LaserPerformance Z420, Rigging Manual

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11. Rudder and Centerboard
To install the rudder downhaul system,
1. Thread the provided short rudder downhaul
line through the leading edge of the rudder
blade. (figure 53) and out the starboard side.
2. Tie a figure eight stopper knot in the aft end.
(figure 54)
3. Line up the top hole of the rudder head with
bottom hole of the rudder blade.
4. And Insert the rudder pivot bolt: place
provided washer then nut and tighten with a
wrench. Make sure the pivot rudder bolt is tight
enough so the blade will pivot freely.
(figure 55)
Note:
BE CAREFUL NOT TO CROSS THREAD THE
EYE BOLT INTO THE INSERT WHEN FITTING.
5. Pass the short downhaul line up through the
center of the rudder head, over the top forward
bolt with sleeve and forward through the groove
(figure 56), and tie a bowline to the elastic loop.
Attach the long downhaul line to the elastic
loop with a bowline. (figure 57)
6. Slide the rudderhead gudgons onto the
pintles (figure 58); then slide the tiller onto the
rudder head. (figure 59)
7. Tighten the long rudder downhaul line and
cleat to the tiller. (figure 60)
8. Once you have launched the boat into the
water, pull the centerboard downhaul line to
pivot the centerboard to the down position and
secure with the downhaul bungee. (figure 61)
Warning
: If the centerboard is not secured and fully
re-tracts during a capize, the boat will invert and there is
a risk of entrapment.
figure 54
figure 60
figure 58
figure 53
figure 59
figure 57
figure 55
figure 61
figure 56