Krick COMTESSE, Building Instruction

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Status September 2018
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Krick Modelltechnik, Knittlingen, Germany
Knot in a carbine hook at the free end of the
sheets. Adjust the foresheet so that the foresail
boom opens approx. 40 mm. For the main
boom, adjust the sheet so that the boom is
absolutely in the middle of the hull.
Fig. foresheet
Fig. main sheet
For the following works it is necessary to
remove the rig (mast with sails and trees).
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To do this, unhook the sheets with the snap
hooks. Release the tension of the shrouds and
unhook the two shroud tensioners. Finally un-
hook th snap hook from the foresail boom.
Now the complete rig can be removed.
Now would be the latest time to paint the hull.
Stage 9, bow and stern pulpit, parts 9.1 -
9.19
For the construction of the bow and stern
pulpit, fixtures must be manufactured. Cut out
the drawings "9A" and "9B" on plan 1 and glue
them with paper glue onto a thicker wooden
board.
Drill the holes 2 mm.
Make the spacer blocks "D" from balsa wood
and glue them to the drawings with superglue
according to the dotted lines.
Fig. auxiliary devices
Before assembly, the tube parts must be cut
with some excess length, which is not de-
scribed in detail every time.
Bend the bow pulpit parts 9.1 and 9.2 as well
as the railing supports 9.3 and 9.4 according to
the detail drawing "9C" and cut them exactly to
length.
Provide the railing supports 9.3 and 9.4 for the
pulpit with the washers 9.5 and insert them into
the holes of the mounting board.
Push three split pins 9.6 onto the upper bow
pulpit rail. To do this, carefully expand the eye
of the split pins according to the diameter of
the railing. Push the split pins into the reling
supports at the top.
Place the lower pulpit rail 9.2 on the blocks and
fix it with needles.
Align the complete pulpit.
Solder the railing supports to the upper and
lower pulpit rails. Slide the washers onto the
board and solder them to the railing supports
as well. It must be soldered short but hot.
Solder in the pins 9.9 for the railing cables. Drill
small holes in the railing
Fig. bow pulpit
Make the rear pulpits on the board with the
drawing "9B". Care must be taken that a left
and right stern pulpit are manufactured.
Bend the upper railing cables 9.10 and 9.11
and the lower railing cables 9.12 according to
drawing "9D".