LDC Racing Sailboats RS200 Owner's Manual - page 15
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To change from reaching to running mode - ease the sheet to unload the
spinnaker, then release a good armful (1 metre - 3ft.) of halyard and retract
the sprit by pulling on the check line. Locate the knot on the “V” notch and
finally take up any slack in the halyard. With practise it may be possible to
release the correct amount of halyard initially so that final adjustment is not
necessary however too much is better than too little at first.
To change from running to reaching mode - probably best accomplished
before hardening up onto the reaching course - as before ease the sheet to
unload the spinnaker, then release a good armful of halyard (this allows the
Tweeker line take up to pull the halyard down to the hounds) release the
Check line from the “V” notch and pull on the spinnaker halyard again until the
sprit is extended and sail hoisted to the hounds.
Lowering the spinnaker in either mode - release the halyard and allow to
run free then haul quickly and firmly until the spinnaker is fully recovered into
the chute and the pole retracted. It helps avoid bunching and the downhaul
becoming entangled in the sheet knots if the sheet is not released too early in
this process; give it to the helmsman or try standing or sitting on it until the
spinnaker is entered into the chute mouth.
Rigging the Sprit
Internal lines should be rigged as shown on the attached diagram.
To set the correct lengths proceed as follows:-
(1)
Tack line - fixed length sufficient to tie to spinnaker
(2)
Launch line - should emerge through the slot in the outertube, pass
anti-clockwise around the adjacent cheek block and tie off to a single
block. The length should be such that this block is fully forward when
the pole is retracted (check there is sufficient movement to fully extend
the pole).
(3)
Tweeker line - comes out of the inboard end of the pole and passes
around the inner (sprung) block and is connected by the clips to the
end of the Tweeker line which emerges from the mast just above the
gooseneck. To ensure the correct lengths the pole should be fully
extended and locked out. The Tweeker line coming from the pole
should then be pulled as far as it will go and the clip tied off close to the
sprung block. The Tweeker line and clip from the mast should now be
tied off tightly so that the spinnaker halyard is held firmly into the mast
at the hounds. Check that with the pole retracted the spinnaker halyard
can go fully up the mast (the clips have sufficient travel between the
sprung block and the mast exit slot) and that with the pole extended
there is no significant slack in the Tweeker line.
(4)
Tweeker line take up elastic - this should be tensioned so that the
Tweeker line still has as much tension as possible when the sprit is
retracted yet the elastic is never over-stretched when the Tweeker line