Dismantling The Forestay; Assembly Of The Jib Reefing System - Plastimo 406-S Notice D'utilisation

4.1 - Dismanting the forestay
4.1.1 - Lower part
- Slacken the backstay
- Secure the mast forward with 1 or 2 halyards
- Tigthen the halyards to relieve the strain on the forestay
- Dismantle the lower part of the forestay (this usually consists of removing a removing a
rigging screw pin, or a screw and a nut).
Note : it is important to measure the distance between the forestay eye and the hole of the
forward mounting plate in order to find the correct adjustments again.
For a turnbuckle assembly, measure the distance between the mounting plate and the blocking
nut of the turnbuckle.
4.1.2 - Upper part
- Send a person to the masthead (equipped with hammer and pliers)
- Dismount the upper part of the forestay
- Bring the person and the forestay down from the masthead
4.2 - ASSEMBLING THE JIB REEFING SYSTEM
- Lay the forestay flat
- Place the parts to be assembled alongside the forestay
- Assemble the drum unit on the forestay and put the rigging screw pin or screw and nut in place (select the chainplate hole that
corresponds to the initial forestay adjustment).
- Slide a bearing into the drum
- Insert a coupling sleeve into the base spar (ensure that the hole in the coupling sleeve is in line with the pre-drilled hole of the base
spar)
- 8 -
slackened
backstay
forestay
halyard to
secure the mast
slackened
backstay
forestay
halyard to
secure the mast