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Page 1: Rigging Manual - sailcenter.com · BUG Rigging Manual 1 Glossary 2 Useful Boat Terminology 3 Parts of the Bug/Specifi cations 4 Maintenance and Service 5 Sail Numbers 6 Rigging and

BU

G B

UG

RA

CE

BUG

Rigging Manual

1

Glo

ssa

ry

2

Use

ful

Bo

at

Te

rmin

olo

gy

3

Pa

rts

of

the

Bu

g/S

pe

cifi

cati

on

s

4

Ma

inte

na

nce

an

d S

erv

ice

5

Sa

il N

um

be

rs

6

Rig

gin

g a

nd

Ra

isin

g @

e

Ma

st

7

Rig

gin

g a

nd

Fit

tin

g @

e

Bo

om

8

Va

ng

9

Ma

insh

ee

t

10

C

un

nin

gh

am

11

Ru

dd

er

12

M

ain

sail

Re

efi

ng

13

R

ow

ing

& O

utb

oa

rd E

ng

ine

Usa

ge

14

L

au

nch

ing

an

d B

asi

c S

afe

ty O

n @

e

Wa

ter

Page 2: Rigging Manual - sailcenter.com · BUG Rigging Manual 1 Glossary 2 Useful Boat Terminology 3 Parts of the Bug/Specifi cations 4 Maintenance and Service 5 Sail Numbers 6 Rigging and

1. #

e

re a

re t

wo

ha

tch

es

an

d o

ne

tra

nso

m d

rain

bu

ng

on

th

e B

ug

, th

ese

mu

st a

ll b

e c

he

ck

ed

to

en

sure

tig

htn

ess

an

d

corr

ec

t fi

t p

rio

r to

sa

ilin

g:

2. O

n t

he

ce

nte

rlin

e

of

the

aft

de

ck

an

d

aft

fa

ce o

f th

e

da

gg

erb

oa

rd t

hw

art

.

Ex

am

ple

of

INC

OR

RE

CT

ha

tch

fi t

:

3. C

he

ck

th

at

the

tra

nso

m d

rain

bu

ng

is

clo

sed

se

cu

rely

by

turn

ing

it

in a

clo

ck

wis

e

dir

ec

tio

n u

nti

l h

an

d t

igh

t.

1. G

loss

ary

Ma

st

He

el:

Bo

tto

m e

dg

e/f

oo

t o

f th

e m

ast

Ma

st

Ste

p:

Inte

gra

l tu

be

wh

ere

th

e m

ast

he

el/

foo

t o

f th

e m

ast

is l

oca

ted

Ou

tha

ul:

Pu

rch

ase

sy

ste

m f

or

tig

hte

nin

g t

he

bo

tto

m e

dg

e/f

oo

t

of

the

sa

il

Pa

inte

r:

Ro

pe

ex

itin

g t

hro

ug

h t

he

bo

w/f

ron

t o

f th

e b

oa

t u

sed

for

lea

din

g/t

ow

ing

or

tie

ing

th

e b

oa

t to

a j

ett

y o

r b

uo

y.

Pin

tle

: #

e

ma

le p

ort

ion

of

the

ru

dd

er

ha

ng

ing

sy

ste

m f

ou

nd

on

the

ru

dd

er

of

the

Bu

g

Ru

dd

er:

Bla

de

an

d a

tta

chm

en

ts u

sed

fo

r st

ee

rin

g t

he

bo

at

Sh

ee

t: R

op

e f

or

con

tro

llin

g t

he

in

wa

rd/o

utw

ard

po

siti

on

of

the

sa

il

Ste

rn

: B

ack

of

the

bo

at

Ta

ck

: F

orw

ard

lo

we

r co

rne

r o

f sa

il

Tra

nso

m:

Su

rfa

ce t

ha

t fo

rms

the

ste

rn o

f th

e b

oa

t

Va

ng

: P

urc

ha

se s

yst

em

fo

r ti

gh

ten

ing

th

e r

ea

r e

dg

e/l

ea

ch

of

the

sa

il

Aft

: R

ea

rwa

rd

Ba

tte

n:

A t

hin

sti

M e

nin

g s

trip

in

th

e s

ail

to

su

pp

ort

th

e l

ea

ch

Bo

om

: S

pa

r a

t th

e b

ott

om

of

the

ma

insa

il

Bo

w:

Fro

nt

of

the

bo

at

Bu

rg

ee

: W

ind

dir

ect

ion

in

dic

ato

r (u

sua

lly

a s

ma

ll fl

ag

)

Cle

w:

Aft

lo

we

r co

rne

r o

f a

sa

il

Cu

nn

ing

ha

m:

Pu

rch

ase

sy

ste

m f

or

tig

hte

nin

g t

he

fo

rwa

rd e

dg

e/

luM

of

the

sa

il

Da

gg

erb

oa

rd:

#

e l

arg

e b

oa

rd g

en

era

lly

fo

un

d i

n t

he

mid

dle

of

a

din

gh

y t

o a

id i

n g

oin

g u

pw

ind

an

d a

dd

rig

hti

ng

mo

me

nt

Fo

ot:

Bo

tto

m e

dg

e o

f th

e s

ail

Fo

re:

Fo

rwa

rd

Gu

dg

eo

n:

