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WICHARD, Inc

148a Bryce Blvd

Fairfax - VT05454

USA

Tel : +1 401 683 5055

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WICHARD PACIFIC Pty Ltd

Unit 13, 2 Bishop Street

St Peters NSW 2044,

Australia

Tel : + 61 2 9516 0677

Fax : + 61 2 9516 0688

Freecall from Australia: 1800 639 767

Email : [email protected]

WICHARD France

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France

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www.profurl.com

Summary of Contents for MK0

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Page 2: ...ROFURL boom is obviously heavier than a conventional boom Avoid uncontrolled gibing specially with strong wind as you could permanently damage your system Reminder to gibe 1 take in or winch your main...

Page 3: ...Page 17 Fitting the boomvang hound onto the mast Page 18 Adjusting the position of mainsheet bails Installing the control lines to the cockpit Page 19 Fitting the mainsail Page 20 21 Feeder adjustment...

Page 4: ...e sheave box 11 will be fit at the top of the luff profiles 1 and 2 It is assembled on the end brackets 2 times 5a themselves being attached by mean of slide screws 7 washers 33 and locknuts 8 and pin...

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Page 6: ...16 diameter Please purchase a 6 mm furling line and a ball bearing block to lead the furling line to the cockpit II PREPARATION II 1 UNFITTING THE HARDWARE FROM THE MAST II 1 a Dismantle the original...

Page 7: ...7mm 10 2 33 64 above line C The line B will correspond to the level of the upper edge of the gooseneck plates 13 once fit on the mast III 2 FITTING THE SLIDE SCREWS INTO THE MAST TRACK III 2 a Insert...

Page 8: ...rs 20 and 30 and tighten the counternut 30a and locknut 31 III 4 ASSEMBLING THE LUFF PROFILES Note assembling the luff profiles will be easier flat on the ground III 4 a Fit the luff profiles 1 et 2 t...

Page 9: ...a 31 onto the vertical stainless steel pin Please see drawing 4 Permanently fit the Nylock nut 31 with a 17 mm tube wrench onto the thread of the stainless steel vertical pin Fit the plastic cap 32 ov...

Page 10: ...ing the articulation brackets 5 onto the connector articulations 4 double check that the feeder profile is permanently and fully inserted in the gooseneck articulation 10 III 5 d Continue fitting all...

Page 11: ...MK 0 11 III 6 c Draw an A line on the mast corresponding to the position shown on drawing 7 Drawing 7...

Page 12: ...t tightening the 2 set screws 9 on the threads located at the opposite side of the cut end III 7 d Assemble the cut luff profile onto the next to last 2 m profile 2 III 8 FITTING THE UPPER CUT LUFF PR...

Page 13: ...oard In both cases please refer to drawing 9 for dimensions The PROFURL in boom reefing system is delivered pre assembled The boom profile 15 and the mandrel 16 may have to be re cut to length to matc...

Page 14: ...ut the boom profile 15 to length and to make sure that the cut section is accurately perpendicular to the profile wrap a sheet of paper or mylar with accurate right angle corners so that the edges are...

Page 15: ...push the mandrel forward pull out the bearing holder 19 so that the washer 20 touches backwards tighten again screw 29 III 9 c FITTING THE MANDREL ONTO THE BOOM III 9 c 1 Fit the mandrel 16 into the b...

Page 16: ...wing 12 by keeping it as horizontal as possible III 10 b Fit horizontal pin 34 Fit and open split pin 35 Caution do not drop or raise the boom more than 15 from horizontal position as it could cause p...

Page 17: ...r than too little III 11 d Draw lead lines for drilling on the side plates 13 Drill at 5 mm and fit the pop rivets 14 on the side plates There should have at least 8 pop rivets 14 on the mast on each...

Page 18: ...Use ball bearing blocks with a sheave of large diameter 3 Reduce as much as possible the number of lead blocks between the drum and the cockpit 4 Reduce as much as possible the angle of deviation of...

Page 19: ...not yet insert the mainsail battens into the batten pockets IV 3 Insert the tack slide 38 with the hook to the front into the tack webbing of the sail Insert together both webbing and tack slide into...

Page 20: ...xactly match the bolt rope diameter to quickly increase the gap between the bronze rollers to easily insert the bolt rope luff tape into the groove of the luff profiles after the sail has been furled...

Page 21: ...usly described and tension your halyard quite hard VI 2 Completely loosen the nuts of the boomvang hound 28 and make sure the hound is totally free to move fore and aft in the lower track of the boom...

Page 22: ...rticulation in order to prevent the luff profile to sag too much Please stick insignia reefing marks on the luff of the sail which will be at feeder level to show when the head is at the convenient po...

Page 23: ...URL France USA 5 This warranty does not cover damages caused by systems which has not been properly installed 6 This warranty does not cover the misfunctionning of the system due to a sail having been...

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Page 25: ...Bearing holder 19 03835 Washer MN6 A2 33 51035 Rear bushing 17 51003 Sheave box only 11 51004 Sheave 52 P191016 TACK SLIDE 38 51019 Articulation bracket 5a 51060 Slide screw 7 P191017 CLEW SLIDE 39 51...

Page 26: ...raight line between the tack and the head if the angle due to the luff curve is backwards the luff of the sail will roll backwards Luff curve has to be S shaped from tack to head negative in the lower...

Page 27: ...battened please see drawing Batten pockets must be sewn on the port side of the sail Batten pockets nose should not go further than 35mm 1 5 16 from the front edge of the luff tape to allow for the l...

Page 28: ...MK 0 28 Drawing 18 4 BATTEN MAINSAIL LUFF CURVE DESIGN...

Page 29: ...MK 0 29 Drawing 19 BATTENS ANGLE TO THE LUFF CONSIDERED AS A STRAIGHT LINE...

Page 30: ...MK 0 30 Drawing 20 BATTEN POCKET CONSTRUCTION...

Page 31: ...MK 0 31 Drawing 21 CLEW...

Page 32: ...MK 0 32 Drawing 22 TACK...

Page 33: ...MK 0 33 Drawing 23 HEAD CONSTRUCTION...

Page 34: ...OFURL product is warranted for a period of 3 three year from the date of purchase against parts and materials This warranty is limited to the repair and replacement of defective parts by an authorized...

Page 35: ...CIFIC Pty Ltd Unit 13 2 Bishop Street St Peters NSW 2044 Australia Tel 61 2 9516 0677 Fax 61 2 9516 0688 Freecall from Australia 1800 639 767 Email info wichard com au WICHARD France Hotline Support t...

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