Laser SB20, Rigging Manual

Page 1: ...from those shown This instruction manual is not a guide to sailing your craft and it should not be considered suitable for the task of learning to sail a boat CONTENTS Glossary Basic boat parts Maint...

Page 2: ...y rail The stainless steel rail on the side of the boat Gnav Used to control the leech twist and shape of the sails can be referred to as Vang Head Top of sail Halyard A rope or wire used to lower or...

Page 3: ...TERMINOLOGY Gennaker Pole Tack D1 Lower D2 shroud Clew Gennaker Main shroud V1 D3 Cap shroud V2 D4 Backstay Head Cunningham control Gnav control Gennaker Halyard Jib Halyard Pole out control Gennaker...

Page 4: ...ackles pins and fittings tape up to stop snagging coming undone When refastening screws do not re use Nilock nuts more than three times Do not leave heavy loads on the blocks when not in use as this c...

Page 5: ...60mm apart 150mm from leech 60mm apart 5 Turn over the sail 6 Position the GBR starting with the R 180mm from the leech 7 The GBR is 60mm above the draft line 8 The letters are 60mm apart 9 Position...

Page 6: ...starboard side GBR should be positioned 60mm above the port side letters and parallel to them 13 The letters should sit above the port side letters starting with the G 14 The gap between the letters i...

Page 7: ...SHROUD LAYOUT V2 D4 Cap shroud VI D3 main shroud D2 D1 Lowers D shrouds are diagonals V shrouds are verticals V1 D3 is a continous length V2 D4 is a continous length...

Page 8: ...ets of spreaders and the backstay whip are taped to the mast 4 The backstay whip has 3 pre drilled holes and is attached to the crane at the top of the mast The screws are supplied in the crane 5 The...

Page 9: ...0mm 8 Tape up the main shroud as shown This holds the feral in position whilst fully taping the end of the spreader assembly 9 Lock the bottle screw by inserting a small screwdriver and turning anti c...

Page 10: ...n raising the mast The trailer should be chocked or lower the rear supports before assembly of the mast 3 moved aft The mast cradle should be positioned at the b the boat as shown and then the mast is...

Page 11: ...ar of rd is 5 The Winch strap must be positioned on shrouds The lowers should re off at this stage 7 in their terminals 8 halyard 9 Pull ou until the hook is reaching the middle of the granny rails 10...

Page 12: ...tion 1 gennaker halyard and secure it to the trailer Cleat off the gennaker halyard at the mast This is purely as a safety line whilst attaching the forestay 1 th SLOWLEY engage the forestay clevis pi...

Page 13: ...nd for and aft and straight side to side The tension in the V1 D3 shrouds and the D2 shrouds control the mast bend Adjustment of the tension on the shrouds is done via the bottle screws To tighten and...

Page 14: ...cure bottle he backstay control can be used to induce ore mast bend if required to flatten the sail The lowers B the halyard to the aft face of the mast abov the gooseneck will The halyard will be 4 5...

Page 15: ...d be attached by taking the only free nd of the black green fleck rope and he top spinlock 6 Attach the pulley and shackle on the black green rope to the lower D ring 3 to 4 s e feeding this thru the...

Page 16: ...7 Attach the large pulley and hackle to the Gnav car on the oom 8 Attach the last pulley and hackle to the uppermost D ng and webbing on the mast s b s ri Vang assembled...

Page 17: ...sition before sailing 2 Hatch shows the handle in the 3 Insert the tube on the gennaker bag onto the bobble first board end and secure the ont of the bag to the closed position 4 Insert the star elast...

Page 18: ...he jib sheet thro car pulley Feed the other end of the jib sheet up thru the block on th jib tack and then back thru the 5 the deck e block on the track The sheet is then led back to the ratchet block...

Page 19: ...ed from the port side of the bow fitting to the port side This is a usefu control if used in conjunction with the jib halyard to raise and lower the jib on the fore fine tune the sheeting angle 3 Thru...

Page 20: ...he sail and work dow the leech of the sail to avoid twists in the sail when packing The gennaker sheets Tack line and halyard are all attached to the gennaker OVER the jib sheets d H Jib Shee 3 4 The...

Page 21: ...e jib sheet around the forestay and above the gennaker pole and tack line Feed it around to the back 8 f the gennaker sheet together gennaker block at the back of the rail and then forwards to the cen...

Page 22: ...tying a bowline thru the block The sheet is then led thru th aft bloc back up to the boom block Back down to the forward block on the traveller back t the forward block on the bo and finally to the ce...

Page 23: ...r launching and recovery of the boat Care should be taken when hoisting th sail and should always be fed into the sail feeder to avoid jamming and tearing the sail Atte especially to the top batten pr...

Page 24: ...the mast ail thru the Cunningham eye in the sail ie a knot in the tail aving a short tail after the hen is placed into the il track below the st Feed the Cunningham t T le knot This t sa gooseneck The...

Page 25: ...trap as through the shackle and a loop formed around both lifting strap There should be no tension in th strap Ensure that the lifting straps are strong and keel inc rigging The keel should be left in...

Page 26: ...op it as serious inju could result To lower the keel take up the tension on the winch hand Keep hold of the winch handle and slowly rewind the keel so that it retracts into the keel box case Guide the...

Page 27: ...d tie a safety knot up to the cleat Take the gennaker halyard and tie this to the trailer take up the slack and cleat off the halyard This is only used as a security halyard whilst releasing the pin o...

Page 28: ...mast supports keep the spreaders facing down and ensure that there is enough slack in the standing rigging to enable the mast to sit on the rear support without putting strain on the spreaders Ensure...