy a small spool of it for future use. Read the manual on your Dutchman system to make sure you are using it correctly. We installed a swivel between our topping lift and the Dutchman's adjusting line to help keep some of the twist out of the line when we adjust it. When lowered, we run the front line forward and back line to the end of the boom to facilitate putting our sail cover on. Fair Winds, Herb Clark [email protected] Chico Yacht Club s/v Imagine - Catalina 270 s/v Hotel Charlie - Catalina 25' d/s Coyote - Coronado 15' "Why sail a blow when I can tow?" On Mar 24, 2010, at 6:42 AM, [email protected] wrote: I have such a system on Sovereignty and if I needed a piece of monofilament I would check with UK Sails, or maybe a commercial fishing supplier. David Hoyt Sovereignty Catalina 27 #65 ahsovereignty.com In a message dated 3/24/2010 8:11:38 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Does anyone know of a source (preferably in Canada) for the nylon cord used in a Dutchman mainsail flaking system? My newly acquired C-270 has one installed, and I managed to break it first time out. I've read the manual and I think I have figured out how it's supposed to work, and even how I broke it, but I can't find the right size cord for it. ...Ron
