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Figure 50
10. Position the frame with the control frame
facing down and with the rear end of the leading
edges at the nose of the sail (fig. 50). Slide the
frame into the sail through the nose opening,
making sure that the leading edges of the frame
pass properly into the leading edge pockets of the
sail and don’t get caught at the rear of the bottom
surface near the root. As you feed the frame
slowly into the sail, check periodically to see that
none of the hardware is snagging on the sail. At
certain stage don’t forget to insert the keel tube
into the keel pocket.
11. When the frame is fully inserted, slide the tip
part of the sail on both rear leading edges
forward, towards the nose as far as necessary to
extract washout struts out through the washout
holes in the sail.
12. Reach into the sail from the sail tip, find the sail mount strap and stretch it towards the aft end of the
leading edge, using the handle on the mount strap. Position the sail mount strap to the end cap slot of the
leading edge tube and make sure the sail is mounted properly. Close the safety Velcro around the leading
edge tube.
13. Attach the rear sail mount strap to the keel tube. Attach the bottom rear wires to the keel tube.
14. Attach the kingpost to the keel tube channel using a clevis pin and secure it with a safety ring. Check
that the routing of the sweep wires is right and outside the kingpost channel. Connect the hang loop to the
kingpost. Put the back up hang loop on the keel tube (fig. 51) and pass it in the main hang loop. Connect
both hang loops with Velcro.
Figure 51
Figure 52
15. Bolt the crossbar to the leading edge tube and splint the joint.
16. Feed the upper side wires through the corresponding holes in the sail. Bolt upper and lower wires to
the crossbar, making sure that no wires are wrapped around a crossbar or leading edge and that no
thimbles are cocked or twisted. Note that the upper side wire is attached to the front facing side of the
crossbar and the lower side wire is attached to the rear facing side of the crossbar.
17. Insert the upper front wire into the sail (fig. 52) and attach it to the nose plate. Secure it with a safety
ring.
18. Install the nose batten.
19. Connect washout bridles with the front wire bridle.
20. Feed the upper rear wire through the corresponding loop on the trailing edge of the sail. Connect the
upper rear wire with the rubber cord, using its carabiner.