Ezzy Sails Rigging and Tuning for the 94 Ezzy Wave
Ezzy Sails Rigging and Fine Tuning Guides
1994 Ezzy Wave
and Wave LT
Rigging &
Fine Tuning Guide
1)
Insert the foot batten, then slide the mast through the luff sleeve.
Quick Tip
: It is easier to tension the foot batten before inserting the mast.
2)
Thread the downhaul line through the tack cleat (Do not tension yet.)
Quick Tip
: It is easier to tie your boom onto the mast with no downhaul tension .
3)
Attach the boom front to the mast and outhaul the sail until the sail is flat at the booms.
Quick Tip:
Attach your boom at, or below the center of the boom cut-out to prevent getting caught on the boom while downhauling.
4)
Tension all of the battens, starting at the batten above the boom. Tension all battens until the vertical wrinkles running through the
pockets disappear.
Quick Tip
: The correct batten tension is when there are no wrinkles running across the batten pocket when the sail is properly
downhauled.
Quick Tip
: Tensioning the battens before downhauling makes it easier to gauge where the correct downhaul should be set.
5)
Downhaul the sail until the leech goes slack between battens #1 & #2 and between
battens #2 and #3. The looseness should extend approximately 12" (30cm).
Quick Tip:
The high-wind setting requires more
downhaul tension, which loosens the upper leech,
and makes the sail feel more controllable.
For lighter wind, the sail will perform better with a
slightly tighter leech (less downhaul). Downhaul
also flattens the leading edge and reduces the
amount of batten rotation around the mast. Reduced
batten rotation is desirable for high wind settings.
Quick Tip
: Always keep your base extension at its
shortest possible setting. If there is not enough
space for downhauling and you have mast
extending from the top, use the adjustable top to
raise the sail up on the mast rather than extend
your base.
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