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Step
7 - Mainsheet
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The single becket block is to be permanently shackled to the stainless steel traveler strap on the rudder head using the screw pin bow shackle provided. We recommend leaving the mainsheet shackled to the rudder at all times to help prevent loss of the rudder if is dropped during installation.
After the rudder has been installed, the fiddle block should be secured to the swivel tang on the end of the boom using the key shackle. If the mid-boom block has not yet been installed, it should be shackled to the bail at the center of the boom using the screw pin D shackle provided. Use a bowline to tie one end of the mainsheet to the becket on the lower block on the rudder head.
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The mid-boom block is shackled to the bail at the center of the boom using the screw pin D shackle. |
The mainsheet is then led up through the small, lower sheave on the end-boom fiddle block from back to front. It is then led down to the sheave on the becket block on the rudder head from front to back. Now lead the mainsheet through the large, upper sheave on the fiddle block from back to front.
The mainsheet is then led forward along the under side of the boom, through the cloth sleeve to the mid-boom block, down to the aft end of the centerboard trunk through the ratchet block and through the eye on the swivel cleat. Be sure the sheet is through the ratchet block properly i.e. - the ratchet sheave clicks when you pull the sheet in and provides friction when you let it out. Tie a figure eight knot in the bitter end of the mainsheet to prevent it from slipping back through the blocks while sailing.
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5. Boom Vang
6. Rudder
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8. Trailering & Launching
9. Centerboard
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