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REMOVING JIB SHEET SAIL COVER 1 OF 2

TAYC FOS

PAGE 5

AUG 2009

NEXT REMOVE THE TIES
HOLDING THE SAIL
COVER DOWN, IF ANY,

AND OPEN THE ZIPPER

CONTINUE TO UNZIP THE

SAIL COVER

FIRST STEP IS TO LOOSEN
THE SPINNAKER HALYARD
WHICH HOLDS THE JIB

SAIL COVER IN PLACE

TO CONTINUE YOU MUST
PULL DOWN ON THE SAIL
COVER WHILE FEEDING
OUT ON THE SPINNAKER

HALYARD

Summary of Contents for Ideal 18

Page 2: ...2 AUG 2008 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 8 SPINNAKER TWEAKERS 2 7 JIB SHEETS ATTACHED TO A BLOCK UNDER THE DECK PULL ON EITHER ONE AND IT UNFURLS THE JIB 3 JIB FURLING LINE 4 SPINNAKER POLE DOWNHAUL 5 SPINNAKER POLE TOPPING LIFT 6 SPINNAKER HALYARD ...

Page 3: ...CESS TO THE BILGE BEFORE EACH USE OF THE IDEAL 18 YOU SHOULD PUMP THE BILGE REMOVE THE NUT HOLDING THE BILGE PANEL IN PLACE INSERT BILGE PUMP STORED UNDER THE FOREDECK AND PUMP TO THE COCKPIT IT WILL FLOW OUT OF THE SCUPPERS WHEN FINISHED RESTOW PUMP AND SECURE PANEL ...

Page 4: ... FENDER IS ATTACHED MIDSHIPS THROUGH THE BLOCK AND CAM CLEAT FEED IT THROUGH THE BLOCK AND CAM CLEAT THEN TIE A KNOW TO SECURE IT DEPENDING ON THE BOATS LOCATION AT THE DOCK THERE WILL NORMALLY BE TWO FENDERS ATTACHED NOTE THE ORIENTATION FOR YOUR RETURN THE IDEAL HAS A SELF DRAINING COCKPIT THROUGH TWO SCUPPERS AT THE STERN OF THE COCKPIT PUSH THEM DOWN TO OPEN AND UP TO CLOSE ...

Page 5: ... THE TIES HOLDING THE SAIL COVER DOWN IF ANY AND OPEN THE ZIPPER CONTINUE TO UNZIP THE SAIL COVER FIRST STEP IS TO LOOSEN THE SPINNAKER HALYARD WHICH HOLDS THE JIB SAIL COVER IN PLACE TO CONTINUE YOU MUST PULL DOWN ON THE SAIL COVER WHILE FEEDING OUT ON THE SPINNAKER HALYARD ...

Page 6: ...6 AUG 2008 ATTACH THE SPINNAKER HALYARD TO THE RING ON THE FORWARD PART OF THE MAST TRIM HALYARD UNTIL IT IS SNUG NEATLY FOLD THE SAIL COVER AND PLACE IN UNDER THE FORE DECK ONCE THE ENTIRE COVER IS UNZIPPED REMOVE THE SPINNAKER HALYARD FROM THE COVER ...

Page 7: ...HE AFT END OF THE BOOM AND UNTIE THE SAIL COVER THEN START OPENING THE TWIST SNAPS UNDER THE BOOM FOLD THE SAIL COVER NEATLY TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE BOOM START WITH UNTYING THE SAIL COVER AT THE MAST AND OPEN THE ZIPPER STOW THE FOLDED SAIL COVER UNDER THE FORE DECK ...

Page 8: ...GHAM IS RIGGED AND LOOSE YOU WILL ADJUST THIS AFTER THE SAIL IS RAISED SLACK THE BOOM TOPPING LIFT BY SLIDING THE KNOT TOWARD THE BOOM LOOSEN AND UNTANGLE THE MAIN SHEET FIRST LOOSEN THE MAIN HALYARD AT IT S CAMCLEAT THEN REMOVE THE MAIN HALYARD FROM THE RING FORWARD OF THE MAST AND MAKE SURE IT IS CLEAR TO RAISE ...

