SmartKat Sailing boat Assembly Instructions Manual - page 12
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m)
Now pull the luff tight through the clamp on the head sail. Pull the luff
very tight – you may have to use your other hand to hold the bowsprit in
a horizontal position or even press down more. Then secure the luff in
the clamp provided and fix the luff line by winding it around itself under
the clamp. By drawing the luff taut, the bowsprit and the mast should be
completely and properly tensioned.
The smartkat is now completely tensioned and has reached its final
stability (30 und 41).
n)
Now take the two headsail ropes through the eyelet guides and to the
clamps left and right on the side frame members. (42).
o) Now roll out the mainsail and fix the mainsail line shackle in the upper
eyelet. (43)
Hoist the mainsail and, whilst doing so, use the hook-and-loop tapes to
secure the sail to the mast (44).
Don’t secure the tapes too tightly - the sail should be able to move
around the mast easily and make a good profile in the wind. Distance
between mast and main sail should be 30 mm at least.
The mainsail line should also be attached to the mast with the tapes.
After finishing setting the mainsail, secure the mainsail line in the clamp
provided on the lower third of the mast.
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