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Содержание DOVEKIE

Страница 1: ...OWNER SMANUAL Harbor Road Mattapoisett Massachusetts 02739 617 758 2743 ...

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Страница 3: ...ailers Trailering 3 Getting Under Way 5 Trim Tuning 7 Reefing 11 Putting Her to Bed 12 Rowing Sculling 13 Anchors Anchoring 15 Safety 16 Cooking Stowage Domestic Arts 17 Maintenance Modifications 18 Heaving To 20 Help Information 21 Cruising checklist 22 Riging Lid 23 General Revision 03 94 j ...

Страница 4: ...But KEEP AN EYE ON THE WEATHER DOVEKIE is avery stable seaworthy boat but she has limitations Asking her to do more than she can is rather unprofitable Excesseswill almost invariably be a result of inattention to the weather C KEEP EVERYTBING AS LIGHT AS POSSIBLE The more junk you leave at home the better The Cruising Check List Section 14 is amazingly long but almost everythmg you d normally need...

Страница 5: ...ne way or the other posesno problem B Launchirw tech we To avoid acceleratedcorrosion of the frame and to reduce the probability of bearing failure use the following instructions to launch and retrieve DOVEKJE 1 Before backing down the launching ramp a Walk down and have a look at the ramp Is it crowded Will you have to launch and be away quickly Are there other boats milling about to confuse the ...

Страница 6: ...e the bow surmounts the roller cranking should become pretty easy Line tension should straighten the boat asit comes onto the trailer but it may need some help Crank until the bow is tight against the rubber V block on the winch stand BE WARE ne nylon wi0cJ1 fine wiu stretch a Jot as it is tensioned As it s e her tie nyJon absorbs ener y a LOT of energy If tie fine shouJd break or come unhitched w...

Страница 7: ...atrailer down a launching ramp behind a darwith a standard manual transmission it s a good idea to shut the engine off to add it s holding power to that of the often questionable parking brake Before you get out of the car put the transmission in first gear DO NOT LEAVE IT IN REVERSE Then if someone elsegets in to drive the car and empty trailer away it ll be more likely to go up the ramp than dow...

Страница 8: ...nts off you So if you expect to be near the bottom it d be prudent to swing the blade until it s just aft of vertical F Prepare the spars for raisins 1 Shroud Lanyards Lace the shrouds to the chainplates with the l 4 lanyards spliced to the bottom thimbles asfollows a Passthe lanyard through the chainplate then back up through the shroud thimble Repeat twice more so there are six lengths of line b...

Страница 9: ... the block on the tiller to the end of the sprit This systemhns the advantagesof simplicity aminimum of sheetto deal with and the lightest weight to be supported by wind pressurein light wind conditions Its disadvantageis high sheetforces in fresh breezes particularly on the wind Current boats are supplied with a two part main sheet ie The sheetstartsfrom a becket block on the tiller goesup throug...

Страница 10: ...gs We re still finding ways to get more from DOVEKIE s rig Undoubtedly you ll find things about yours that you can then teach us 1 The main halyard is the line that hoists the sail up the mast asit is on every other boat 2 The only thing necessaryto know about the halyard is that no matter how tightly you setit up the mast will bend and the halyard and therefore the IufT of the sail will relax a b...

Страница 11: ...w water simply releasing the locking cams works well asthe leeboards float about 30 degreessubmerged and will easily ride up over underwater obstacles See paragraph 2a under Bow Centerboard section Use the bow centerboard to help correct any trim problems 4 The cam mechanisms at the pivot points that lock the boards up down or at any intermediate angle must be adjusted to give optimum locking pres...

Страница 12: ... seas there the chance of tile bow pingff over fhe centerboard kadtig to apossibly mpsiz G RUDDER TILLER 1 The rudder is most effective with the blade in the fully down position This puts it a bit ahead of vertical Thus ifit touches bottom it will have to do a little pole vault lifting the stern asit swings aft This is normally not dangerous or harmfi but will scare you You can avoid it by swingin...

Страница 13: ... to starboard of the sail Reach around under the sail and hold the sprit with your left hand With your right releasethe snot r Pull the sprit forward and unshackle clew On wood sprits rotate the sprit to unhook the clew Hook the sprit in its chock an the deck forward and rest it in its saddle on the gallows Uncleat and adjust the clew outhaul line so the clew shackle will be about 10 in from the e...

Страница 14: ...h easethe mast down and control it sideways at the same time The latter we find most difhcult of all the things to do on the DOVEKIE We recommend the following procedure 1 Have your passengers crew stand or sit aft of the gallows or sit on the bottom of the boat Tell people that arenew to the boat what you are about to do Give the same sort of preliminary and execution commands asyou would for tac...

