Rigging a 1998 Ezzy Rev 5 Race Sail
6) Tension all of the battens, starting with the foot batten, by pulling on the batten strap while
pushing the palm of your other hand against the batten end-cap. Tension all battens until the
vertical wrinkles running through the pockets disappear.
Quick Tip:
When the camber battens are correctly tensioned, the sleeve directly in front of the cam should be
tight.
Quick Tip:
It is possible to over-tension the cam batten, which will cause the cam not to rotate. A quick
check of this can be done by holding the sail up on land and pumping the sail from both sides of the boom.
The cam should rotate smoothly, if it doesn't, decrease the batten tension.
7) Now release the outhaul and re -set it according to the wind strength you will be sailing in. For
light wind, use with slight negative outhaul. For high wind use with neutral to slight (.5 inches/1.3cm)
positive outhaul tension.
8) Tension the tack-strap webbing around the mast base. The tack-strap should be tensioned at least until the edge of the foot is tight.
High tack-strap tension is desirable in all wind conditions.
Quick Tip:
More tension on the tack strap in stronger wind puts the center-of-effort lower,. giving the sail more control. In light wind, tensioning the
tack-strap makes the foot deeper and tigthens the lower leech creating better low-end power. It is evident that in both cases, tensioning the tack
strap increases the performance of the sail.
Quick Tip:
The correct tack strap tension will put a slight wrinkle the tack section.
De-Rigging:
:
1)
Release batten tension (pushing the release lever located on the center of the buckle) and tack-strap.
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