Viper Owner's Manual 7
2 Assembly
All GOODALL boats require minimal assembly; all parts are rigged in the factory and come almost
fully assembled so that you can be on the water as soon as possible.
Should your boat have come through a local dealer, most of the assembly has probably already been
done for you, but take this manual as a reference for building up and dismantling your VIPER when
transporting and storing.
2.1 Glossary
Aft: Back of the boat
Bow: Front of the boat
Batten: Thin rod which fits into a long narrow pocket in the sail
Bridle wire: One of the two wires connected to the bow and forestay
Boom: Spar at the foot of the sail
Centre board (Dagger Board): A retractable plate that slides vertically into each hull
Cleat: Fitting used for holding / securing ropes
Clew: Lower most after-most corner of a sail
Crossbar (Tiller): Bar that connects the rudder arms
Dolphin striker: Load bearing strap under the front beam
Downhaul (Cunningham): Control line to stretch the luff of the sail
Foot: Bottom edge of the sail
Forestay: Front wire supporting the mast
Gunwale: Top outermost edge of the hull
Goose neck: A hinge fitting connecting the boom to the mast
Halyard: Rope or wire used to hoist or lower a sail
Head: The top corner of the sail
Hound: Point where the stays are connected to the mast
Jib: Front sail
Jib Sheet: Control line for jib tension
Leeward: The side of the boat the sails are set to when sailing
Leech: Trailing edge of the sail
Luff: Front edge of the sail
Main sheet: Rope controlling the tension of the main sail
Mast rake: Angle of the mast from vertical
Mast step: Fitting where the mast is connected to the front beam
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