Capricorn F18 Owner’s Manual v1.2
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Fit the trapeze wires to the top eye using the smaller shackle. Here too, washers may be
used to keep the shackle upright.
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The side stays have Stamaster adjusters, to fit the chain plates of the hulls near the front
beams. The front stay attaches to the bridle plate and via 2 bridles to the chain plates at the
bows. Make sure the bridles are connected to the chain plates at the bows using the
shackles, before raising the mast and in such a way, the bridle plate can be held upwards
without a twist.
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Do not forget to secure all shackles with a set of pliers or appropriate shackle tool.
2.4.6. Raising the mast
The usual procedure is to raise the mast from the back of the boat. In this case, it might be helpful
to have the sterns facing windward, making raising the mast easier. Also height differences in
terrain condition may be used to good advantage.
The hinged mast step allows the mast to be raised and lowered from any direction. The key to this
is that the front of the mast must face the direction that it is to be raised from, or lowered to.
Raising the mast requires minimal 2 persons. The usual procedure would be:
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Put the assembled platform on a flat surface, preferably with its sterns windward.
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Raise the mast from the back of the boat.
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Position the mast on the boat, sail track down, with the base of the mast just forward of the
main beam and the top of the mast out the stern.
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Connect the side stays to the corresponding chain plates, with the Stamaster adjusters at
maximum length. Rigging the 1
st
time the Stamaster will be fitted permanently to the chain
plates, so the next time the mast is raised, only the flat threaded part my be inserted to the
nut.
Sail track down for connecting stays
