Note:
If the rope is supplied in one piece, cut it into the lengths
indicated above, and use a cigarette lighter to seal the cut ends
to prevent them from fraying.
2-
Bote set-up: Open your bote and insert
all seats; refer to the bote instructions.
3-
* Rudder holes: There are 2 pre-drilled “pilot holes”
in the motor mount block.
First, look under the motor mount block hinged on the transom
to verify that the bote’s plastic membrane is not caught
under the hinge of the motor mount block. Holding down the motor
mount pad against the plastic membrane will enable you to drill
straight holes through the bote’s plastic membrane and transom.
Step 3- Rudder Holes & Bolts
Using the 2 pre-drilled “pilot holes” in the motor
mount pad as a template, drill 5/16” (8mm)) holes through
the membrane and transom. This hole size facilitates insertion
of the 3” x ¼” (40mm x 6mm) rudder bolts.
Attach the rudder to verify its installation. Since the rudder
would drag on the ground, remove it until the boat is next to
or in the water.
4-
* Leeboard holes: To install the leeboards, drill a 5/16"
(8 mm) hole on each side of boat, as follows:
Step 4 - Leeboard & Pad
·
10’ boat: 1 ½” back (aft) of the
rear edge of the center seat and in line with the seat channel
that holds the edge of the seat
· 12’ bote: Above
the center seat, centered in the cutout of the foam floatation.
· 14’ bote: Above
the 2nd seat from the front, centered in the cutout of the
foam floatation |
Note:If
you are using the Porta-Dolly, wait
to attach the leeboards until you are ready to launch and have
removed the Dolly. Then, insert a 1.5” x ¼”
(30mm x 6mm) bolt starting through the hump, not the valley, that
runs the length of the leeboard. Add the 8” (30 cm) round
pad on the bolt between the leeboard and the bote to avoid scraping
the hull. Then, insert the bolt through the hole you have drilled
in the side of the bote. Add a washer on the inside and tighten
with a wing nut. Tighten just enough to prevent the leeboard from
slipping.
Sail
Kit (Lateen) - How to set up for sailing.
Special Notes:
First
- If you don’t know how to sail....for your safety,
get lessons at a sailing school.
For more information, see:
http://www.american-sailing.com
http://www.ussailing.org
When setting
up any sail, it is well to know the knots called: bowline, clove
hitch, cleat hitch, and stopper knot. If you need guidance with
knots, there are good sites you can search on the internet, e.g.
“bowline knot”.
NOTE:
Make sure when setting up the sail kit that there are no power
lines that the mast and sail could touch, either where you set
up the bote or on your way to the water or from the water.
1-
Bote set up: As stated above, set up the bote with all
seats and the transom. You may skip installing
the top transom bolt on each side.
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2- * Traveler: Install
this 6’ (2m) cable [traveler]
with pulley [block] across the rear
of the bote. Its eye bolts replace the upper bolt on each side
of the transom, from inside the bote.
3- * Add a washer
and wing nut outside the boat and tighten. ("Step
20" shows a picture of a traveler completely installed.)
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..........Step
2 & 3 - Install cable [traveler]
.........................with pulley
[block]
4-
* Mast step:
Place the metal plate [mast step] on the front seat. The smaller
diameter collar goes into the socket at the middle of the front
seat so that the bent edges of the mast step reach over the edges
of the seat.
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Steps 4 & 5 – Mast Step &
Turnbuckles
5-
* Turnbuckles: Lay the mast down, centered
along the length of the bote, with the cables toward the front
[bow] of the bote. To allow for tightening
later, twist each turnbuckle so that it is ¾ expanded.
.......Step
5 & 6 – Turnbuckles & Back Stay Preparation
6-
* Back Stays preparation:
Attached to the mast are 5 cables; two cables end in chains with
eye bolts. On the chain is a clip [shackle].
