Selden Furlex 400 S, Assembly & Operation Manual

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1 Introduction
1.1 The manual 2
1.2 Product information 4
ASSEMBLY
2 Checklist
2.1 Furlex box 6
2.2 Foil pack 8
2.3 Tools 8
3 Assembly preparations
3.1 Forestay attachment - guiding principle 9
3.2 Mast attachment 9
3.3 Deck attachment 9
3.3.1 Dimensions of lower bearing assembly 10
3.3.2 Dimensions of top eye terminal 10
3.3.3 Table of measurements for toggles 11
3.4 Assembly below deck 12
3.5 Calculating the length of the forestay wire 13
3.5.1 Table 1: Calculation of forestay wire length 13
3.6
Calculating the length of the luff extrusion 14
3.6.1 Table 2: Calculation of luff extrusion length 14
4 Assembly of the Furlex-system
4.1 Assembly of the luff section 16
4.2 Fitting the wire terminal (or rigging screw) 18
4.2.1 Without rigging screw/With rigging screw 18
4.3
Fitting the line drum and line guide 21
5 Halyard routing
5.1.1 Halyard leads (only Furlex 400 S) 23
5.1.2 Halyard routing – Furlex 500 S 23
5.2 Halyard sheave box 24
5.2.1 Sheave boxes 24
5.3 Spinnaker halyard 24
5.4 Fitting the halyard lead (only 400 S) 24
6 Furling line arrangement
6.1 Functional description 26
6.2 Winding the line onto the drum 26
6.3 Routing of the furling line 27
6.4 400 S: Fitting the stanchion blocks 28
7 The Sail
7.1 Adapting the sail to the Furlex-system 29
7.1.1 Table of sail measurements 30
7.2 Sail shape 30
7.3 Determining the length of the pendant 31
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OPERATING MANUAL
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10 Halyard routing
10.1 Summary 33
10.2 Halyard sheave box 34
10.3 Spinnaker halyard 34
11 Sailing with Furlex
11.1 To hoist the sail 35
11.2 Unfurling the sail 36
11.3 Furling the sail 37
12 Reefing
12.1 Free turn 38
12.2 Reefing under sail 38
12.3 Setting a reefed sail from the furled position 39
12.4 Adjusting the sheeting position
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13 Furlex for racing 40
14 Adjusting the forestay length
14.1 Furlex with rigging screw 41
14.1.1 Rigging Screw adjustment 42
14.2 Furlex without rigging screw 42
15 Maintenance of the Furlex-system
15.1 Lubricating the lower bearing assembly 43
15.2 Lubricating the halyard swivel 43
15.3 Cleaning the Furlex 44
15.4 Storage 44
16 Rigging
16.1 Fitting the Furlex on a stepped mast 45
16.2 Stepping the mast with Furlex fitted 46
17 Dismantling
17.1 Halyard swivel 46
17.2 400 S: Sail feeder 46
17.3 Lineguide 47
17.4 Line drum 48
17.5 Lower bearing assembly 48
17.6 Wire terminal 49
17.7 Luff extrusion system 49
18 Trouble shooting 50
19 Checklist
19.1 Points to check before sailing 52
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