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Both main and jib sheets are double ended, one end going to a servo assist winch, the other to a cleat for
manual operation. When sailing servo assist both sheets should be cleated with about half a metre free
outside the cleat. There should be a stopper knot in the end of the sheet outside the camcleats. (see fig
4—page 9, figs. 5 & 6 —page 10)
Presuming the servo assist gear is installed cor-
rectly with battery and joystick attached, wind in on
both sheets (pull joystick back) until either main or
jib is in hard enough to simulate being hard on the
wind. Be careful not to over sheet either sail. (fig
17– page 15, battery with “Y” connector & fig 18
typical joystick).
For this exercise the mainsail is correctly set when the sheet is in hard and the main- mast begins to bend
aft, while the jib should be around 15 degrees off the centerline. That is the clew should be about 200mm
outboard from the mainmast.
If the jib sheets in hard first, press the MO switch to disengage the jib sheet winch and use the joystick to
further adjust the main sheet.
If the main sheets in first, either:
un-plug the main sheet winch (the white plug is under the console on the starboard side of the cen-
terboard case) and then using the joystick wind in more on the jibsheet, or
press the MO switch to disengage the jib sheet winch and use the joystick to let out the main sheet
only, then re-engage both winches and haul in both sheets, repeat until the jib is correctly set. It is
very easy to over sheet the jib so beware.
If you wish to sail the boat manually and adjust the sheets by hand, reverse the process and wind the rope
out of the winches leaving a tail of about half a meter outside the winches. This will leave the full length of
the sheets available for manual operation.
Reefing the Mainsail (reducing sail area)
Pull on the port reefing line to reduce sail area
Pull the Starboard line to increase sail area.
Fig. 18
