rubber portion of the plug will become fatter or skinnier as the
rubber is rotated. Adjust it so that it must be forced into the hole.
Then, when the lever is pressed to the horizontal position, it will
really grip the hole and stay put.
Close the transom gate valve by pushing down on the handle.
Make sure the valve is closed tight, otherwise water may be
sucked out by the forward motion of the boat and ballast will be
lost, making the boat capsizable.
CHECK TO MAKE SURE THE VALVE AND VENT ARE
SEALED.
While you are sailing and the boat is tipped, check the
air vent and transom valve to make sure there are no leaks. The
more the boat leans over, the more water pressure will be on the
vent and valve, making a leak more likely. Watch it closely. Once
again, always make sure the transom valve is closed tight, or you
may lose water ballast.
It is possible to test the watertightness of the transom gate valve
by pulling the boat out of the water on its trailer with the tank full
and valve closed. Check to see if it leaks. Do this frequently,
preferably every time you sail the boat. Avoid opening the vent
hole in choppy water or when the boat is leaning, because the
water can surge around in the tank and spill out into the boat. The
only time the valve and vent hole should be open is when you are
emptying or filling the tank, or when the boat is out of the water.
Do not leave the valve and vent hole open and unattended.
PREVENTION OF ALGAE IN THE BALLAST TANK.
If
you leave the ballast tank full of water for long periods, drop in a
few swimming pool chlorine tablets to prevent a bad case of
algae. Be cautious when handling the chlorine tablets. Follow the
directions on the chlorine tablet container very carefully. Don’t
put chlorine in the galley water tank. Don’t leave water in the
tank in freezing weather. Damage could result.
RETURN THE BOAT TO ITS TRAILER
Simply drive the boat onto its trailer. Try to steer the nose into the
V on the front of the trailer. Leave the outboard running to hold
the boat against the rubber V pad, and go forward to secure the
nose to the trailer.
Before pulling the boat out of the water, winch the nose to the
trailer to prevent the boat from sliding backward off of the trailer.
Make sure the boat is centered on the trailer.
If you pull the boat out of the water and find that the nose of the
boat is not quite in its rubber pad, drive the car and trailer forward
at low speed and tap the brakes, The boat will easily slide into the
rubber block. This saves having to overload the winch and line to
move the boat. Don’t go too fast or make a real hard stop, or the
boat may end up in or on your car. Carefully store and secure all
lines and mast support wires to avoid entanglement in the trailer
wheels while towing.
EMPTYING THE BALLAST TANK
This section describes emptying the tank when the boat is being
pulled out of the water at a launch ramp. Emptying the tank when
the boat is in the water is described in the Powering section.
To drain the tank, make sure both the vent and the transom valve
are open. Remove the water tank vent plug inside the boat. Pull
the boat slowly out of the water, and the water ballast will begin
to drain out of the boat and into the ocean. As the boat comes out
of the water, the water level in the tank will be higher than the
water level surrounding the boat. The water in the tank will try to
seek the level of the surrounding water, and the tank will drain.
If the ramp is steep or slippery, or if your car is feeble, it may not
be able to pull the boat and the 1000 lbs of water up the ramp. If
so, move forward just a small amount and wait for some water to
drain. Then move forward some more, and let more water drain.
Keep inching forward until the water is gone. In this manner, you
will never have to pull out the entire 1000 lbs in one swoop.
Do not try to tow the boat with water in the tank.
The trailer
was not designed to carry the extra 1000 lb load. Trailering with
the water ballast in the tank will overload the trailer and probably
your car. When trailering, leave the valve open so all the water
can slosh out. There is no sense in carrying around unnecessary
water.
CONNECT THE BOOM TO THE MAST
The finished assembly is shown below. Use a 1/4” x 1 1/2” bolt
and lock nut to secure the boom to the mast bracket.
Connect boom to mast
MAINSHEET
The lower end of the mainsheet (mainsail
control line) is attached to the mainsheet traveller in the cockpit as
shown.
Mainsheet attached to traveller
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