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Rigging a 1998 Ezzy Power Wave

1998 Ezzy 

 

Power Wave

 

Rigging & 

Fine Tuning Guide 

 

 

RIGGING:

 

1) Open the footbatten protector, then insert and tension the foot 
batten.

Quick Tip: 

You can leave your foot batten in the sail after the first rigging.

2) Slide the mast through the luff sleeve. 

Note: do not slide 

the mast through the cam, it should go above the cam. 

3) Attach the mast extension and cleat off the downhaul 
without tensioning.

Quick Tip:

 It is easier to attach your boom onto the mast with no 

downhaul tension.

4) Attach the boom and outhaul the sail to the boom length ( 
printed on the sail). At this stage of rigging, the sail should 
be outhauled flat in the boom area.

Quick Tip: 

The suggested boom length is measured from the 

 

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Содержание Power Wave 1998

Страница 1: ... the luff sleeve Note do not slide the mast through the cam it should go above the cam 3 Attach the mast extension and cleat off the downhaul without tensioning Quick Tip It is easier to attach your boom onto the mast with no downhaul tension 4 Attach the boom and outhaul the sail to the boom length printed on the sail At this stage of rigging the sail should be outhauledflat in the boom area Quic...

Страница 2: ...the looseness should extend to the back seam on the leech panel For light wind sailing the looseness will end about 30cm 12 behind the back seam Quick Tip The amount of downhaul tension will vary for different wind conditions A high wind setting requires more downhaul tension to loosen the leech and give more twist increasing your top end speed Then for lighter wind the sail will perform better wi...

Страница 3: ...imately 3 0cm 1 1 8 For stronger wind pull the clew out approximately 5 0cm 2 Quick Tip Before adjusting the outhaul push the cam to make sure it is rotated to one side of the mast 9 Check that the camber is not over rotated This can fatigue the cam and the batten and lead to possible breakage If the cam is over rotated you need more downhaul 10 Tension the tack strap until the edge of the sail be...

Страница 4: ...cambered settings De Rigging Following this de rigging sequence will prolong the life of your sail and avoid possible sail damage 1 Release batten tension pushing the release lever located on the center of the buckle and tack strap 2 Release downhaul 3 Snap cam off mast 4 Release outhaul and remove boom 5 Slide mast out of luff sleeve without creasing sail 6 Roll the sail from the top tightly to p...

Страница 5: ...er does not flip 1 Camber batten too tight release a little batten tension 2 Cam is under rotated need less downhaul Camber comes off mast 1 Camber is over bending need more downhaul 2 Mast diameter is larger than normal lengthen the webbing straps on the cam Foot batten does not flip 1 Foot batten has too much curve give more downhaul and outhaul 2 Foot batten over tightened release some tension ...

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