ReEded
sail
on
a Prindle
16
Section
III:
AFTER SAILING
Loosening
rig
Before you lower your sails, you must loosen
the
rig
tension using the mainsheet
and
traveler
method
(explained
in
Section I - Assembly). With
the
wind
coming from the bow at a
45
degree angle, travel
the
main
all
the way
out
to the leeward corner. With the
crew sitting
on
the trampoline,
sheet
the main
in
tight.
The lee
shroud
should become loose.
Move the shroud up to the
second
to the
top
hole
in
adjuster, insert pin
and
ring
and
undeat
main.
You
do
not
need
to
loosen
the
other
shroud. Leave
it
in
the proper sailing position
and
you
will
know where
to
place the loosened
shroud
the
next time you go sailing.
Lowering
salls
Point your bows into the wind. Uncleat
the
main
downhaul
and
disconnect the
boom
from the mainsail.
To lower
the
jib,
uncleat
the
jib down haul. Rehook
the jib halyards together with brummel hooks. Hoist
the
jib
slightly until "S" hook
is
just above ring
and
quickly pull jib down
by
the tack.
Note:
If the jib does not lock
or
unlock the first time, try
again. Remember,
the
hook
must face aft
and
to hoist
the"
S" hook just above the ring. Pull down
slowly
to
lock and
quickly
to
unlock.
Lower
the
jib
and
tie the
jib
halyard at the base of
the mast. Use the downhaul
deat
for this purpose. Pull
the lines tight to keep them from flapping while
trail'ering.
leave
zipper
open
with the zipper car at the
head
of the sail. If
it
is
allowed to go to the bottom,
it
may
~ll
off.
Fold the jib in half
and
start rolling from the middle.
Roll tightly without any folds.
If
it
is
windy, put
the
jib
under
the
hiking strap to
keep
it
from blowing away
while you lower
the
main.
To lower
the
main
on
the
Prindle
15
&
18,
hoist the
mainsail
up
as far as possible
and
rotate mast away
from sail to
unhook
main halyard. This rotation should
be towards
the
side of
the
mast that
the
hook
is
riveted
onto.
The
object
is
to
tum
the
headboard
and
ring
away from
the
hook
enabling
the
sail to be lowered past
the
hook.
Note:
The
best way to
do
this
is
to have
one
person pull
the
sail
up
and
rotate the mast using the rotator
wishbone while
someone
else pulls the clew of the
mainsail
in
the
opposite direction than the mast
is
rotated.
The
person hoisting the sail lets the halyard go
and
pulls down
on
the
tack while keeping the mast
rotated.
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