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Supply and maintain all additional safety equipment on board as required or recommended by the US Coast
Guard and International Offshore Racing Council for your size yacht and the nature of the voyage.
COMMISSIONING PROCEDURE:
The proper commissioning of your Tartan is the responsibility of your dealer. This is very important in
assuring the satisfactory operation of your yacht. The construction and inspection of each Tartan is
completed in the fullest extent possible at the factory. However, further commissioning and inspection is
necessary under actual sailing conditions and usage. Also, this commissioning procedure should be
followed in subsequent years at commissioning time.
Commissioning List:
The attached Commissioning List must be followed by your dealer in commissioning your yacht. Each
item on the list should be checked off by the dealer as the work is completed. Both the dealer and the
owner should sign the bottom of the check list to confirm that all items are completed.
Proper Lifting:
The careful placement of the lifting straps used to lift your Tartan is very important to avoid damaging the
saildrive unit, and to assure that the center of gravity of the yacht is midway between the straps.
Additional caution should be exercised to avoid placing a strap in contact with a speedometer or depth
finder thru-hull fitting.
Standing Rigging:
The careful adjustment of the standing rigging of the mast under actual sailing conditions is critical to
avoid mast failure. The rigging should be adjusted to maintain a maximum bend in the lateral direction,
and will differ by model in a fore-and-aft direction under all sailing conditions. The wire rigging will
tend to permanently stretch over a period of the time as strands bed into one another, so repeated checking
of rigging adjustment is necessary. Detailed instructions for tuning the rigging are included in another
section of this manual.
Bottom Paint:
Anti-fouling bottom paints must be carefully matched to the type of paint already on the boat to avoid the
blistering and peeling common to mismatched paints. See bottom paint instructions 12.4
COMMISSIONING LIST:
The following is a list of minimum commissioning duties to be performed by both the boat owner
and the dealer. Additional operations may be required dependent on the model and equipment
thereon. It is important to your safety that the dealer completes the attached checklist.
Prior To Launch:
Exterior:
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Check hull, deck and keel, etc, for shipping damage and repair as needed. Prep bottom and apply
bottom paint including centerboard and inside of truck (if applicable).