bautek Fluggeräte Kite, Operating Instructions Manual

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Folding tip battens tensioning
The folding mechanism of the tip battens allows their tensioning with ease.
Tension the tip batten always after the spreader bar is tensioned. With
detensioned mainframe [=spreader bar] the tip battens carry substantial higher loads!
For tensioning unfold the short end of the batten tube in the direction of the end of the
keel and insert its end plug into the web loop at the rear sail corner. Now with the
open
hand [Warning: danger of pinching] inside the double sail and the other hand at the
sail corner, push the hinge of the batten past its balance point in the direction of the
end of the keel.
The disassembly of the tip battens done in the reverse manner.
Inserting lower sail battens and folding out the Swivel-tips
Push the straight battens into their pockets in the lower sail; they are not specifically
marked, but clearly of different length; the elongated holes in the lower sail mark their
pockets. Insert them fully and secure them against the rear seam.