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Topaz VIBE

Rigging Instructions

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Page 1: ...www toppersailboats com Topaz VIBE Rigging Instructions...

Page 2: ...and maintenance Please read it carefully and familiarise yourself with the craft before using it If this is your first craft or you are changing to a type of craft you are not familiar with for your...

Page 3: ...Always rinse the sails and boat after sailing in salt water Remove the gennaker from the boat after sailing mice have a taste for gennakers left in boats If you must leave it in the chute overnight ma...

Page 4: ...the black bar at the chute mouth Leave a long tail Ensure all halyards from mast are clear and not twisted or snagged RAISING THE MAST Position the boat head to wind away from any overhead power lines...

Page 5: ...tie a stopper knot in halyard by the mast to support the boom while you rig ATTACHING BOOM GNAV Attach the boom onto the mast with the pin on the lower of the two fittings Remember to put the pin in f...

Page 6: ...h block running from the back to the front then down to the block on the rope strop then up to front block on underside of boom through block going front to back this time then back down to tie off wi...

Page 7: ...t through the clew cringle Pass both the tails through this loop and pull tight If you tie the ends together with a fisherman s knot the crew will always be able to release the jib sheet This hitch is...

Page 8: ...ated to the side of the gennaker chute attached to the line that pulls the pole out Then back to the spinlock cleat on the port side of the mast Lead the end down through the block at the front of the...

Page 9: ...e moving the knot which attaches the aft end of the tack line to the deck eye on the beam of the boat in front of the mast will affect how far the pole can go out and the distance from the tack of the...

Page 10: ...ber how to connect it is to make sure that the downhaul is always behind the tack line and in front of BOTH sheets To collapse the gennaker neatly into a short sock when dropping the Vibe utilizes a t...

Page 11: ...ng the halyard to the head of the mainsail is a simple half hitch with a stopper This takes up less halyard than a bowline and fits snug to the headboard allowing you to pull the sail right to the top...

Page 12: ...r the masthead sheave You can prevent excessive wear by moving the knot at the head every so often by adding additional overhand knots further and further down the halyard When you have done this a fe...

Page 13: ...r mainsail so upper zip is in line with top of boom Roll the sail from the bottom as tightly as possible Then connect the zips to complete the reef Re attach Cunningham Slide reef slug back along top...

Page 14: ...Just when to sail high or low and at what precise angles will come only with experience so keep practising The crew can have a better idea of the correct angle to sail by feeling the power in the spin...

Page 15: ...l Ltd Kingsnorth Technology Park Wotton Road Ashford Kent TN23 6LN UNITED KINGDOM Telephone 44 0 1233 629186 email info toppersailboats com TOPAZ VIBE RIGGING INSTRUCTIONS PART No MAN VIBE 2018 1 www...

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