Phileas OPEN 5.00, Owner'S Manual

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To help the spinnaker in and out of the snuffer, a
specific product is delivered with each boat to
treat the spinnaker. Vaporize the product,
insisting on the surfaces close to the patches. Let
it dry before carrying out the same operation on
the other side of the spinnaker.
The spinnaker tack is fixed to the boom with the
help of a strap - length 70 cm -diameter 4,
provided with a ball to block it. It is fixed to the
spinnaker by a fingertip bowline knot (made
short) which can be solidified with adhesive.
Spinnaker sheet
The automatic winch pulleys #2625 allow you to
gybe smoothly (without applied tension the pulley
is traditional).
The sensitivity of these pulleys is adjustable (see
Harken instructions).
The pulleys are assembled on the most forward
hole of the shroud chain plate. It is best to
position the shackle towards the inside.
The spinnaker sheet is without interruption. ( clew
/ winch pulleys/ back to clew).
When hoisting the spinnaker, you need to have
the wind behind you or with a very slight reach.
The crew who carries out the manoeuvre will
stand upright, legs bent, a foot of each side of the
keel casting. Take care that his feet do not
obstruct flow of the halyard.
To lower , the crew’s position is the same. While
holding the patch in the right hand, he needs to
release the halyard with the left hand. As soon as
it comes out of the cleat, do not retain it but take
up the slack of the patch very quickly while the
spinnaker comes down.
To pass the "cap" he will need to exert a
greater effort.