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4.3- FITTING THE HALYARD SWIVEL
top
Long U shackle
OR bow shackle
depending on FD model
4.4- ASSEMBLING FOIL SECTIONS
top
H
4.5- FITTING THE TELESCOPIC SECTION
top
I
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Ensure you fit the halyard swivel the right way up. Fix the
two shackles. In order to raise the sections as high as
possible, we recommend that you fit the halyard swivel
and raise everything by way of a halyard.
bow shackle
halyard swivel so as to be able to recover it later.
The top section is in place. Assemble a bushing around the
forestay. Slip the next section, already assembled (see
preparing the sections p.4), with the connector pointing
towards the top of the forestay. With the help of the
connector, push the bushing all the way up into the top
section until the connector holes coincide with those of the
top section.
G
Fit both screws (fig. G). then, slowly and firmly tighten the
4 screws (fig. G+H).
Repeat the operation until you reach the last section. DO
NOT FIX ANYTHING TO THE LAST SECTION.
section, fit it above the lowest 2-meter section.
Once the sections have been hoisted as high as possible,
assemble a bushing around the forestay.
Fit the telescopic section and push it up. That way, the
bushing (fig. J) goes into the lowest foil section (Rep. I).
J
K
Be sure to attach a down haul line to the
If your forestay requires the use of a 1-meter
Fit the telescopic section to the
forestay as indicated (fig. K). the side
with only one hole must be pointing
.
down
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