Seascape 18 - Assembly

2. Assembly
2.1. Glossary
Aft: Back of the boat.
Gennaker: Asymetric nylon sail hoisted when sailing downwind.
Bow: Front of the boat.
Bowsprit: the pole, which extends from the bow to y the asymetric spinnaker.
Bobstay: dyneema rope that prevents bowsprit to bend up when fully extended.
Batten: Thin strip which ts into a long narrow pocket in the sail. It will give the sail its shape.
Boom: Spar at the foot of the sail.
Cleat: Fitting used for holding / securing ropes.
Clew: Lower most after-most corner of a sail.
Downhaul: Rope to stretch the luff of the sail. Also referred to as Cunningham.
Foot: Bottom edge of the sail.
Forestay: Wire supporting the mast in the fore and aft direction.
Gunwale: Outermost edge of the hull.
Goose neck: A hinge tting connecting the boom to the mast.
Halyard: Rope used to lower or hoist sails
Head: The top corner of the sail.
Hound: Point where the stays are connected to the mast
Jib: Front sail.
Jib Sheet: Control rope for the jib.
Leeward: The side of the boat the sails are set to when sailing.
Leech: Trailing edge of the sail.
Luff: Front edge of the sail.
Main sheet: Rope controlling the position of the main sail.
Mast rake: Angle of the mast to the hull.
Mast step; Fitting on the boat where the mast is connected to the front beam.
Pintel: Fitting on the transom and rudder used to hang.
Rudder stock: Carrier of a rudder blade and has an arm to steer.
Shackle: U-shaped metal strip with a pin to secure halyards etc.
Shrouds: Wire supporting the mast in the lateral direction.
Turnbuckle: Adjustable stay connector to chain plate.
Stern: Back of the boat.
Tack: Forward lower corner of the sail.
Tiller: (Telescopic) rod connected to the cross bar to steer the boat.
Transom: Flat vertical plane of the end of the hull.
Windward: The side of the boat opposite to where the sails are set to when sailing.
2.2. Tools needed
Your Seascape18 can be assembled without an expensive tool kit, but be advised to have ready
with you the following tools:
Electric tape,•
6mm and 13mm open spanner, •
pliers, •
teon dry lubricant, •
knife•
XXmm Allen key•