Depending on the size of your bote, the shackle and eye bolt on
each chain need to be attached to the following chain link:
Step
6 & 7 - Back Stay Preparation
For
the 14’ bote, attach to
the LAST chain link
For the 12’ bote, attach
to the 3rd from the last chain
link
For the 10’ bote, attach
to the 5th from the last chain
ink |
7-
Back stays: Each cable with a chain goes from the mast
to one end of the 2nd seat. Remove each seat pin from this seat
and replace it with an eyebolt shackled to the chain. The wing
nuts attach to the eyebolts below this seat.
8-
* Bow stay:
Tie the 9’ (3m) rope [bow stay]
through one bow grommet - a “bowline” knot is best.
Run the rope through the loop of the bow stay cable. Return the
rope through the opposite bow grommet. Next, run the rope to the
lower mast cleat directly or under the front seat. Best is to
avoid running the rope from one grommet to the other one.
Step 8 - Bow Stay
9-
Halyard: Run half the 21’ (7m) rope [halyard]
through the hole [eye strap] at the
end of the mast opposite the cleats.
10- Set mast: After inserting the
halyard through the mast eye strap, raise up the mast from the
back of the bote. Place the bottom of the mast into the collar
of the metal plate [mast step] previously
placed at the middle of the front seat. Angling the mast up, push
hard away from the cables with chains and tie [hitch]
the rope [bow stay] to the mast’s
lower cleat.
If necessary, take down the mast and relocate the shackles and
eye bolts on the [back stay chains] so
that when raised, the mast is vertical.
11- Shrouds: The short, remaining
side cables [shrouds] run from the
mast to the ends of the front seat and their eye bolts replace
its seat pins. Below the front seat, install each wing nut on
an eye bolt.
12- Set turnbuckles: Tighten all
turnbuckles the same amount on each side of the mast only until
the slack in the cables is removed. Any additional cable slack
can be removed while sailing to avoid over tightening the cables.
Steps
13 & 14 - Sail Set-up & Out-hauls
13-
* Sail set up:
Lay out the sail on a clean surface.
The edge of the sail with 2 slots is the top edge [the
luff]. One 12’ x 1” (4m x 2.5cm) tube [the
gaff] has 2 eye straps; one of these eye straps matches
up with a slot along the sail luff. Fully insert the end of this
tube without an eye strap into the sail luff sleeve.
The edge of the sail with 3 slots is the bottom edge [the
foot]. The other tube has 3 eye straps, two of which match
up with slots in the sail foot. Fully insert the end of this tube
without an eye strap into the sail foot sleeve.
14-
* Out-hauls:
Tie the 36” x 1/8” (1m x 2mm) string to the sail grommet.
Tie the middle of this string to the grommet so that the string’s
two ends [out-hauls] are available
for separately stretching out the sail.
The sail should be straight along the tubes, with no wrinkles
either parallel or perpendicular to the tubes. To avoid distorting
the sail sleeves, do not tie together the ends of the out-hauls
or the ends of the tubes.
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15 - Halyard Set-up
15-
* Halyard set up:
At the sail slot where the top tube [gaff]
has an eye strap facing inward toward the sail, tie one end of
the rope [halyard] that runs up to the top of the mast. Tie the
knot close to the gaff so that the sail will be raised up all
the way to the top of the mast.
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..............Step
16 - Mount Sail - Insert Gooseck to Boom
16-
* Mount sail:
Raise the bottom tube [boom] to the
mast where the cables are attached. Insert the mast ring bolt
[gooseneck] through the hole in the
lower tube [boom] at the sail slot
closest to the exposed ends of the tubes. Tighten its wing nut
down against the bottom of the bolt threads sufficient to prevent
the wing nut from falling off during sailing.
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..............Step
17 - Attach (2) pulleys [blocks] to Boom
17-
* Sheet blocks: Using clips [shackles],
attach the 2 pulleys [blocks] to the bottom tube [boom].
For each shackle, insert its pin through the ring included on
a boom eye strap and rotate shackle’s pin until it snaps
in place.
