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7. Rudder

7:1 When the Rudder is attached ensure that it is fully engaged on to the pintle 
and gudgeon so that the retaining clip is able to spring out to hold the rudder 
in place.

Summary of Contents for TOPAZ ARGO

Page 1: ...www toppersailboats com Topaz ARGO Rigging Instructions...

Page 2: ...ce Please read it carefully and familiarise yourself with the craft before using it If this is your first craft or you are changing to a type of craft you are not familiar with for your own comfort an...

Page 3: ...ce that damage the sail Always dry the sail before folding and packing it away Always rinse the sails and the boat after sailing in salt water ALWAYS RELEASE JIB TENSION WHEN NOT SAILING Foils Any nic...

Page 4: ...of the mast 1 4 Attach the shroud adjusters to the shroud eyes each side on approximately the 5th hole down on the stern side 1 5 Fix the base of the mast to the mast step on the cross beam with the...

Page 5: ...on the mast TIP You can tie a stopper knot in the end of the main halyard and then attach this to the end of the boom so that the boom is held up while the rest of the rigging is completed 2 4 Now thr...

Page 6: ...ill protect the spinnaker from the sharp split ring and help to prevent rips in the sail 3 2 Do the same for the head of the jib onto the furler on the jib halyard Again wrap some tape around it 3 3 P...

Page 7: ...d back from the bar at the front and then tied off to the mast 3 5 Tie the jib sheets onto the eye on the clew of the jib 3 6 Furl the jib by pulling the thin line so that it ends in this position 3 7...

Page 8: ...lack in the wire 3 9 Run the jib sheets back to these cleats on the hull and then cleat them off The tail of the jib halyard can be stowed in the pocket on top of the spinnaker chute It is not advisab...

Page 9: ...hrough this pulley on the front of the cross beam 4 3 Take the free end of the halyard through this cleat it is underneath the spinnaker chute and it may need to be moved for the pulley to be exposed...

Page 10: ...of the spinnaker halyard 4 8 Pass the line up the chute feeling for the ball inside until it reaches the opening at the front 4 9 Tie the end of the halyard that you tied around the furler bar at the...

Page 11: ...he spinnaker halyard through the eyelet in the sail as shown 4 13 Then re attach red ball to spinnaker halyard on the other side of the sail 4 14 Tie the end of the halyard onto this white loop 4 15 P...

Page 12: ...then pulling on the halyard NB It may be easier to raise with two people as one can pull the halyard while the other can feed the luff of the sail into the mast Ensure that the boat is still head to...

Page 13: ...ts 5 5 Insert the slug at the clew of the sail into the cut out in the boom and slide it along to the end of the boom 5 6 Pass the outhaul through the eyelet in the clew and then back to the end of th...

Page 14: ...e knot into the cut out in the boom 6 4 Do a similar system on the luff of the sail with the end of the reefing line at the mast end of the boom Tie the end of the reefing line onto the end of the boo...

Page 15: ...15 7 Rudder 7 1 When the Rudder is attached ensure that it is fully engaged on to the pintle and gudgeon so that the retaining clip is able to spring out to hold the rudder in place...

Page 16: ...nal Ltd Kingsnorth Technology Park Wotton Road Ashford Kent TN23 6LN Tel 01233 629186 Fax 01233 645897 email info toppersailboats com TOPAZ ARGO RIGGING INSTRUCTIONS PART No TP025 ISSUE 1 2014 www top...

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