Dragonfly 32 Swing Wing, Manual

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11. Dry out the hulls completely to avoid frost damage and check all
bilges in all 3 hulls are dry, also the forward and aft bilges in the
floats.
12.
Make sure that ventilation is good before storing the boat for the
winter. The best thing to do is to store the boat indoors for the winter
period, if you use a canvas or plastic type cover make sure it does not
touch the boat and hulls as this might scratch the boat.
13.
Flush the holding tank and empty this before you haul out the boat –
best min. two times.
Any damages and lacks on boat, sails or instrumentation should be fixed in the
autumn; everybody can give the best service at that time of the year.
IMPORTANT MAINTENANCE INFORMATION ON THE RIGGING:
Always check the rigging, halyards, reefing lines, water stays and rudder down
line, as well as the cables and lines operating the swing wing system.
Minimum once a year shorten all halyards, reefing lines, and swing wing lines by
approx 25 cm. After some years, you can turn them around or replace the lines.
Water stays we recommend changing every 7 years using the same quality of
products, or at max. 15,000 NM.
Side stays should be changed latest after 10 years or by max 15,000 NM.
Diamond stays on the mast should be changed latest after 15 years or by max
20,000 NM.
Never climb the rigging when the boat is in folded position.
Tension on the rigging, please see rig diagram.
Never change the tension on the diamonds without checking tension with a
tension meter according to rig tension diagram, changing the rig tension can
cause the mast to break.
Never drill holes in the carbon mast section without asking your local dealer or
Quorning Boats beforehand.