than the other.
Push both wires towards the mast with equal
tension at the
same
time.
The
wires should touch the
mast at least
12"
above the lower
attachment
point but
not more than
20"
above.
If
the diamond wires are too tight, your mast
will
not
bend
and
undo
strain
will
be
put
on
these wires.
WARNING:
If
the
diamond
wires are too loose the
mast could break
under
high pressure loads.
Be sure to
tape
the locking nuts
on
turnbuckles after
you have adjusted the wires so
that
they
will
not
unturn.
Sailing note:
The
looser
the
diamond
wires
are
the
more
the
mast
will
bend
and
the flatter
the
sail
will
become (and vice versa).
A way to insure
that
the turnbuckles
on
mast
do
not
loosen
is
to
thread
a small line (batten tie)
through
the
center hole in
each
barrel, tieing a knot
on
the
back
side of the barrel.
SAILS AND BATTENS
Mainsail
battens
The
Prindle mainsail has a batten between
each
panel of cloth.
The
longest
one
is
the
second
one
up
from the
boom
.
The
rest go from long to short as
you
progress up the sail.
The
15
and
16
each
have nine
battens, the
18
has ten.
Remove batten string ties from clew of mainsail.
Fold batten string in half
and
loop
through
batten
grommet
on
leech of sail.
Insert
tapered
end
of
each
batten (foam core)
or
the
end
with
rounded
edges (fiberglass) into batten pockets
making
sure
each
batten
fits
into the pocket
end
pro-
tector
at
forward
edge
of sail. Put plastic
caps
on
aft
end
of fiberglass battens.
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