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3.4 Both main and jib sheets are double ended, one end going to a servo assist winch, the
other to a cleat for manual operation. When sailing servo assist both sheets should be
cleated with about half a metre free outside the cleat. There should be a stopper knot in
the end of the sheet outside the camcleats. (see fig 4—page 3, figs. 5 & 6 —page 4)
3.4 Presuming the servo assist gear is
installed correctly with battery and
joystick attached, wind in on both
sheets (pull joystick back) until either
main or jib is in hard enough to simu-
late being hard on the wind. Be care-
ful not to over sheet either sail. (fig
17– page 9, battery with “Y” connec-
tor & fig 26 typical joystick).
3.5 For this exercise the mainsail is correctly set when the sheet is in hard and the main-
mast begins to bend aft, while the jib should be around 15 degrees off the centerline.
That is the clew should be about 200mm outboard from the mainmast.
3.6 If the jib sheets in hard first, press the MO switch to disengage the jib sheet winch
and use the joystick to further adjust the main sheet.
3.7 If the main sheets in first, either:
(a) un-plug the main sheet winch (the white plug is under the console on the
starboard side of the centerboard case) and then using the joystick wind in
more on the jibsheet, or
(b)
press the MO switch to disengage the jib sheet winch and use the joystick to
let out the main sheet only, then re-engage both winches and haul in both
sheets, repeat until the jib is correctly set. It is very easy to over sheet the jib
so beware.
3.8 If you wish to sail the boat manually and adjust the sheets by hand, reverse the
process and wind the rope out of the winches leaving a tail of about half a meter
outside the winches. This will leave the full length of the sheets available for manual
operation.
4.
REEFING THE MAINSAIL: (reducing sail area)
4
.
1 Pull on the port reefing line to reduce sail area
4.2 Pull the Starboard line to increase sail area.
Fig. 26