LaserPerformance Sunfish - Ratchet Block Installation

5. Ratchet Block Installation
Depending on which model Sunfish you have
purchased the ratchet block will be dierent in
appearance. Follow the instructions below for
your model Sunfish. Find the mainsheet eye
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strap located on the deck forward of the cockpit,
aft of the daggerboard well (Figure 16). is is
where you will attach the mainsheet ratchet
block.
figure 16
DAGGERBOARD WELL
EYESTRAP
Standard Kit
1. In the delivery kit locate the ratchet block
(figure 17), shackle, pin and ring
(figure 18).
2. Loop the shackle through the eyestrap and
align the hole in the shackle with the
hole in the bottom of the mainsheet block. In
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sert the pin and secure with
the ring (figure 19).
figure 18figure 17 figure 19
Race Kit
1. In the delivery kit locate the ratchet block
(figure 20), compression spring
(figure 21), shackle, pin and ring (figure 21).
2. Take the shackle and loop it through the eye
-
strap. Place the compression spring
over the eyestrap (figure 22).
3. While compressing the spring, place the
mainsheet ratchet block at the top of the spring
and align the hole in the bottom of the block
with the holes in the shackle.
4. Secure the Ratchet block to the shackle using
the pin and ring
(figure 23).
Tip: To assist in keeping the spring compressed while
attaching the block to the shackle, try compressing the
spring and tie with string. Place the tied spring over the
eyestrap and attach the block. en untie the string and
release the spring.
Tip: After rigging the mainsheet block some racers prefer
to raise the height of the hiking strap in order to more eas
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ily get their feet under after a tack. Using a small piece of
line or shockcord, thread one end through the forward loop
of webbing in the hiking strap. Continue the line through
the mainsheet block eyestrap (figure 21). Be sure to tie the
line tightly in order to keep the strap in the lifted position.
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figure 23 figure 24