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INSTALLING MAINSAIL BATTENS
After installing the pad eyes on the mast, proceed to the mainsail installation. To set the
stage for installing the mainsail, remove the sail from the StackPack bag and lay the sail
along the deck of the boat, inside the shrouds, with the luff of the sail at the mast and the
clew, aft near the companionway.
Now you are ready to insert the battens from luff to leech in their respective pockets. There
are four sail battens and two cover battens. Each batten is custom cut to fit exactly and
snugly into its pocket. Each batten is identified with markings to indicate which pocket it
goes into and how it should be inserted. Please note the leech end of the battens are angle
cut to match the leech angle of the sail. After insertion, each batten must be tied into the
pocket, as shown in Figure 3a and 3b, and the Velcro closure should be secured. When
inserting the cover battens, note that each cover batten has a line passed through it, as
shown in Figure 3c at the forward end. This line, when the batten is in place, must pass
through a hole in the batten pocket in the acrylic StackPack cover. There is no need for any
other Velcro closure on cover pockets.
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