Windpilot PACIFIC LIGHT - Installation: Comprehensive Guide; Height above the Waterline; Do I Need to Reinforce the Transom

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1.5 INSTALLATION: COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE
 • Rememberthefivecriteria.
1.5.1 HEIGHT ABOVE THE WATERLINE
 • Theruddershafthasbeenmanufacturedtothe
correct length for your boat.
 • Thedynamicwaterlineshouldcovertherudder
blade.
 • Therudderwillprojectsomedistanceabovethe
static waterline.
 • Ideal installation height: bolt 435 should be about
5-10 cm/2-4 in above the static waterline.
 • Locatethemountingbracketonthetransomatthe
appropriate installation height.
 • Usethemallettorotatethefourclamps860into
place against the transom.
 • Drillonehole(predrillwiththe9mmbitthen
complete with the 10.5 mm bit).
 • Passaboltthroughtheholejustdrilledtoholdthe
bracket in place.
 • Alignthebracket(level).
 • Predrilltheremainingthreeholesthroughthe
clamps (9 mm bit).
 • Removethebracket.
 • Drill out all the holes with the 10.5 mm bit.
 • Placesealingcompound(Sikaflex)aroundeach
hole.
 • Setthe60mmdiameterplasticdiscsonthe
Sikaflex compound.
 • Fastenthebracketwithallfourbolts.
 • Workinginsidethehull,setthewashersonthebolt
ends and tighten the nuts/locknuts.
 • SEQUENCE:bolthead/stainlesswasher/plastic
washer/clamp/60 mm plastic disc/Sikaflex/transom/
stainless washer/nut/nut
 • CAUTION:Theboltsmustbeproperly seated and
tightened - check them regularly!
 • Iftheboltsworkloose,thewholesystemcouldbe
lost.
 • AttachasafetylinetoyourPACIFICLIGHTjustin
case.
1.5.2 DO I NEED TO REINFORCE THE TRANSOM?
 • No.Theforcesonthetransomarerelativelylow
and should never exceed the steering force exerted
on the tiller plus the weight of the system itself.