J/80 Owner Guide 7
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J/Boats, Inc., 2007
J/80 Rigging & Tuning Guide
Tools needed for rigging your J/80:
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Phillips head screwdriver
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Flat head screwdriver
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Adjustable
wrench
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Portable Drill
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Needle nose pliers
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Knife/scissors
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WD-40 or Superlube
Mast & Boom Commissioning
Mast:
Find two saw-horse supports and cover with padding or carpeting to support the
mast. Carefully remove all protective packaging from the new mast and spreaders. The
roller furler is shipped pre-assembled from the factory and should be carefully handled
while commissioning. Locate and remove the four standard spreaders taped to the
mast and put aside in a clean area. Locate all wire rigging and standard halyards (3)
from the running rigging box inside the J/80.
Attach each halyard tail to the end of the appropriate messenger lines pre-installed in
the mast. The main halyard feeds into the mast crane at the top of the mast, the
spinnaker halyard feeds through the block 18” above the headstay connection, then up
to the spinnaker halyard sheave, and the jib halyard, just below the headstay
connection. The main halyard leads to port to a horn cleat on the side of the mast and
jib halyard exit to port leading to double aligned Harken cam cleats. The spinnaker
halyard leads to starboard down to a turning block on the mast and aft to a large cam
cleat on the cabin top.
Be sure when you attach the halyard to the messenger that you tie an appropriate knot
or else you risk losing the messenger line into the mast. A good idea is to tape over
your knot with rigging or duct tape.
After all the halyards are installed, you can install both sets of spreaders. Make sure
that the halyards lead behind the spreader bars inside the mast tube. A long screw
driver can help with this. Pin and tape the spreaders.
Next, you are ready to install the shrouds. This is very simple. Beginning with the
upper shrouds, insert the “T” fitting on the end of each shroud into the mast termination
hole and twist 90 degrees. Follow the same procedure for the other five remaining
shrouds.
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Install the shrouds into the spreader end slots and slightly tighten the stainless end
plate (do not over-tighten these).
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Tape the spreader ends thoroughly with rigging tape and/or rubber boots.
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Slide the preformed mast collar on the bottom of the mast and install an optional
Windex at the top of the mast if desired. Proceed to the tuning section for post
mast-stepping tips and instructions.
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