Assembly instructions
Valdivia
Order No.
1140
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Cut down one of the ventilators 34.7 as shown. Bend two
handles 34.8 to shape for the second ventilator, drill holes
for them as shown and glue them in place.
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Paint the ventilators white on the inside, black on the out-
side.
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Glue the funnel head 34.9 to the funnel pipe 34.10 - Fig.
318.
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Paint three washers 34.11 and fit them on the three beech
dowel spigots 10.23 on the foreship deck. Glue the short
ventilator on the spigot aft of the anchor winch. Fix the
second ventilator on the left-hand side adjacent to the
schooner mast, and install the funnel aft of the companion.
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Assemble the compass base 34.12 from four strips of
spruce, sand smooth and wax - Fig. 319.
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Glue the compass 34.13 and the compass ring 34.14 to
the base.
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Glue the throttle housing 34.15 to the base plate 34.16,
and fit the levers 34.17 and 34.18.
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Paint the compass and throttle housing grey and glue them
in place as shown in Fig. 320.
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Paint the masthead lamp housing 34.19 black, the stern
light housing 34.20 white, and glue the lamp lenses 34.21
in the housings. Glue the masthead light on the schooner
mast frame 23.7 - Fig. 321.
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Glue the stern light to the stern handrail.
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The main sheet may snag on the stern light when the boat
is sailing; you can avoid this by installing the deflector bar
34.22. Cut it from nylon line and glue it in place as shown
- Fig. 322.
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Make up the two boathooks from parts 34.23 - 34.25 as
shown in Fig. 323.
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Attach the boathooks and the lifebelt 20.23 to the cabin
roof using the lashings 34.26 - Fig. 324.
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Attach the name placards.
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Glue a split pin 34.27 in the schooner masthead as shown
on plan 3. Fit the eight remaining split pins in the 1 mm Ø
holes in the ends of the spreader from the underside.
Connect an S-hook 34.28 in the rear left-hand split pin on
the spreader. The S-hooks serve to locate the flag
halyards 34.31 and 34.33.
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Wrap the front edge of the name pennant 329 over to form
a hem, and glue a short strop into it - Fig. 325.
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Fix the name pennant to the pennant stock 34.30 as
shown on plan 3. Tie the flag pennant 34.31 to the centre
of the pennant stock, run it through the split pin at the main
masthead and tie the other end to the bottom of the pen-
nant stock.
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Run the flag halyard through the S-hook to the rear left-
hand pin rail and belay it there.
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Glue the “robbe” pennant 34.32 to the centre of the flag
halyard 34.33. Route the flag pennant from the schooner
masthead through the S-hook to the left-hand pin rail and
belay it there.
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Attach the German national flag 34.34 to another short
strop as shown on plan 3.
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Additional flag halyards can be fitted from the tips of the
spreaders to the pin rails at the builder’s discretion.
Notes on reefing
With increasing wind strength it becomes necessary to reduce
sail area. The first stage is to take down the Fisherman sail. If
the boat still heels at an excessive angle, the topsails and fly-
ing jib should be removed. The sails are removed simply by
reversing the procedure for attaching them.
The next stage is to remove or furl the jib, and to reef the main-
sail -
picture sequence 326 A - C.
This is the procedure:
release the peak halyard and throat halyard and lower the gaff
by about 10 cm. Tighten the forward reefing line at one end to
the extent where the part of the sail with the reef points is
about 15 mm above the main boom. Fix the reefing line to a
belaying pin on the jaw plate. Try to ensure that the sail is
creased as little as possible. Tighten the rear reefing line 30.13
at the tied-in loop by a similar amount. Mark the position of the
loop at the main boom and glue the reefing cleat 30.15 on the
side at this position.
The loop can be connected to the cleat in order to reef the sail
quickly. Ideally the reefed section would be under slight tensi-
on. Secure the two halyards in such a way that the mainsail
forms an orderly shape.
Do not leave the sail reefed longer than is strictly necessary.
Special characteristics of the Valdivia which should be
borne in mind when sailing
The Valdivia should be considered as a sailing boat primarily
for light winds. The sail area needs to be adjusted to suit the
prevailing wind conditions (see Notes on reefing).
The basic settings of the foresail, schooner sail and mainsail
are shown in Stage 33, and the settings are correct when all
three sails start to shiver (flutter) simultaneously. You can
check this by close-hauling the mainsail winch and turning the
boat slowly into wind. If one sail starts to shiver before the
others, loosen the corresponding sheet slightly. Trim the fore-
sails in the same way. Carry out fine adjustments to the sheets
until all the sails shiver at the same moment.
The first trial runs should take place close to the bank towards
which the wind is blowing (on-shore wind).
Once you have completed the first trial-runs and established
the correct settings, the lanyards can be tied permanently to
the shrouds and stays. We recommend that you secure the
knots with clear lacquer so that you can undo them again at
any time if necessary. Cut down the loose ends to a length of
about 20 mm.
The boat is only capable of its maximum speed when the sail
settings are correct. For any particular course the sails are set
to the optimum angle when they are almost, but not quite, shi-
vering.
Any tendency to turn to the weather or lee side can be cor-
rected by slackening or close-hauling the foresails.
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