J/Boats J/88, Owner'S Manual

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J88 OWNER MANUAL 13
Sail Control Systems
After stepping the mast and connecting the boom, Quikvang, furler, and backstay, rig all halyards and the
remaining sail control systems on deck.
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Main Halyard: exits the mast on the port side, runs through the aft mast block on the mast step out to
the inboard triple organizer and then aft through the inboard rope clutch and finally to the winch when
necessary.
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Jib Halyard: exits the mast to port, leads through a mast base block, out to the middle organizer position
aft to the outboard rope clutch.
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Spinnaker Halyard: exits the mast to starboard, leads through mast base block, out to the middle
ferrule of the organizer aft to the outboard rope clutch.
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Mainsheet Traveler: is a 4:1 Harken low friction mid-range system. The purchase system on each side
of the cockpit controls a Harken traveler car mounted on the track (see diagram for set--up).
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Outhaul: is an internal 8:1 system adjusted at the cleat on the underside of the boom and comes pre-
assembled from Hall Spars.
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Cunningham: The cunningham is a simple 6:1 system that is installed at the mast. See diagram for
details.
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Mainsheet: system is a 6:1/18:1 system (see diagram). The system includes a strop for the rough tune
to minimize length of line in cockpit. The system is designed to allow easy and quick adjustments of the
mainsheet with power on the fine tune for highly loaded adjustments. The hardware is within easy reach
of the helmsman and facilitates short-handed sailing.
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Jib Sheet: attaches to the headsail and leads to the adjustable jib block on the track, aft to the deflector
eye on the deck and then directly to the primary winch.
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Spinnaker Gear: The J/88 includes hard points for the spinnaker at the forward leg of the sten rails
and on the stanchion bases just outboard of the cockpit. See the deck hardware layout diagram for
more info.