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LASER  2000    

LASER 2000

Rigging Manual

1.

 Glossary

2.

 

Sail Number Positioning

3.

 

Rigging and raising the mast

4. 

Rigging the Trapeze

5.

 

Boom and Gnav

6.

 Jib

7. 

Gennaker

8.

 Mainsail

9.

 Outhaul

10.

  

Cunningham

11.

 Reefi ng the Mainsail

12.

  

Rudder

13.

 Launching

14

.  

Laser 2000 Capsize Technique

15

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Maintenance and Service

16

.  

Cordage Lengths

Summary of Contents for LASER 2000

Page 1: ...ber Positioning 3 Rigging and raising the mast 4 Rigging the Trapeze 5 Boom and Gnav 6 Jib 7 Gennaker 8 Mainsail 9 Outhaul 10 Cunningham 11 Reefing the Mainsail 12 Rudder 13 Launching 14 Laser 2000 Capsize Technique 15 Maintenance and Service 16 Cordage Lengths ...

Page 2: ...CLEW FOOT MAST SHROUD GENNAKER JIB LUFF TACK GENNAKER POLE 76 mm 76 mm 76 mm 60 mm STARBOARD RIGHT HAND SIDE OF MAINSAIL Bow Front of the boat Stern Back of the boat Fore Forward Aft Rearward Clew Back lower corner of a sail Tack Forward lower corner of sail Head Top corner of sail Luff Forward edge of the sail Foot Bottom edge of the sail Leech Rear edge of the sail Burgee Wind direction indicato...

Page 3: ...r ease of rigging figure 13 figure 14 Attachment of Spreader Primary Pin Fit down through the bracket s Primary hole and the Forward spreader hole Adjuster Pin Fit down through hole 3 on the bracket and B on the spreader bar figure 8a figure 13 figure 8b figure 14 figure 6 figure 10 figure 7b figure 12 figure 5 figure 9 figure 7a figure 11 2 5 3 0 FORWARD POSITION rotate as necessary SEE TABLE AFT POSITION Spre...

Page 4: ...ed and rig tension is applied at which point they should be adjusted until both wires are equal JUST in tension but not pulling the mast aft and tied figure 19 figure 20 figure 16 figure 22 figure 18 figure 15 figure 21 figure 17 12 Grip tape should be applied parallel to the gunwale edge commencing approximately 200 mm in front of the shroud anchor points extending aft figure 22 Please Note The lower shro...

Page 5: ... 39 figure 42 figure 44 figure 41 figure 43 figure 45 figure 46 figure 48 figure 47 figure 49 7 Gennaker 1 Ensure the end of the gennaker halyard taken from the base of the mast is free of knots and tangles 2 Take the gennaker halyard from the base of the mast and pass forward under the gen naker sock and round the gennaker pole out haul block The gennaker pole outhaul block is attached to the rope led fro...

Page 6: ...ockpit of the hull with the luff closest the bow front and the leach closest the stern back figure 54 figure 53 figure 57 figure 56 figure 58 9 Outhaul 1 Feed the plastic slug slide on the clew outhaul into the cut out on the top of the boom figure 56 2 The outhaul line is then passed through the lowest eye in the sail from port left to starboard right side and anchored on the starboard right side with ...

Page 7: ...e Laser 2000 figure 67 14 Laser 2000 Capsize Technique The use of a LaserPerformance supplied Laser 2000 mast head float is highly advisable This device will assist in the prevention of complete inversion in the event of capsize When sailing your Laser 2000 in breezy or blustery conditions it is highly probable that from time to time you will capsize In the event of a capsize we advise you follow th...

Page 8: ...d to transport the hull in the best possible manner to avoid damaging the hull For instance LaserPerformance does not recommend support hulls on rollers except on the keel line and only where there is a reinforced keelson We also recommend gunwale hung trolleys for our smaller products Hulls supported by a trolley bunk or wide strap must have the ability to drain water away from the hull Trolley b...

Page 9: ...eck the weather forecast 5 Check the time of high and low tides if applicable 6 Seek advise on the local conditions if you are sailing in a new area 7 Always check the condition of your craft before setting off 8 Contact with overhead electrical wires could be fatal exercise Extreme caution when raising the mast launching sailing On the Water 1 Conform to the sailing rules of the road 2 Look out f...

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