Hunter 50CC - The Boom; The Sails; Reefing Instructions

Hu
nt
e
r
50
C
C
• Sails and Ri
gg
in
g
12.
3
(
linked ri
g)
. The intermediate shrouds sta
y
the upper
sprea
d
er area a
g
a
i
nst movement at
h
warts
hi
ps
.
L
ower shrouds:
A
tt
ac
h
ed
in th
e
a
r
ea
of
th
e
l
o
w
e
r
spreaders. Sta
y
the spreader-area athwartships.
O
fte
n
f
itted as
(
D1
)
, which also determinin
g
mast-bend
.
F
oresta
y:
Sail-carr
y
in
g
sta
y
for the
g
enoa and
j
ib.
P
revents the top o
f
the mast movin
g
a
f
t.
1
2.2.1 Runnin
g
Ri
gg
in
g:
R
unnin
g
ri
gg
in
g
arran
g
ement used
f
or raisin
g
, lowerin
g
and controllin
g
the sails has been desi
g
ned for
y
our con-
venience. It’s eas
y
to reco
g
nize on the hal
y
ards, sheet-
in
g
s. With double stack triple deck or
g
anizer used
g
ives
y
ou easier wa
y
to operate
y
ou boat. See more details
in
f
ormation on runnin
g
ri
gg
in
g
arran
g
ement illustrations
in the
f
ollowin
g
pa
g
es
.
Fi
g
. 12.
1
shows the front view of mast with run-
nin
g
ri
gg
in
g
installed on the 50c.c
12.3 The Boom
The boom carries the lower sheetin
g
point o
f
y
our main
sail and is controlled b
y
the main sheet, the van
g
and
the optional traveler lines. the illustration in the followin
g
pa
g
es demonstratin
g
the boom with ree
f
in
g
la
y
out and
the Mainsheet Purchase la
y
out.
Follow the equipment manu
f
acturer’s manual
f
or instruc-
ti
o
n
s
o
n
boo
m in
s
t
a
ll
a
ti
o
n
.
12.4 The Sails
Th
e
m
a
in
sa
il i
s
th
e
sa
il
a
tt
ac
h
ed
t
o
th
e
a
ft tr
ac
k
o
f th
e
mast and hoisted with the main hal
y
ard
f
rom the cockpit.
The
j
ib sail is attached to the foresta
y
and like the main-
sail hoisted with the
j
ib hal
y
ard from the cockpit.
Mos
t H
u
nt
e
r
sa
il
boa
t
s
f
ea
t
u
r
e
th
e
co
ntr
o
l
o
f th
e
m
os
t
im
p
ortant sail controls from the cock
p
it. In addition to the
main and
j
ib hal
y
ard
y
ou will
f
ind a main sheet line with
a winch at the aft ed
g
e of the cockpit to
g
ether with the
van
g
and or outhaul control
(
some optional
)
. The
j
ib is
c
ontrolled with the
j
ib sheet control lines lead back to the
c
ockpit comin
g
either side. In addition the
j
ib furlin
g
line
located to the starboard side of the cock
p
it allows the
sa
f
e and eas
y
un
f
urlin
g
and
f
urlin
g
in o
f
the
j
ib sail as well
as optional port side overlappin
g
j
ib furlin
g
s
y
stem.
12.5 Reefin
g
Instructions
Reefin
g
procedure on the furlin
g
mast
:
1.
C
are
f
ulle slacken o
ff
the outhaul line.
2. Whilst continuin
g
to ease the outhaul, roll in the
desired amount o
f
sail
,
meanwhile
,
The leech should be
k
ept fairl
y
tau
g
ht. Keep sli
g
ht tension on the outhaul line
w
hil
e
d
o
i
n
g
t
hi
s.
3
. Activate the lock on the reefin
g
winch
(
IN
)
before reef-
i
n
g
t
h
e sa
il
.
4. As soon as the desired amount of sail is rolled in, use
th
e
ou
th
au
l t
o
s
tr
e
t
c
h th
e
f
oo
t
o
f th
e
sa
il
S
ee equipment manufacturer’s manual for detail informa-
tion on reefin
g
procedures
.
Note: Never leave the reefing winch handle in the winch!
Fig
.
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