Dragonfly 25 Touring, Owner'S Manual

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Operating the Swing Wing system
The Swing Wing system must not be operated in winds exceeding 6 m/s or 12 knots or 3
Beaufort by true wind speed in open sea and areas and max. wave height of 0.2 m. Also look
out for waves coming from powerboats.
The boat will stay stable in a slip (moored in harbour), as long as waves are max. 0.2 m and
wind speeds from sideway do NOT ex
ceed 20 m/s or 40 knots of true wind speed with mast fully turned. If higher winds are
expected either make sure the boat faces into the wind or downwind, or secure the mast
sideways – or, in worst case (like heavy storm or hurricane warning), take the mast down or
move the boat to a place, where it can be folded out. Or, take the boat out of the water,
take the mast down and secure the boat.
VERY IMPORTANT: WHEN THE BOAT IS FOLDED IN THE WATER, THE BOAT MUST NOT BE
FULLY FOLDED, THE FLOATS MUST BE CLEAR OF THE CENTRE HULL AND GIVES YOU MUCH
MORE STABILITY. Boat fully folded is only for transport.
• Never keep the boat folded on mooring or at anchor.
• Never let the boat dry out in folded position.
• Never hoist any person up into the rigging when folded.
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Never set sails when folded.
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Only use the Swing Wing system in harbour and wave protected areas.
On dry land never fold out by using the folding system only. On dry land, you have to push
by hand the float approx. half the way out, before you winch it out with the Swing Wing
system. This is due to the fact that the floats are missing their buoyancy.
When folding in on dry land, it is very important to hold the "fold-out" line in your hand to
control that the float does not fall in/down by itself against the main hull. This can damage
the boat, and people around the boat can be injured.
VERY IMPORTANT
ALWAYS remember to install the safety line on the aft wing when folding out. If not, the boat
can collapse while sailing, if the Swing Wing system for some reason gets open by the crew
by mistake or fails.