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- Refasten the forestay
- Attach a halyard to the halyard swivel in order to support the spars as they are assembled
- Insert a coupling sleeve
- Put some silicone filler into
the holes before tightening
the screws (in order to reduce
the electrolytic couple
between the stainless steel
screw and the aluminium)
- Insert an M5 x 8 screw
- Wipe away any excess
silicone with a cloth
- Slide another aluminium spar
into position
- Insert a PVC liner
IMPORTANT: keep the base
spar to one side; you will be
assembling it last)
- Repeat the process as many
times as necessary