Lagoon 52 F, User Manual

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RIGGING / SAILS
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RIGGING / SAILS
Never force in case of hard point during the winding or unwinding of
the front sails.
Check that there is no halyard caught in the furler or that the sail is
not too tightened.
JIB LOWERING
The jib must absolutely be furled.
- Have the jib halyard extension fixed in the lower hook of the tension
adjustment traveller then pass it in the available mast foot block with
a direct return to a winch on the wheelhouse.
- Hoist the halyard (about 5 cm) before letting the traveller go down.
- Release the traveller locker doing a ninety-degree turn.
- Slip the halyard to the winch.
This group of elements is no longer under tension.
- Release the halyard and its extension from the tension adjustment
traveller and tighten them together with a solid whipping (in order to
get one single halyard).
- Harden moderately the halyard using the winch.
- Unwind the jib to haul down.
STAYSAIL
The staysail fits onto a furler with a free luff.
In order to avoid unexpected unwinding of the furler, remove the stay-
sail as soon as it has been furled.
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JIB
JIB FITTING
Pay attention to the way the drum winds up: the Genoa UV protection
must be outside (see location pictograms on the sail - sun on exterior
side, sun crossed out on interior side-).
The jib halyard has an extension linked to it through a whipping.
- Hoist the jib until the halyard whipping appears level with the tension
adjustment track.
- Furl the jib.
The halyard can then be slackened.
- Separate the halyard from its extension.
- Have both of them fixed on each side of the tension adjustment tra-
veller.
- Block the locker.
- Harden moderately the halyard until the traveller locks automatically
one or two notches lower.
Once the jib is completely unwounded, you will be able to adjust its
definitive tension using a tightening rope, more important than the ha-
lyard extension.
If the jib is kept wound when the boat is not used, slip the halyard one
notch tighter on the track in order to release the tension of the halyard
on the masthead sheave.
JIB USE
- Progressively slip the jib roller furling stopper pulling a sheet.
- Pull on the stopper to wind up the jib.
We advise you to wind or unwind the front sails when sailing before
the wind.
LAGOON 52 F
WARNING
When the mainsail is shortened and reefed down
twice, you must replace the jib by the staysail.