C&C Makai 27, Руководство пользователя

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Main Sheet/Traveler Backstay adjustment
Raising and Lowering the Main
C&C 27s
are rigged to hold up the boom with a topping lift. Never open topping lift cleat without
controlling weight of boom! You could give someone a head injury.
Rigging the Main:
To rig the main, first un-attach halyard from the end of the boom. (Make sure it is the halyard and
not the topping lift!) Attach halyard shackle to the head of the main sail making sure halyard is
free and clear to the top.
Don’t let go of the halyard before attached unless you feel like taking
a climb! On a windy day, pre-rig the reefing line through reefing cringle to simplify the reefing
process on the water. (See pic) If wind speed is over 18 knots, make sure to reef before you leave
the dock (see section on reefing the main)
Next, ease boom vang, untie sail ties, and uncoil mainsheet for preparation of hoisting. Make sure
reefing lines are eased as well unless you pre-reefed at the dock.
Hoisting the main:
Typically done outside the marina, C&C 27 mainsails do not require feeding the bolt rope into the
mast like the J24s. It can be helpful to have a crewmember jump the halyard at the mast and a
second person take up the slack in the cockpit aft of the halyard clutch. Sail should go up easily.
You can use a winch to raise the sail as it gets heavy. As the sail is raised, look up to make sure sail
is going up free of obstacles. Once sail is raised, coil halyard for safety.
Lowering the main:
With the topping lift tensioned lower the sail and flake as you go. This is a typically a two-person
operation with a person fore and aft. If it is too choppy, bring the sail down best you can and throw
some ties around it to stabilize planning to fold properly when you reach the dock. Once flaked,
reconnect the halyard to the boom, ease boom vang, and raise boom to a desired horizontal
position for storage.
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Stow main halyard away from the mast after use as it gets chaffed if allowed to slap against mast
on a windy day. Shackle to end of boom through the lanyard provided, not through the topping
lift bowline which is getting too much wear.