Viper Owner's Manual 8
Pintle: Fitting on the transom to attach the rudder
Rudder stock: housing of a rudder blade
Shackle: U-shaped metal strip with a pin to secure halyards etc
Shrouds (Side stay): Wire supporting the mast sideways
Spinnaker: Isometric sail hoisted when sailing downwind
Spinnaker pole: the pole between the hulls used to fly the spinnaker
Spreaders (Diamond): Metal struts placed in pairs to support the mast control the bend in the mast
Stamaster: Adjustable side stay connectors
Stern: Back of the boat
Tack: Forward lower corner of the sail
Tiller (extension): Steering stick connected to the tiller crossbar
Traveler (Car): Runs on the traveler track, which the main sheet is attached
Traveler (Track): Runs side to side on the rear beam
Transom: Flat vertical plane of the end of the hull
Trapeze: Wire to extend the body beyond the gunwale while sailing
Windward: The side of the boat opposite to where the sails are set to when sailing
2.2 Tools needed
Your VIPER parts will come from the factory pre-rigged so that it can be assembled easily, quickly and
without an expensive tool kit, but be advised to have ready with you the following tools:
- Sharp knife
- Cross head screw driver - Philips #2
- 7 mm ring spanner
- 17 mm ring spanner or preferably a hexagonal socket
- 24 mm open spanner
- Torque wrench (optional)
- Shackle tool
- Tape measure
- Duralac sealant (anti corrosive paste)
2.3 Arrival of goods
A typical delivery would typically consist of 4 packages
- 2 Long card board boxes each containing a hull.
- 1 Shorter cardboard box containing the beams, sail, boom, foils, rudder stocks etc.
- 1 Single long package for the mast, depending on shipment this may be a steel crate.
2.4 Platform
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