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J88 OWNER MANUAL

J/88 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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Harken Headsail Furling:

The Harken 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 provided pre-feeder should be lashed and taped halfway between the feeder
gate and the lower extrusion leg.

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Mast:

Rigging the J/88 mast is a common procedure, and best handled by a qualified marine rigger. 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 secure the mast to the mast step
with the provided through-bolt.  We 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 a
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 two shrouds.

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Backstay Tackle:

The J/88 is equipped with a double ended cascading 24:1 backstay adjustment

system that leads to each side of the cockpit just forward of the traveler. Please refer to the complete
system diagram included in the next section of this manual for proper configuration.

A WORD ABOUT DYNEEMA (soft) BACKSTAYS:

The standard Dyneema backstay may need to be

properly stretched out in order to allow cascade legs in the system to fit properly. You can expect some
stretching of the upper backstay and the cascade legs initially, but this should work itself out after a couple
of nights of tensioning the system. If you find any of the parts are too short, then please try a temporary
Dyneema lashing and some tension on the system to attempt to stretch things out and make everything fit.

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Boom:

The J/88 is provided standard with one continuous reef line. Single line reefing is achieved by

first tying off the outboard end on the boom after running through the clew reef grommet on the reef at
the leech of the mainsail. This line then runs forward and deflects up at the inboard end sheave on the
boom (see diagram) to a block with a hook and then down through the padeye on the side of the mast
and aft to the inboard starboard rope clutch.

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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 step. See the QuikVang operating
instructions for how to adjust the internal spring for best results.