Страница 15: ...ROWING AND SCULLING A ROWING 1 Put the rowing thwart in place 2 To get the oars out a Open the oar port covers b Releasean oar from its stowage shock cords Passthe blade of the oar through the oar port opening Repeat for the oar on the opposite side c Sitting in the rowing position on the rowing thwart push one of the oars out about half way Lift the oarlock horn up around oar and drop into oarloc...

Страница 16: ...he water parallel to the surface so it would appear to act as a brake rather than as an auxiliary rudder blade You should be able to move the blade from side to side with minimum resistancewith it oriented thus 4 To make the blade produce forward thrust twist the oar slightly at the end of each sidewards swing Hold it twisted asyou swing it back the other way At the end of this swing twist it the ...

Страница 17: ... will hold with avery short scope If you initially put down 4 l scope you can frequently shortenthat to aslittle as2 l after it has setitself It is in one piece There areno moving parts to wear As with all anchors it is a difiicult shapeto stow but it is the most compact of all anchors so stows more easily than most Three feet of hot dip galvanized proof coil chain are supplied to go between the a...

Страница 18: ...tive when hung on the aft end of the sprit when it is stowed in its deck chock and on the gallows 9 SAFETY A BE SURE THE OAR PORT COVERS ARE CLOSED BEFORE YOU SAIL B KEEP AN EYE ON TI3E WEATHER DOVEKIE is avery stable seaworthy boat In fact sheis ultimately seaworthy as shewill not sink if filled with water unless you re smuggling gold in her But that s not the sort of thing you should test while ...

Страница 19: ...ll find its way aboard in small but potentially annoying quantities is the polyethylene floormat offered as an option With or without the floor mat however water can be a problem This is especially ifyou have to sail in the rain or forget to close the oar ports Therefore you should always have aboard a A large sponge We strongly recommend you select a cellulose sponge such as made by DuPont The mo...

Страница 20: ... supplies These numbers refer to large rectangular plastic fish fillet boxes with plastic lids found at a bargain at the local fish market We stow boxes 1 2 on the bottom with 3 4 on top of them at the aft end of the stowage bins Small cans of juice tuck in outboard of the boxes so they stay relatively cool their weight low and they keep the boxes from shifting Fresh fruit and veggies often Fordth...

Страница 21: ... some normally hidden spot Toluol attacksvarnish quite vigorously so use it on the wood sparswith great care A special casea detergent doesn t handle very well is oil stainsthat have penetrated the gelcoat A kitchen rust remover called Zud is the only thing we know of that will touch such a stain b PRESERVING Gelcoat s worst enemy is ultraviolet radiation from the sun The best protection f om W is...

Страница 22: ... compound Rusting may reoccur but it ll be much reduced You may have to polish three or four times before you eliminate the rusting It is wise to remove these rust stains If left unattended they can causepitting of the stainlesssteel 6 Do not lubricate the plastic sheavesin the blocks with anything but water or detergent and water Oil and greasewill causethe plastic to swell B There are all sorts ...

Страница 23: ...eingjammed over to one side And beware even with so little in the water the rudder can have a lot of power when the boat is backing D To pet under wav 1 You can lower one or both leeboards now Or ifin very shallow water you can leave them up and sail with just the centerboard and rudder 2 Taking care to hold the tiller amidships cast off the lashings and lower the blade as deeply aspossible Easeth...

Страница 24: ...lose sponge Bailer 3 4 wrenches 2 Fabric hatch covers 2 Boat registration CRLJISNG GEAR COMFORT Clothes bag master Clothes bag mate Berth cushions Airex Berth cushions Thermarest Sleeping bags Fluorcsccnt light batteries OTC Porta Potti Aqua Kern Tp Bird book Binoculars Foul weather gear Sea boots Pillows Prescriptions Fly swatter Swim ladder Money Passport CRL ASNG GEAR GALLEY Food boxes all of t...

Страница 25: ...nyards 4ft Dodger lanyards 2fi 3 F spun nylon Anchor warp lOOft Trailer winch line 2oft l 8 7x19 stainIess wire Shrouds 12A QEZ 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 4 4 1 1 2 fuse close eyesplice fuse figure 8 knot fuse close eyesplice fuse figure 8 knot fuse eyesplice bronze thimble fuse fuse fuse splice to shrouds fuse figure 8 knots fuse close eyesplice fuse figure8knot fuse figure 8 knot tie splice to thimble ti...

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