Dragonfly 32 Swing Wing, Manual

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Procedure to fold in the floats:
1. First release the safety cables on both port and SB-side at the end of the
aft two wings and pull the bowsprit back in if this has been pulled out
–
and pull both genoa sheets hand tight on the cabin top so the barberhaul
block/alloy ring does not get jammed between the hulls when folding in.
2.
Prepare the endless Swing Wing line by the stainless double block by the
cockpit coaming and make sure the line has no kinks.
3. IMPORTANT - Release now the backstay ONLY in the same one side you are
folding in; release the backstay slowly by easing the backstay line around a
winch as you can burn your hands on this very powerful line.
4. Take the line marked "fold in" 3 or 4 turns around the big cabin top winch
so it is ready to operate. Also, make sure the barberhauler line and the
boomwang/preventer lines are released and free.
5. Release the double rope stopper for the Swing Wing system in the cockpit
coaming. The float can now be winched in towards the center hull
– make
sure that the Swing Wing lines do no kinks and ALSO that the backstay line
is ALWAYS slack also and can run freely.
6. The water stays "take care" of themselves, just for your information.
7. Immediately stop winching in the float, when the inside rub rail touches
the center hull under the wings. Make a marked position on the line for
this. New boats are marked on the lines when hulls are pulled fully in. But
pull slowly in at the end so you overstress th
e “pull in lines”.
8. Close the double rope clutch again and take the Swing Wing inhaul line off
the winch.
9. When both floats are pulled in again, pull the backstay lines tight only by
hand.
We can only also recommend marking the Swing Wing inhaul line when this is
pulled into the right IN position. This is done on new boats, but as lines are
flexible
– this is only an indication.