d)
a)
3.3 - Rigging the Mast
3.4 - Stepping the Mast
REMEMBER
If you are rigging the Jib and Gennaker Packs, you need to read Sections 3.4 and
3.10 before stepping the mast
Now the mast is ready to be put up in the boat, or ‘stepped’.
BEFORE PICKING UP THE MAST, CHECK THAT YOU ARE NOT IN
THE VICINITY OF OVERHEAD POWER CABLES
The mast
pin has a locking nut on the bottom to prevent it from
falling out.
To close the mechanism:
1) Push the Pin through the gate from above.
2) Screw down the knurled nut until it is tight.
The Mast Gate Pin
• Remove the mast gate pin from the
hole and open the mast gate.