LaserPerformance Sunfish - Attaching the Rudder: Standard and Race; Daggerboard Assembly: Standard and Race

16. Attaching the Rudder: Standard and Race
1. Slide the tiller and
extension underneath the
wire bridle. e pintle pin
will have two indentations
that align with the two
notches in the gudgeon
(located on the stern of the
boat). Align the pintle pin
with the gudgeon notches.
2. Press down on the top
of the pintle pin
(compressing the pintle
spring) and slide the pin’s
indentations into the
gudgeon.
3. Release the pin. e
rudder should now be se
-
curely attached to the boat.
e rudder should be able
to pivot from side to side
easily. Leave the rudder
in the kicked up position
prior to launching.
4. e Sunfish Race rudder
attachment is the same as
the standard Sunfish. e
only dierence between
the two models is the
rudder blade materials.
17. Daggerboard Assembly: Standard and Race
1.Locate the daggerboard, bungee line,
retainer line, daggerboard handle line
and brummel hooks (2) from the line
bag and delivery kit (figure 54).
2. With a stopper knot, attach the
brummel hooks to each end of the bun
-
gee (figure 55).
3. read the daggerboard handle line
through the aft hole of the daggerboard
head. ere are 2 suggestions for tying
the handle. Use figures 56 - 60.
4. read one of the brummel hooks
through the hole in the daggerboard.
5. Lead the ends of the bungee around
the mast (figure 61) and through the
bow handle. Connect the two brum
-
mels (figure 62).
6. When you are ready to launch, slide
the daggerboard into the daggerboard
well. e bungee should be facing the
bow while the retaining line faces the
cockpit (figure 63). Tie a bowline with
the daggerboard retainer line to the
aft hole of the handle in the dagger
-
board. With the free end of the line
tie a bowline to the mainsheet block
eyestrap
figure 56
figure 54 figure 55
figure 57 figure 58 figure 59 figure 60
Find the center of the daggerboard handle line.
Pass one end of the line through either hole and
place the center of the line at the hole. Twist the
two sides of the line around each other (figure
56). When a sucient handle is made by the
twisting, thread one end of the line through the
opposite hole (figure 57). Secure with a square
knot (figure 58). Using a hot knife cut the ends of
the knot to a desired length (figure 59).
read one end of the
handle line through the
aft hole and tie a stopper
knot. Continue the line
back through the hole
and tie a stopper knot on
the opposite side. Pull
tight. Cut excess line.
figure 61 figure 62 figure 63
BUNGEE LINE
BRUMMEL HOOKS
RETAINING
LINE