Attach the outhaul car to the aft ring.
Starting with the bottom batten, roll the
extra sail up and tie with two 2 foot pieces of
line using the reef points (grommets) in the
sail. Do now tie around boom.
Reefed sail on a Prindle 16.
SECTION III:
AFTER SAILING
Loosening the rig
Before you lower your sails, you must loosen
the rig tension using the mainsheet and trav-
eler method (explained in Section I -
Assembly). With the wind coming from the
bow at a 45 degree angle, travel the main all
the way out to the leeward corner. With the
crew sitting on the trampoline, sheet the
main in tight. The lee shroud should become
loose.
Move the shroud up to the second to the top
hole in adjuster, insert pin and ring and
uncleat the main. You do not need to loosen
the other shroud. Leave it in the proper sail-
ing position and you will know where to
place the loosened shroud the next time you
go sailing.
Lowering the sails
Point your bows into the wind. Uncleat the
main downhaul and disconnect the boom
from the mainsail.
To lower the jib, uncleat the jib downhaul.
Rehook the jib halyards together with brum-
mel hooks. Hoist the jib slightly until “S”
hook is just above the ring and quickly pull
the jib down by the tack.
NOTE: If the jib does not lock or unlock the
first time, try again. Remember the hook
must face aft and to hoist the “S” hook just
above the ring. Pull down slowly to lock and
quickly to unlock.
Lower the jib and tie the jib halyard at the
base of the mast. Use the downhaul cleat
for this purpose. Pull the lines tight to keep
them from flapping while trailering. Leave
zipper open with the zipper car at the head
of the sail. If it is allowed to go to the bot-
tom, it may fall off.
Fold the jib in half and start rolling from the
middle.
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