Windpilot PACIFIC LIGHT, Manual

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1.5 INSTALLATION: COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE
• Remember the five criteria.
1.5.1 HEIGHT ABOVE THE WATERLINE
• The rudder shaft has been manufactured to the
correct length for your boat.
• The dynamic waterline should cover the rudder
blade.
• The rudder will project some distance above the
static waterline.
• Ideal installation height: bolt 435 should be about
5-10 cm/2-4 in above the static waterline.
• Locate the mounting bracket on the transom at the
appropriate installation height.
• Use the mallet to rotate the four clamps 860 into
place against the transom.
• Drill one hole (predrill with the 9 mm bit then
complete with the 10.5 mm bit).
• Pass a bolt through the hole just drilled to hold the
bracket in place.
• Align the bracket (level).
• Predrill the remaining three holes through the
clamps (9 mm bit).
• Remove the bracket.
• Drill out all the holes with the 10.5 mm bit.
• Place sealing compound (Sikaflex) around each
hole.
• Set the 60 mm diameter plastic discs on the
Sikaflex compound.
• Fasten the bracket with all four bolts.
• Working inside the hull, set the washers on the bolt
ends and tighten the nuts/locknuts.
• SEQUENCE: bolt head/stainless washer/plastic
washer/clamp/60 mm plastic disc/Sikaflex/transom/
stainless washer/nut/nut
• CAUTION: The bolts must be properly seated and
tightened - check them regularly!
• If the bolts work loose, the whole system could be
lost.
• Attach a safety line to your PACIFIC LIGHT just in
case.
1.5.2 DO I NEED TO REINFORCE THE TRANSOM?
• No. The forces on the transom are relatively low
and should never exceed the steering force exerted
on the tiller plus the weight of the system itself.