PRINDLE CATAMARAN OWNER'S MANUAL
Section
I:
ASSEMBLY
PREPARATION
Tools needed:
vi
large screwdriver
vi pliers
vi
needle-nose pliers
vi
1/2"
offset wrench
vi
combination
1/2"
&
9/16"
box-end wrench
vi
adjustable wrench
vi
masking or duct
tape
vi
silicone sealant
Your Prindle
Catamaran
comes packaged
in
two
hull containers,
one
large hardware box
and
one
mast
box.
Place the two hull containers approximately 5 feet
apart with stapled seams at the
top
of the cartons facing
each other. This
will
insure that both hulls
will
be facing
the same direction. .
Open
the hull containers. Leave
the
hulls standing
on the cardboard supports.
Open
the
hardware box
and
familiarize yourself
with
the
major parts of
your
boat.
The
contents of
the
hardware box should include:
boom
battens
rear
crossbar
front crossbar
sails
trampoline
rudder
box
rigging box
tiller crossbar
tiller extension
Open
the
rigging box.
The
contents
will
be listed
on
the
sheet
enclosed.
CROSSBARS
Remove
rubber
plugs from hulls. Lay both the front
and
rear crossbars
on
the
hulls with
the
outside edges
even with
the
outside edges of hulls.
The
curf (groove)
on the front crossbar should face aft
and
the
curf
on
the
back crossbar should face forward.
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To
attach inside bolts on the front crossbar, insert
5/16"
hex
head
bolt with washer into inboard hole
in
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