Topper TOPAZ XENON Guide de démarrage rapide
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Topaz XENON
Rigging Instructions
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Raising the Mast
Position the boat head to wind,away from any overhead power lines or other
obstructions.
Lay the mast along the centre line of the boat.
Un-tape all the ropes attached to the foot of mast.
1Attach shroud adjusters to the shroud eye each side -approximately the 5th
hole down. Subsequently, you can attach at the captive pin on the base of the
plate.
2Fix the base of the mast to the mast step on the cross beam with the pin and
ring from the mast step.
Ensure all Halyards are in place at foot of mast.
3You may now pull the rig up using the forestay. You may require someone to
help lift the top of the mast.
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4Having pulled the mast upright,secure the forestay around the black furling
bar.
5Attach lowers in to the adjuster plates and tie off on each side of hull.
Ensure all Halyards from mast are clear and not twisted or snagged.
Attaching the boom and gnav
7Attach the boom onto the mast with the pin on the lower of the two fittings.
Remember to put the pin in from the top and replace the split ring to stop the
pin coming out. These will be replaced with drop nose pins.
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8a Next attach the strut to the upper fitting on the mast. Ensure the toggle is
correctly orientated. See Selden info sheet.
8b Fix the gnav strut to the carriage on the top of the boom (it may be already
attached).
9Having fixed the boom and gnav to the mast you can thread the gnav control
line. This comes out the underside of the boom at the front. Attach this line to
the small block which is on the continuous control line, which runs back to the
Twart (orange rope).
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Attach main Halyard to the end of the boom.
TIP: You can tie a stopper knot in Halyard by the mast to support the boom
while you rig).
11 Finally you can thread the mainsheet as follows:
•Starting from the centre cleat,round the ratchet (remember to check it
clicks when the rope is pulled in).
•Through the rear block on the centre hoop.
•Up to the rear block on the boom, going from back to the front.
•Then down to the other block on the centre hoop.
•and up to front block, going front to back then back down to the front
block, and through the hole in the centre.
•Then tie off with a figure.
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12 Then attach the foot of the jib to the Furler at the front of the boat (ensure the
Furler is fully wound up).Attach jib head to the swivel on jib Halyard.
Tape the split rings without impeding the action of the Furler.
Make sure you are still head to wind.
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Raise the jib by pulling the Halyard through the mast until the wire loop
appears,then put the hook which is attached to a pulley system at the base of
the mast through the loop.
Tension the jib by pulling on the pulley system.
Attach the clew of the jib to the jib sheets by passing sheets through the plastic
eye and tie off.
15 Undo forestay and attach to beam eye on the base of the mast.
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16 Take jib Halyard tail and stow in tidy bag on top of Gennaker sock.
17 The lowers can now be tied off tightly (you will only need to do this the first
time you raise the mast)
Now you can furl the jib. Make sure the sheets are completely free and pull gently on
the Furler line. It is important to make the furl as loose as possible and to ensure there
are no creases in the material when you do this -otherwise you can damage the sail.
(TIP: Do not leave the jib furled for too long -especially in bright sunlight).
(TIP: It is not advisable to leave jib up overnight).
REMEMBER TO TAKE THE JIB TENSION OFF WHEN NOT BEING SAILED -the
shrouds will be able to be moved by 6’’ and seem very slack.
Rigging the Gennaker kit
The Gennaker Halyard is entirely external. One end ties straight on to the head of the
sail while the tail passes through the spreader eye and down the side of the mast.
18 Thread the tail down through the block on the bottom front of the beam.
19 Then forward, around the free block located to the side of the Gennaker chute
(attached to the line that pulls the pole out).
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20 Then back to the spinlock cleat on the port side of the mast.
21 Lead the end down through the block at the front of the centerboard case.
Round the back first (i.e. feed forward from the back of block).
22 Then through the eyelet on the deck,then eyelet at the back of the sock. Feed
it up the sock to the mouth of the chute.
(TIP: Remove a batten from the mainsail and feed this through the sock and use this
to pull the Halyard through).
Tie it off so you do not lose it!
Bowsprit -Gennaker pole
24 The tack line emerges from the forward end of the bowsprit. Tie a figure-of-
eight knot about 6in/15cm from the end of this line and an overhand knot right
at the end.
Pull the pole right out. The easiest way to do this is to tie off the top end of the
Gennaker Halyard and pull on the other end. This should launch the pole by
pulling the single block back down the boat. Ensure that the pole is right out.
The lines should be pre-set to the correct position -i.e. the pole goes right out.
When it is out the figure-of-eight knot in the tack line is pulled right to the end
of the pole.
If you need to adjust any of these remember that they are all interdependent.
So moving one will affect the others. For instance, 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 sail to the pole end.
(TIP: Bear in mind the fact that, the rope may stretch initially, so you may need to
adjust the knot after the first time you sail).
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Rigging the Gennaker sail
Tape over all protruding fittings and fixings around the bow (including the clevis pin
and split ring under the roller Furler fitting). The Gennaker is a big sail and if it can
catch on anything it will!
25 Pass the overhand knot at the end of the tack line (at the outer end of the pole)
through the eye at the tack of the sail (marked "T") and tie a half-hitch, using
the overhand knot as a stopper. Ensure that the sail is not twisted
26 Follow the Luff to the head of the Gennaker (marked "H") and attach it to the
top end of the Gennaker Halyard using a bowline. Pull the Gennaker up the
mast slightly to give yourself some slack in the downhaul.
27 Attach the sheets to the clew (marked "C") with stop knot. (TIP: The neatest
way to do this is to find the centre of the Gennaker sheet and push a small loop
of it 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 Gennaker sheet. This hitch is small and will therefore slip
around the jib luff easily when gybing. Remember to thread the sheets through
auto ratchet in the correct direction).
Or you can tie the sheets to the Clew.
Now you have all three corners of the Gennaker tied on and you can attach the
downhaul. This can be tricky -and embarrassing if you get it wrong -especially
if you do not notice until the first hoist or even the first gybe! A good way to
remember 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 Xenon utilises a two-patch system: an eye near
the foot and a webbing loop near the head.
28 Untie the downhaul from where it is tied off at the chute mouth.
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