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................... Step
18 - Install Rope [Mainsheet]
18-
* Main sheet:
Run the 27’ (9m) rope [main sheet] through the boom pulleys
[blocks]. From the block furthest from the mast, attach the end
of the main sheet to the traveler pulley [block]
at the back end of the bote. Tie the main sheet to the narrow
end of the traveler block so that the block’s roller can
run along the cable. A bowline knot is best. At the end of the
main sheet coming from the block closest to the mast, tie a stopper
knot to avoid the main sheet backing out of the boom pulleys.
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.............................Step
19 - Leeboard attached
19-
* Leeboards: Take
the bote to the water, and turn the bote so that it will launch
bow first into the water. Remove the Porta-Dolly. Attach the leeboards.
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.......Step
20 - Rudder and cable [Traveler] Installed
20-
* Rudder:
With the steering arm and its extension UNDER the cable [traveler]
at the back of the bote, attach the rudder with the rudder bolts,
washers and wing nuts.
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Step 21 - Initial sail raising
21-
*
Raise sail: While allowing the sail freedom to turn into
the wind, pull the halyard to raise the top of the sail to the
top of the mast. Tie [hitch] the halyard to the mast’s upper
cleat.
22- PFDs: Put on Coast Guard approved life
preservers {Personal Flotation Devices} on everyone going in the
bote. The Coast Guard fine for not having a PFD for each person
aboard is $2,500! Wearing a PFD is wise because accidents rarely
include time to put one on.
23- Launch: Push the bote into water
deep enough for the leeboards and rudder to be vertical. Rotate
the leeboards and rudder into vertical positions. On the bottom
of the rudder bracket – and on the leeboards, tighten the
wing nuts only sufficient to keep them vertical, unless they bump
something under water.
24- Safety: In the event that the
bote capsizes, swim out from under the sail because suction between
the water and sail could prevent a swimmer from getting to the
air. To turn the bote up-right, release the rope [main
sheet], turn the bote upright, and bail out or row it to
shore. The bote will not sink. Do not leave the bote unless it
is safe to do so.
Sail
Kit (Lateen) - Break down
1-
Landing:
Sail to a favorable landing location, raise the leeboards up along
the hull, and release the main sheet. Keep the rudder straight;
it will kick up when land lifts it. Hold the rudder up once land
is reached to avoid hurting the rudder hinge.
Avoid locations with overhead power lines between your landing
location and the location where you intend to pack up the sail
kit.
2- Lower sail: Release the halyard
to lower the sail. It is kind to the sail to release the string
[out-hauls] when the sail is not
in use.
3- Rudder & leeboards: Remove
the rudder and leeboards, replacing the washers and wing nuts
on the bolts to avoid their loss.
4- Wheels: Attach Porta-Dolly wheels
and avoiding power lines, move the bote, leeboards, rudder, and
life preservers (PFD’s) to the location where the bote can
be packed up and the parts stowed.
5- Traveler: Remove the 6’
cable [traveler] from the transom.
Replace the wing nuts on the eye bolts to avoid their loss.
6- Boom: Remove the lower tube [boom]
from the mast ring [gooseneck]. Replace
the wing nut to avoid its loss.
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.................................Step
7a- Stowing the sail
7a/b-*
Stowing:
Roll the sail up and tie the rolled up sail along side the booms.
Avoid wrapping the sail around the tubes material.
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..................................Step
7b- Stowing the sail
8-
Lowering the mast: Remove the side cables [shrouds]
from the edges of the front seat. While holding the mast from
falling, take down the mast by uncleating the bow stay and easing
it out. Remove the cables [shrouds and stays]
from the 2nd seat. Replace the wing nuts to avoid their loss.
Remove the rope [bow stay] from the grommets.
9- Pack up: Pack up the bote. If
you have kept the plastic shipping sleeve, insert the sail assembly
into this sleeve to protect the sail and tubes. Securely tie down
and transport the bote, mast, and sail assembly. Store the bote,
sail assembly, and parts to avoid their damage or loss.
10- Planning: Get ready for your
next sailing adventure, and attempt to keep the sailing stories
believable, please.
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