Assembling The Base Spar; Cutting The Pvc Liner; Assembling The Boltrope Prefeeder - Plastimo 406-S Notice D'utilisation

- Refasten the forestay
- Attach a halyard to the halyard swivel in order to support the spars as they are assembled
- Insert a coupling sleeve
- Put some silicone filler into the holes before tightening the screws (in order to reduce the electrolytic couple between the stainless steel
screw and the aluminium)
- Insert an M5 x 8 screw
- Wipe away any excess silicone with a cloth
- Slide another aluminium spar into position
- Insert a PVC liner (IMPORTANT: keep the base spar to one side; you will be assembling it last)
- Repeat the process as many times as necessary

5.5 - ASSEMBLING THE BASE SPAR

IMPORTANT: ensure the base spar is facing the right way (see diagram below)

5.6 - CUTTING THE PVC LINER

- Slide the prefeeder into position from the bottom of the spar until it is in line with the holes in the spar (IMPORTANT: ensure that the
prefeeder is the right way up)
- Insert a Ø3.9x9.5 screw
- Position a PVC liner, mark and cut to required length
- Remove the prefeeder and install the cut PVC liner
5.7 - INSTALLING THE BOLTROPE PREFEEDER
- Put the prefeeder back into position
- Put some silicone filler in the holes
- Insert and tighten the 4 Ø3,9x9,5 screws
- Wipe away any excess filler with a cloth
end to be inserted
into drum
holes to secure prefeeder
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