J/Boats J/111, Owner'S Manual

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J/111 OWNER MANUAL 12
J/111 Rigging
The running and standing rigging items supplied with your boat are designed for efficiency. A wealth of
racing and cruising experience has gone into the deck layout to make sailing and boat handling safe and
easy to handle by a couple or a racing crew.
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Facnor Headsail Furling: The Facnor “Flat” Furler is provided with the boat standard and requires
assembly prior to installing the mast. A complete instruction manual is included with this hardware
detailing the proper procedure. The pin-to-pin headstay length necessary to complete this task for the
J/111 is 15089mm or 49’5”. The provided pre-feeder should be lashed and taped halfway between
the feeder gate and the lower extrusion leg.
SPECIAL NOTE:
THE PLASTIC HALYARD CHAFE GUARD REFERRED TO IN THE FACNOR ASSEMBLY MANUAL
(LOOKS LIKE A HOCKEY PUCK) IS NOT REQUIRED OR PROVIDED WITH THE J/111 FACNOR
SYSTEM.
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Mast: Rigging the J/111 mast is a common procedure, and best handled by a qualified marine rigger.
All spreaders, shrouds, and halyards are installed and properly taped and secured. Be sure all mast
related electronics and wind indicators are properly wired and installed prior to stepping the mast.
After stepping the mast it is VERY IMPORTANT to properly brace the mast within the mast collar
PRIOR to sailing with the provided Pre-Molded Spartite mast wedge. We also recommend that a
small cord is tied and taped approx. 24” above each lower spreader between the intermediate shroud
and upper shroud if you plan to sail with any type of spinnaker. Simply tie this line to each shroud
(allowing for some slack) and tape ends over with rigging tape. This prevents the spinnaker (during a
take-down) from potentially dropping into the V that is formed at the lower spreader between these
shrouds.
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Hydraulic Backstay: The J/111 is equipped with a remote hydraulic backstay panel and backstay
cylinder from Sailtec for adjusting mast bend and helping shape sails for optimum performance. The
hydraulic unit is simple to operate, easy to maintain, and highly reliable. The cylinder is affixed at its
lower end to the chainplate tang on the transom and at its upper end to the eye at the end of the
backstay. In order to make the cylinder fit, turn the release valve on the panel and pull out the SS
shaft to fully extend it. Please refer to the Sailtec instructions for proper priming of the system and for
maintenance and operation of the system.
CONNECTING THE DYNEEMA BACKSTAY: The standard Dyneema backstay is delivered coiled up
and as such may need to be properly stretched out in order to make the connection to the upper toggle of
the hydraulic backstay cylinder. After stepping the mast be prepared to lash the lower end of the backstay
to the toggle of the backstay cylinder (with a length of Spectron for example) and pump up the backstay
system a bit to stretch the backstay to its proper length. This may require leaving some tension on
overnight.
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Boom: The J/111 is provided standard with one continuous reef line. Single line reefing is achieved
by first tying off the outboard end at the clew on the reef point at the leech of the mainsail. This line
then deflects up at the inboard end sheave on the boom (see diagram).
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Boom Vang: The Hall QuikVang is a mechanically operated spring loaded boom vang with a Harken
block and tackle purchase system. This vang system allows for quick and easy adjustment and also
acts as a boom topping lift. The vang is affixed to the vang plate welded underneath the boom and to
the mast at the vang gooseneck located just above the mast collar. See the QuikVang operating
instructions for how to adjust the internal spring for best results.