SailCube Sailing Boat Owners/rigging Manual - page 6
e.
Starting at the top of the mast, pass a corner tie through the upper eye-strap and through the top grommet in the luff
of the sail.
f.
Pass the corner tie a second time around the eye strap and the grommet before securing it in place with a square knot.
g.
Repeat this procedure for the lower eye-strap.
h.
Using two more corner ties and the same methodology, secure the tack of the sail around both the boom and the mast.
i.
Be sure to adjust the corner ties in order to get the red mark on the luff of the sail to fit between the two blue stripes
on the mast.
j.
Making sure there is sufficient space for two fingers to fit between the sail and the boom, secure the foot sail ties in
place using a square knot in each.
k.
Pass the last remaining corner tie through the clew of the sail and around the boom.
l.
Pass the corner tie a second time around the clew and the boom before securing it in place with a square knot.
4.
Boom Vang Fitment
Take the boom vang rope and tie a tight bowline loop around the boom immediately behind the boom vang peg. (Positioned on
the upper surface of the boom approximately 300mm/1ft behind the gooseneck/claw clamp)
Thread the other end of the boom vang rope:
a.
Through the cleat on the lower aft face of the mast. (Travelling in an upward direction)
b.
Before tying a figure of eight stopper knot in the rope end.
5.
Outhaul Fitment
Take the outhaul rope and tie a figure of eight stopper knot in one end.
Thread the other end of the outhaul rope:
a.
Through the boom outboard end cap fitting. (Travelling in a forward direction)
b.
Through the eye in the clew of the sail. (travelling in a side to side direction)
c.
Through the boom outboard end cap fitting. (Travelling in an aft/rearward direction)
d.
Through the cleat on the starboard/right side of the boom. (Travelling in a forward direction)
e.
Tie a 100mm/4” diameter bowline loop in the rope end to use as a handle.
6.
Mainsheet Bridle Fitment
Take one end of the boom bridle rope:
a.
Pass it twice around the boom ensuring that it is threaded through both the tiny bridle fairlead on the mid-upper
surface of the boom and the 25mm/1” stainless steel ring on each pass.
b.
Tighten and tie the tail ends together using a square knot.
7.
Stepping the Mast
a.
Point the bow of the boat directly in to the wind.
b.
Ensure the hull mounted adjustable mast step is adjusted to mid-range point.
c.
The adjustable mast step position should be tuned when your SailQube is fully rigged in order to facilitate the “ideal”
being a horizontally aligned boom when sheeted in fully whilst going up-wind.
d.
Lift the mast with sail and boom attached.
e.
Align the mast heel over the hole in the SailQube deck plate.
f.
Gently slide the mast through the deck plate and carefully into the adjustable mast step.
g.
Ensure the sprit halyard cleat is facing towards the bow and the vang cleat is facing towards the stern.
h.
If necessary twist the mast retainer elastic until taught when placed over the mast retainer peg.
i.
Place the mast retainer elastic over the mast retainer peg on the lower forward face of the mast
. (In order to prevent
the mast from sliding out of the mast cup in the event of capsize.)
8.
Sprit Fitment
a.
Place one sprit end through the sprit loop at the head/top of the sail.
b.
Place the other sprit end through the small bowline loop in the upper end of the sprit halyard.
c.
Pull on the lower end of the sprit halyard to raise the top of the sail.
d.
Cleat the sprit halyard at the point when the diagonal sail wrinkles disappear.
9.
Rigging The 3:1 Mainsheet (SailCube School – SCS)
a.
Shackle the mainsheet fiddle/becket block with screw shackle on to the boom mounted stainless steel mainsheet bridle
ring.
b.
Clip the mainsheet fiddle/becket block with trigger shackle on to the hull mounted stainless steel mainsheet fairlead.
c.
Tie one end of the mainsheet on to the fiddle/becket of the boom mounted block using a bowline loop.