Assembly instructions
Valdivia
Order No.
1140
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Splice the topsail halyard, the topsail sheet 32.2 and the
topsail stretcher 32.3 to the topsail 29.1 - see plans 3 and
4.
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Lower the main topmast 23.9 and fit the topsail rings 29.4
on it - Fig. 296.
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Raise the main topmast again.
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Thread the topmast halyard 32.1 through the vacant split
pin 23.26 and belay it temporarily.
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Run the topsail sheet 32.2 down through the split pin 26.11
and the pulley block 26.23 and belay it. Adjust the halyard
and sheet so that the top edge of the sail is under light ten-
sion, but the gaff is not pulled up - Fig. 297.
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Run the stretcher 32.3 round the appropriate belaying pin
under slight tension and splice a loop in it.
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Splice the Fisherman runner 32.4 in the sail 29.2. Bend the
ring 32.5 to shape, solder it closed and splice it into the
runner at a point 110 mm from the sail.
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Tie the main Fisherman halyard 32.6 to the ring! - Fig. 298.
Apply SP-EX to the final 15 mm of the halyard to stiffen the
cord.
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Splice the halyard 32.7, the stretcher 32.8 and the sheet
32.9 to the appropriate thimbles.
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Thread the main halyard through the split pin 23.26a and
belay it.
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Note:
if you intend to sail the boat with the Fisherman sail
set, then the schooner topmast stay 24.33 should be dis-
connected at the split pin 23.29. Run the hook and stay
through the ring 32.5 and connect it to the mainstay fitting
23.20. Secure the main halyard 32.6 with the stay 24.33
under tension - Figs. 299 and 300.
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Run the halyard 32.7 down through the split pin 23.29 or
the hook 24.34 and belay it.
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Belay the stretcher 32.8. Note: if you find that creases
appear in the sail when the boat is sailing, the stretcher
can be diverted through one of the mast rings.
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The sheet 32.9 is attached to the reefing cleat 30.15 at a
later stage.
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Stage 33, attaching the sheets, decorating the sails
Part
Description
Material
Dimensions
No.
Note
No.
off
33.1
Sheet block
Brass
6 Ø x 115
2
FS
33.2
Flying jib sheet
Beige thread
0.4 Ø x 1800
1
33.3
Jib sheet
Beige thread
0.4 Ø x 1700
1
33.4
Main topping lift
Beige thread
1 Ø x 600
1
33.5
Pulley block
Brass
5 Ø
2
FS
33.6
Tackle
Beige thread
0.7 Ø x 600
1
33.7
Lanyard
Beige thread
0.7 Ø x 1200
1
33.8
Spacer
Brass split pin
1 x 1.4 x 15
1
FS
33.9
Secondary lift
Beige thread
1 Ø x 600
4
33.10
Pulley block
Brass
5 Ø
4
FS
33.11
Lanyard
Beige thread
0.7 Ø x 1000
4
33.12
Lazy jacks
Beige thread
0.4 Ø, as plan
10
33.13
Footrope
Beige thread
0.7 Ø x 400
1
33.14
Brace
Beige thread
0.4 Ø x 100
2
33.15
Reef point
Beige thread
0.4 Ø x 150
80
33.16
Split pin
Brass
1.5 x 1.5 x 15
2
FS
33.17
Pulley block
Brass
5 Ø
2
FS
33.18
S-hook
Brass
0.8 Ø x 7
2
FS
33.19
Cleat
Plastic
15 long
2
FS
33.20
Backstay
Beige thread
1 Ø x 1000
2
33.21
Pulley block
Brass
5 Ø
2
2 eyes, FS
33.22
Lanyard
Beige thread
0.7 Ø x 500
2
33.23
Relieving rope
Beige thread
0.4 Ø
4
Overlength
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Connect the sheet blocks 33.1 to the swivel hook 25.16 on
the main boom and schooner boom.
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Run the main winch 7.1 to the “sails close-hauled” positi-
on, with the trim neutral.
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Route the main sheet 9.23 through the appropriate sheet
block 33.1 and the double block 9.14 and tighten it so that
the boom is almost on the boat’s centreline. Hold the
sheets together before and behind the sheet block (OP
clamp) so that they cannot shift - Fig. 301.
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Run the winch to the other end-point, disconnect the block
on the boom and pull all the sheet’s length onto the deck.
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Thread the loose end through the tubular rivet 9.4 and the
tube 9.3 - Fig. 118. Tie the end to the hook 9.22 so that
both parts of the sheet are of equal length - Fig. 302.
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To check the system disconnect the block again, and run
the winch to the close-hauled end-point. The main boom
should now be straight at the centre position, without pla-
cing the rigging under tension.
