Hunter H18 - Main Rig Components; Reefing Instructions

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Sails & Ri
gg
in
g
M
ost sa
il
ors
b
e
li
eve t
h
at sa
ili
n
g
i
s
h
ar
d
wor
k
: a
ll
t
h
ose
li
nes
to tend, hal
y
ards to
y
ank and sails to lu
g
. Hunter Marine
has dispelled that m
y
th once and for all! Innovations b
y
the crew at Hunter Marine have made sailin
g
easier, safer
and more com
f
ortable. The result - much more sailin
g
f
un!
Whether
y
ou are read
y
to set sail for the da
y
or
j
ust
around the buo
y
s,
y
our Hunter can reall
y
make a di
ff
er-
e
nce. Startin
g
with the tall, fractional ri
g
, which is a direct
descendent of the B&R ri
g
, Hunter has en
g
ineered the
mast to carr
y
less wei
g
ht alo
f
t with a smaller sections.
This is accomplished b
y
utilizin
g
swept-back spread-
e
rs an
d
reverse
di
a
g
ona
l
s.
Thi
s com
bi
nat
i
on prov
id
es
superior stren
g
th without a backsta
y
and increases the
stabilit
y
at the same time. B
y
usin
g
a lar
g
e roach main
as the
p
ower sail, Hunter has eased the effort in sail
handlin
g
and allowed
f
or real versatilit
y
f
or all wind and
sea
co
n
d
iti
o
n
s.
Your bene
f
it: better per
f
ormance with less e
ff
ort. The deck
la
y
out reflects the innovation that accompanies the ri
g
.
WARNING
! !
Refer to Boatin
g
Safet
y
, and the Gettin
g
Underwa
y
c
hapters for safe boat handlin
g
information
.
If this is
y
our first boat of this t
y
pe or
y
ou are chan
g
in
g
to a new boat
y
ou are not
f
amiliar with, please ensure
that
y
ou obtain handlin
g
and operatin
g
experience be
f
ore
assumin
g
command of the boat. This document is not a
c
ourse on boatin
g
sa
f
et
y
or seamanship. Your dealer or
national sailin
g
f
ederation or
y
acht club will be pleased
to advise
y
ou of local sea schools, or competent instruc-
t
o
r
s.
Never underestimate the potentiall
y
dan
g
erous power o
f
wind, tide and the sea. Alwa
y
s ensure there is su
ff
icient
trained and pro
f
icient crew on board to handle the boat
an
d
i
ts operat
i
n
g
s
y
stems even
i
n a
d
verse con
di
t
i
ons.
NOTE: Standing rigging will stretch slightly when initially
loaded. Therefore, the rigging may have to be further tensioned
slightly after a few sails in a strong breeze to compensate for
this initial stretch. Once the mast is tuned and initial stretch is
taken out, the rig should need retuning only at the beginning of
each season.
5.1 Main Ri
g
Component
s
Anodized B&R Ri
g
Mas
t
B
oo
m
S
in
g
le Line Reefin
g
S
y
stem
F
ur
li
n
g
Jib
Internal Hal
y
ards led to
C
ockpit
Lar
g
e Roach Mainsail w/Flakin
g
S
y
stem
M
a
i
ns
h
eet an
d
van
g
O
ver the course of the next few pa
g
es we will outline
some of the components featured here, alon
g
with some
of
the optional components o
f
y
our sails and ri
gg
in
g
aboard
y
our Hunter sailboat.
5.2 The Mas
t
Your main and most vital ri
g
component is the mast. It
c
arries the sails and is supported b
y
the standin
g
ri
gg
in
g
as shown on pa
g
e 12.11.
5.3 The Boom
The boom carries the lower sheetin
g
point of
y
our main
sa
il
an
d
i
s contro
ll
e
d
by
t
h
e ma
i
n s
h
eet an
d
t
h
e van
g
.
P
a
g
e 4.12 contains illustrations demonstratin
g
the boom
with reefin
g
la
y
out and the Mainsheet Purchase la
y
out
.
5.4 The Sails
As standard
y
our Hunter is equipped with a
f
urlin
g
j
ib
sail and a drop down main sail. The mainsail is the sail
a
tt
ac
h
ed
t
o
th
e
a
ft tr
ac
k
o
f th
e
m
as
t
a
n
d
h
o
i
s
t
ed
with th
e
main hal
y
ard
f
rom the cockpit. The
j
ib sail is attached to
the foresta
y
and like the mainsail 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
important sail controls from the cockpit. The
j
ib is con-
trolled 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
.
5.5 Reefin
g
Instructions
1. Run reefin
g
line as illustrated in the boom & reef la
y
-
ou
t.
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