Dragonfly 32 Swing Wing, Manual

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You can fold the one side up against the dock, which is the most popular
procedure though, so the boat is closer to the dock and the mast crane.
NEVER step the mast with both floats folded, as it is extremely difficult to fit the
side stays and rigging, as everything is just too tight.
Remember to secure the rigging bolts in the side stays and forestay with Cleves
pins and secure also with rigging tape.
Remember to install the Backstay lines and blocks before you motor away from
the dock and set these lines just easy by hand only to avoid the rigging to move in
the top from side to side.
FORESTAY AND SIDESTAYS:
Forestay and side stays are mounted in the same fitting on the upper part of the
mast, where the four upper diamond stays are. Each side stay is mounted with a
10 mm quick link and 12 mm quick link for the forestay that has to be tightened
hard with a wrench and also best to secure with normal Locktite for better safety.
SETTING THE GENOA:
Before hoisting the genoa, make sure to roll some furling line up on the furling
drum. Turn the head- foil anti-clockwise until you have only about 2 metres
(approx. 6 feet) line left in the cockpit. This way you are able to furl the genoa at
once when the genoa is hoisted. The luff is mounted by the shackle over the
furling drum. Tension is adjusted via the jib halyard. The genoa/jib halyard is fixed
to the movable swivel at the head foil and the genoa top to the lower part of the
swivel. Make sure the boat is folded out on both sides before setting sails.
MOUNTING THE MAINSAIL:
The boat is folded out on both sides. The mainsail is placed on the one
trampoline and start from the top of the sail. Hold the boat up into the wind.
Mount the headboard (the top of the sail) into the top double Ronstan batten car
on the mast. Then hoist the sail to the next batten and fit the next stainless bolt
into the batten car with the nut on top etc. Use key no. 13 for the nuts on the
batten cars.
Remember also to fit the two reefing lines in the sail as you mount the mainsail.