OUYANG MATILDA 20, Owner'S Manual

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V.  PRELAUNCHING CHECKS 

1.  Raise keel up as far as possible to clear trailer and lock  

keel winch. 

2.  Untie trailer tie-downs, etc. 

3.  Attach bow line, and if you wish--fenders, stern line, etc. 

4.  If you have outboard motor, mount same and gas tank. 

5.  Check again that all necessary boating gear is on board. 

6.  Disconnect trailer light plug from car end. 

VI.  LAUNCHING 

1.  Back trailer down ramp.  Have one person on board and another  

on the ramp to hold bow line and guide driver. 

2.  Slack trailer bow eye line. 

3.  As soon as stern section of boat floats free from stern section of 

trailer, unsnap trailer bow-eye line and give the boat a push at the 

bow--your MATILDA will be water-borne. 

4.  If ramp is not steep enough, release tilt-up lever of trailer so 

trailer will tilt and boat will slide off into the water. 

5.  Watch that tail pipe of car does not touch water. 

VII.  DOCKSIDE PREPARATIONS 

l.  Set up rudder, motor or paddle your MATILDA to your dock or 

mooring with at least 15" of water depth. 

2.  Face bow of boat into the wind and bend on sails. 

JIB OR GENOA 

a. Fasten  tack to hole in bow plate immediately behind forestay.  

b. Hank jib/genoa to forestay. 

c. Attach Jib Halyard to head of sail.  Make sure you hold halyard 

shackle tight in your hand and not let it run up the mast.  Other-

wise you would have to either shin up the mast to get it down, or 

lower your mast. 

d.  Tie in sheets in centre to clew 

e.  Lead sheets outboard of shrouds through blocks, and around sheet 

winches and jam into camcleats.