18: To thread mainsheet blocks (7:1 purchase) lay
blocks
on
their sides
on
a
flat
surface. Feed line away
from you through
deat
and
ratchet roller of lower block
and lead:
1)
Towards you through bottom roller of upper
boom block
2)
Away through bottom roller of lower block
3) Towards you through middle roller of upper
block
4)
Away through middle roller of lower block
5) Towards you through top roller of upper block
6)
Away through top roller of lower block
.
7}
Tie to becket of upper block with bowline
All boats: Install upper block to block hanger
on
boom with
1/4
" shackle. Install lower block to traveler
with
1/4"
shackle.
15
& 16: Thread loose end of mainsheet through
traveler cleat and fairlead (mounted on swivel pedestal,
rear crossbar), traveler car,
and
pad eye. Tie off with
figure eight knot.
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23-
18: Tie or splice
5/16"
traveler line to loose end of
mainsheet and thread same as 15
&
16
above.
Complete mainsheet
& traveler on
18
Complete mainsheet & traveler
on
16
(same as 15)
Tips
on
splicing from Leigh Martin: Cut the bitter end of
the mainsheet off with a new single edge razor. Pull out
8 to
12
inches of the center core
and
cut with a hot
knife (or tape, cut with a razor,
and
bum
end) . Put the
end
of this core up to end of traveler sheet and carefully
sew them together,
end
to
end
with no overlap using a
good, heavy dacron-polyester thread. Feed the core
and
traveler sheet back into the mainsheet cover until
it
is
all
smooth. Sew the traveler sheet into the mainsheet
cover for the last 8 to
12
inches. This can be done
neatly
by
stitching with the weave of the braid so that
your stitches
do
not show. Make sure the stitches go
through the middle of the new .core (traveler). Com-
plete
it
by
turning end of the mainsheet cover over the
traveler sheet.
Jib
16
&
18
only:
Tie"S"
hook to the aft half of the
jib
halyard. This can be left
on
permanently. Attach "s"
hook to the head of the
jib
with a
3/16"
shackle. Hook
opening must face towards mast.
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