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Congratulations on the purchase of your 

SailCube! 

 

Please take the time to read through this manual in order to familiarize yourself with your SailCube. 

If you have any further questions, please contact your dealer. 

 

This manual is not a guide to sailing your SailCube and it should not be considered suitable for the task of 

learning to sail a boat. 

 
 

1.

 

SailCube Component Parts 

2.

 

Glossary 

3.

 

Useful Knots 

4.

 

SailCube Assembly Tools Required 

5.

 

Safety

 

6.

 

Assembling & Rigging Your SailQube  

 

1.

 

Sprit Halyard Fitment 

2.

 

School Sail Fitment

 (SailCube School – SCS)

 

3.

 

Race Sail Fitment

 (SailCube Race – SCR)

 

4.

 

Boom Vang Fitment 

5.

 

Outhaul Fitment 

6.

 

Mainsheet Bridle Fitment 

7.

 

Stepping the Mast 

8.

 

Sprit Fitment 

9.

 

Rigging The 3:1 Mainsheet

 (Sailcube School – SCS)

 

10.

 

4:1 Mainsheet Ratchet Block Fitment

 (SailCube Race – SCR)

 

11.

 

Rigging The 4:1 Mainsheet 

(SailCube Race – SCR)

 

12.

 

Rigging The Painter 

13.

 

Rudder Assembly 

14.

 

Rudder Fitment 

15.

 

Dagger-board Fitment 

16.

 

Other Hints and Tips 

7.

 

Cleaning 

8.

 

Service 

Summary of Contents for Sailing Boat

Page 1: ...Owners Rigging Manual ...

Page 2: ...2 Glossary 3 Useful Knots 4 SailCube Assembly Tools Required 5 Safety 6 Assembling Rigging Your SailQube 1 Sprit Halyard Fitment 2 School Sail Fitment SailCube School SCS 3 Race Sail Fitment SailCube Race SCR 4 Boom Vang Fitment 5 Outhaul Fitment 6 Mainsheet Bridle Fitment 7 Stepping the Mast 8 Sprit Fitment 9 Rigging The 3 1 Mainsheet Sailcube School SCS 10 4 1 Mainsheet Ratchet Block Fitment Sai...

Page 3: ...ck With Screw Shackle 2 Glossary Bow Front of the boat Stern Back of the boat Transom Back of the boat Fore Forward Aft Rearward Clew Back lower corner of a sail Tack Forward lower corner of sail Head Top corner of sail Luff Forward edge of the sail Foot Bottom edge of the sail Leech Rear edge of the sail Burgee Wind direction indicator usually a small flag Batten A thin stiffening strip in the sa...

Page 4: ... flat blade screwdriver 1 x medium size Pozi blade screwdriver PZ2 ideally 1 x 7mm or 9 32 spanner or adjustable spanner 5 Safety Your SailCube has two hatches and one drain bung these MUST all be checked to ensure tightness and correct fit prior to sailing The hatches are located either side of the mast deck plate ...

Page 5: ... sailing skills and righting techniques 6 Assembling Rigging Your SailCube 1 Sprit Halyard Fitment Take the sprit halyard rope and tie a 25mm 1 diameter bowline loop in one end Thread the other end of the sprit halyard rope a Through the block pulley on the forward face of the mast Traveling in a downward direction b Through the cleat on the lower forward face of the mast Traveling in a downward d...

Page 6: ...line loop in the rope end to use as a handle 6 Mainsheet Bridle Fitment Take one end of the boom bridle rope a Pass it twice around the boom ensuring that it is threaded through both the tiny bridle fairlead on the mid upper surface of the boom and the 25mm 1 stainless steel ring on each pass b Tighten and tie the tail ends together using a square knot 7 Stepping the Mast a Point the bow of the bo...

Page 7: ...ure the ratchet block makes a ratchet like noise when pulling the tail on the mainsheet i If the block does not make a ratchet like noise either the mainsheet is travelling through the ratchet block in the wrong direction or the ratchet switch is turned off j Finally tie a figure of eight stopper knot in the end of the mainsheet to prevent accidental unthreading 12 Rigging The Painter Take the pai...

Page 8: ...aning After sailing in salt water always rinse all SailCube parts using fresh water Sails should be thoroughly washed down with fresh water dried and stored in a dry place For best results your SailCube hull should be cleaned using fresh water washing up liquid a sponge cloth and a high pressure hose or power washer Do not use abrasive cleaners or scouring pads on any hull or component surfaces In...

Page 9: ...lene could dent Care must be taken to support the hull adequately if storing on racking or in a similar manner Any sustained point loading could permanently dent or distort the hull Your boat should always be tied down securely to the ground when not in use 13 On Water Towing Always use painter and transom bridle lines of 8mm 5 16 minimum diameter in order to prevent point load related damage to t...

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