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1 Introduction
1.1 The manual
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1.2 Product information
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ASSEMBLY
2 Checklist
2.1 Furlex box
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2.2 Foil pack
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2.3 Tools
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3 Assembly preparations
3.1
Forestay attachment - guiding principle
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3.2
Mast attachment
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3.3
Deck attachment
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3.3.1 Dimension of lower bearing assembly
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3.3.2 Dimension of top eye terminal
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3.3.3 Table of measurements for toggles
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3.4
Assembly below deck
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3.5
Calculating the length of the forestay wire
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3.5.1 Table 1:
Calculation of forestay wire length
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3.6
Calculating the length of the luff extrusion
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3.6.1 Table 2: Calculation of luff extrusion length 14
4 Assembly of the Furlex-system
4.1
Assembly of the luff section
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4.2
Fitting the wire terminal
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4.3
Fitting the line drum and line guide
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5 Halyard routing
5.1
Halyard leads
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5.2
Halyard sheave box
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5.2.1 Sheave boxes
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5.3
Spinnaker halyard
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5.4
Fitting the halyard lead
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6 Furling line arrangement
6.1
Functional description
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6.2
Winding the line onto the line drum
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6.3
Routing of the furling line
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6.4
Fitting the stanchion blocks
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7 The Sail
7.1
Adapting the sail to the Furlex system
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7.1.1 Table of sail measurements
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7.2
Sail shape
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7.3
Determining the length of the pendant
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OPERATION
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10 Halyard routing
10.1 Summary
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10.2 Halyard sheave box
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10.3 Spinnaker halyard
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11 Sailing with Furlex
11.1 To hoist the sail
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11.2 Unfurling the sail
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11.3 Furling the sail
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12 Reefing
12.1 Free turn
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12.2 Reefing under sail
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12.3 Setting a reefed sail from the furled position 38
12.4 Adjusting the sheeting position
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13 Furlex for racing
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14 Adjusting the forestay length
14.1 Furlex with rigging screw
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14.1.1 Rigging Screw adjustment
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14.2 Furlex without rigging screw
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15 Maintaining your Furlex system
15.1 Lubricating the lower bearing assembly
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15.2 Lubricating the halyard swivel
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15.3 Cleaning the Furlex
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15.4 Storage
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16 Rigging
16.1 Fitting the Furlex on a stepped mast
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16.2 Stepping the mast with Furlex fitted
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17 Dismantling
17.1 Halyard swivel
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17.2 Sail feeder
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17.3 Line guide / Line drum
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17.4 Forestay
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17.5 Lower bearing assembly
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17.6 Luff extrusion system
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18 Troubleshooting
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19 Checklist
19.1 Points to check before sailing
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