Windpilot PACIFIC LIGHT, Manual

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Contents
1.0 INSTALLATION 6
1.1 TOOLS 6
1.2 INSTALLATION OPTIONS 6
1.3 POINTS TO CONSIDER BEFORE INSTALLATION 7
1.3.1 POSITIONING THE SYSTEM 7
1.3.2 BAD AIR AND THE WINDVANE 8
1.3.3 PENDULUM RUDDER AND MAIN RUDDER 8
1.3.4 ON LAND OR IN THE WATER? 8
1.4 INSTALLATION: QUICK GUIDE 8
1.4.1 THE FIVE CRITERIA 8
1.5 INSTALLATION: COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE 9
1.5.1 HEIGHT ABOVE THE WATERLINE 9
1.5.2 DO I NEED TO REINFORCE THE TRANSOM? 9
1.5.3 WHAT IF THE BRACKET IS ALIGNED INCORRECTLY? 10
1.5.4 MOUNTING THE SYSTEM ON THE MOUNTING BRACKET 10
1.5.5 ALIGNMENT 10
1.5.6 PENDULUM RUDDER LIFT-UP 10
1.6 THE STEERING LINES 10
1.6.1 GENERAL 10
1.6.2 THE BASICS 11
1.6.3 WINDPILOT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 11
1.6.4 CROSSBAR 11
1.6.5 DEDICATED BREAK POINT FOR STEERING LINES 11
1.6.6 SHOULD I SPLICE THE STEERING LINES? 11
1.6.7 STEERING LINES AND TILLER STEERING 12
1.6.7.1 POSITIONING THE TILLER FITTING 12
1.6.7.2 POSITIONING THE RING ON THE PENDULUM ARM 12
1.6.7.3 STEERING LINE BLOCKS 12
1.6.7.4 LINE TENSION 12
1.6.7.5 CENTRING THE TILLER AND THE CHAIN 12
PACIFIC LIGHT Manual