Page 10: ...HEETS ARE ATTACHED TO THE SAIL BY PUTTING THE END OF THE LINE THROUGH THE GROUMET AT THE TACK OR CLEW AND TYING A STOPPER KNOT FIGURE 8 KNOT THE STARBOARD SHEET GOES OUTSIDE THE STBD SHROUDS AROUND THE FORESTAY TO THE CLEW BOTH SHEETS START AT THE MIDSHIPS BLOCK AND CAM CLEAT RUN AFT TO THE BLOCK AT THE STERN AND THEN OUTSIDE OF THE SHROUDS TO THE TACK RED RIBBON ...

Page 12: ...LOCATIONS AT THE DOCK TAYC FOS PAGE 12 AUG 2008 It is very important that the boats be returned to the EXACT SAME LOCATION IN THE EXACT SAME ORIENTATION BOW OUT OR IN LOOK AT YOUR FENDERS LINES AND LOCATION ...

Page 13: ...IL NEATLY FLAKED THEN SECURE WITH THE SAIL TIES GO ALL THE WAY AROUND THE SAIL AND BOOM AND BRING THE END THROUGH THE EYE IN THE TIE REMOVE THE MAIN HALYARD AND ATTACH IT TO THE RING ON THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE MAST TRIM THE MAIN HALYARD SNUG THEN START FLAKING THE SAIL ON THE BOOM ...

Page 14: ...YARD IF ATTACHED TO THE RING IT IS USED FOR THE JIB SAIL COVER REATTACH THE POLE TOPPING LIFT TO THE RING IF NOT ALREADY ATTACHED CONTINUE TO FLAKE AND TIE AS YOU PROCEED UP THE BOOM MAKE THE SAIL TIES TIGHT ONCE THE SAIL IS SECURED GET THE SAIL COVER FROM UNDER THE FOREDECK ...

Page 15: ...G 2008 NEXT MOVE TO THE STERN AND TIE THE SAIL COVER TO THE EYE HOLDING THE TOPPING LIFT WHEN THAT IS SECURE FASTEN THE TWIST SNAPS UNDER THE BOOM SECURE LINES SECURE THE SAIL COVER TO THE MAST ZIP IT UP AND TIE IT UP IF SMALL LINES ARE ATTACHED ...

Page 16: ...HTEN MAKE UP LINES REMOVE THE SHEETS AND COIL LINE PLACE COILED LINES IN THE BAG ON TOP OF THE SAIL REMOVE THE SPINNAKER HALYARD AND ATTACH TO THE RING ON THE TOP OF THE JIB COVER MAKE SURE THE SPINNAKER IS DRY PLACE IN BAG SO THAT THE EDGES RUN FREE AND THE HEAD TACK AND CLEW ARE ON TOP ...

Page 17: ... GAP IN THE ZIPPER WHERE THE JIB SHEETS ATTACH WHEN THE ZIPPER IS ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM USE THE LINE PROVIDED TO ATTACH THE SAIL COVER TO THE DECK OF THE BOAT IF PROVIDED OR THERE MAY BE A SECOND ZIPPER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE JIB ZIP THIS UP PUT THE JIB COVER AROUND THE JIB AT EYE LEVEL AND ZIP A SHORT DISTANCE ENSURE THE SPINNAKER HALYARD IS ATTACHED TO THE TOP OF THE COVER ...

Page 18: ...R THE HELM PUT IT ON BRING THE OTHER END OF THE LINE TO THE PORT SIDE EYE AND SECURE IT WITH A BOWLINE NORMALLY THIS IS ALREADY TIED THE HELM IS HELD IN MIDSHIP POSITION WITH A LINE RUNNING FROM THE DECK EYE HOLDING THE SPINNAKER BLOCKS TIE A BOWLINE TO THE STBD SIDE EYE NORMALLY LEFT ON ...