STRAIGHTENING INSTRUCTIONS
Instructions for straightening the luff:
Note: laying the luff on the ground with weights will not work
but will form kinks instead and also void the warranty.
1) With approximately one person every 8 feet, recoil the luff
in the opposite direction
2) Tape the end of the curved side to the straight side
3) Lay the luff on the ground for at least 3 hours
4) After that time, test to see if it has straightened out
5) If not, repeat the same process. Warmer temperatures will
help to speed up the straightening
6) The luff can have a slight bend to it, the headstay tension
will eventually straighten it out
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
Assembly can be done with the mast up but is easiest to do
with the mast down.
1. Measure the length of your headstay from pin-to-pin with
your turnbuckle in its normal setting. If the mast is up, raise a
measuring tape attached to the jib halyard to the top of the
mast and add the length to the top pin on the headstay.
2. With this measurement, deduct 13
” and cut the top of the
luff using a saw.
Do not cut end with the sail-feed slot.
Note: In 2017, we updated the FF2 halyard top fittings with a
metal sheave to prevent friction when hoisting your sail, this
new design requires a deduction of 13” instead of 12.25”.
3. Take the halyard top fitting
and push the cored end of the
halyard (
without
the metal
ferrule) up through the bottom
of the off-center hole, not in
the center. Push the halyard
over the sheave and out the
side of the top fitting.
4. Using the de-cored (hollow)
end of the halyard with the
metal ferrule, pass the ferrule down through the slot at the
top of the luff extrusion on the opposite end of the sail feed
slot. Trimming the halyard to the correct length will happen
once the entire furler is setup.
5. Attach the halyard top fitting
to the luff, ensuring that the
side with the halyard coming
through the fitting is on the
same side as the sail feed slot
on the bottom of the luff.
Tighten the set screw so it firmly
presses against the luff.
Note: we updated the line halyards with a metal ferrule
instead of the plastic traveller which would become brittle.
6. Using a spare line the length of your luff (not included), tie
this messenger line to the de-cored end of the halyard
external of the luff, this will be
used to raise the sail.
7. Unscrew both ends of the
turnbuckle completely.
8. Pass the swage-end of the
headstay down through the
halyard top fitting and the luff.
Using locking pliers, hold the luff
above the threaded pin and screw on the turnbuckle body.