Wrap the loose end of the line around the cleat just once and then
pass it through the loop that you made above the cleat.
Trucker’s hitch, complete
When you pull down on the loose end, you will get a 2 to 1 power
advantage. (For every pound of pull you put on the loose end, you
will get a 2 pound pull on the halyard). When the mainsail is up,
secure the loose end to the cleat as shown at the beginning of these
instructions. The front edge of the sail should be stretched tight,
but not so tight that vertical wrinkles appear in the front of the sail.
Run the rope at the rear end of the boom through the sail and tie
the line tight to the cleat at the end of the boom.
Mainsail attachment, lower rear corner
For light winds, the sail should be full and somewhat baggy along
the boom. As the wind increases, the sail can be flattened for bet-
ter efficiency by tightening the halyard and boom end line (out-
haul). A common error is not having the halyard tight enough.
However, don’t get it so tight that the sail has long vertical wrin-
kles along the mast.
JIB (FORWARD SAIl, OPTION).
Attach the forward corner of the jib to the rear hole in the forestay
chainplate, using shackles as shown.
Jib, forward lower corner
Clip the jib to the forestay with the bronze snaps on the sail, and
tie the jib sheet.
Jib sheet
When the jib is raised, use a trucker’s hitch. Get the halyard real-
ly tight. Secure the halyard to the left (port) cleat on the mast. The
jib sheets go through the low profile blocks that slide on the jib
tracks on the cabin top. Make sure the blocks are pinned secure-
ly so they don’t fly off the ends of the tracks. The lines then go
directly to the jib winches at the rear of the cabin top. The posi-
tion of the blocks on the tracks is very important for good per-
formance. When you turn the boat into the wind, if the top por-
tion of the jib collapses and loses its shape before the bottom part
of the sail, move the blocks forward. If the bottom half of the sail
collapses first, move the blocks to the rear.
Jib sheet blocks
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