Fit

tin

g o

n t

he

tra

nso

m a

nd

ru

dd

er

use

d t

o h

an

g r

ud

de

r

Gu

nw

ale

: #

e

ou

term

ost

ed

ge

of

the

bo

at

He

ad

: T

op

co

rne

r o

f sa

il

Le

ac

h:

Re

ar

ed

ge

of

the

sa

il

Lu

H :

Fo

rwa

rd e

dg

e o

f th

e s

ail

Ma

st:

Ma

in v

ert

ica

l sp

ar

sup

po

rtin

g t

he

rig

/sa

ils

Use

ful

kn

ots

to

kn

ow

Da

gg

erb

oa

rd

Ru

dd

er

Ste

rn/T

ran

som

Le

ac

h o

f sa

il

Cle

w o

f sa

il

He

ad

of

sail

Fo

ot

of

the

Sa

il

Ma

st

Ta

ck

of

sail Bo

w

Po

rt:

Le

ft s

ide

of

the

bo

at

wh

en

lo

ok

ing

fo

rwa

rd

Sta

rb

oa

rd

: R

igh

t si

de

of

the

bo

at

wh

en

lo

ok

ing

forw

ard

Gu

nw

ale

: U

pp

er

ed

ge

of

a

bo

at’

s si

de

Le

ew

ard

: D

ire

cti

on

aw

ay

fro

m t

he

win

d

Win

dw

ard

: D

ire

cti

on

fro

m

wh

ich

th

e w

ind

is

com

ing

Na

uti

ca

l T

erm

ino

log

y

cle

at

clo

ve

hit

chb

ow

lin

esq

ua

re k

no

tfi

gu

re 8

or

sto

pp

er

kn

ot

Ba

tte

ns

Bo

om

2.U

se

ful

Bo

at

Te

rm

ino

log

y

Bug Rigging Instructions

M

e B

ug

rig

gin

g i

nst

ructi

on

s a

re a

gu

ide

to

rig

gin

g y

ou

r b

oa

t.

Imp

or

tan

t in

for

ma

tio

n

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Floating M

arine Grade

Aluminum Centerboard

Floating M

arine Grade

Aluminum R

udder

Two Position

Gooseneck

makes switch between

the standard and

Race rig a snap

Integrated W

ater

Bottle Holder

Oars and Oarlocks

store within the hull

Secure Storage

Port

Optional Integral

Carry H

andles

when purchased with

wheel option

Optional

Integral W

heel

no need for a dolly/

trolley!

Two Available M

ast

Options

P

O

W

ER

CU

R V E

3.P

ar

ts o

f th

e B

ug

a

nd

Bu

g R

ace

bug

len

gth

ft/

m8

.53

2.6

0

be

am

ft/

m4

.27

1.30

dra

ft f

t/m

2.9

50

.90

sail

are

a f

t ²/

m ²

40

.90

3.8

0

hu

ll w

eig

ht

lb/k

g10

1.4

14

6.0

0

cap

aci

ty1-

2 p

eo

ple

skil

l le

ve

lb

eg

inn

er –

ad

va

nce

d

race

leve

lcl

ub

– in

tern

ati

on

al

op

tim

al w

eig

ht*

lb

/kg

66/1

54

30/7

0

tra

nsp

ort

cart

op

pa

ble

bug race

sail

are

a f

t ²/

m ²

57.

05

5.3

0

1. Keep the equipment clean by frequently fl ush

ing w

ith fresh

water. In corrosive

atm

osp

heres stain

less parts may show discoloration/brown stain

ing around screw

holes and rivets, th

is is not serious and can be removed w

ith a fi ne abrasive.

2. Excess w

ater sh

ould be removed from the hull.

3. Ropes, rigging and fi ttings sh

ould be check

ed at regular intervals for wear and tear.

4. All m

oving parts sh

ould be lightly lubricated to avoid jamming, i.e., McLube, Dry Tefl on

or a dry silicone based spray. Do not use oil.

5. In

spect all shack

les to ensu

re they are tight. (Pliers should be used for th

is operation).

6. Damaged or worn

parts sh

ould be replaced.

7. Sails sh

ould be thoroughly w

ash

ed down w

ith fresh

water, dried and stored in a dry place.

8. Trailers and launch

ing trollies sh

ould be rin

sed w

ith fresh

water and check

ed at regular

intervals. It is recommended that trailers be serviced annually.

9. Repairs to the polyeth

ylene hull should be undertaken only by those w

ith the relevant

equipment and skills. Contact LaserPerform

ance for advice.

10. UV light will cause fading to some components and fi ttings, a w

aterp

roof/breath

able

cover is recommended to reduce UV degradation.

11.

Do

no

t le

av

e t

he

rig

un

de

r te

nsio

n w

he

n n

ot

sa

ilin

g o

r d

ur

ing

sto

ra

ge

.

12.

Yo

ur

Bu

g s

ho

uld

on

ly b

e u

se

d i

n c

on

jun

cti

on

wit

h t

he

Bu

g s

pe

cifi

c L

ase

rPe

rfo

r-

ma

nc

e l

au

nc

hin

g t

roll

ey.

J

e u

se

of

an

y o

the

r la

un

ch

ing

tro

lle

y m

ay

da

ma

ge

th

e h

ull

an

d i

nv

ali

da

te y

ou

r w

ar

ra

nty

.

13.

J

e h

ull

sh

ou

ld N

OT

be

le

ft o

n a

pe

bb

le b

ea

ch

, a

s t

he

po

lye

thy

len

e c

ou

ld d

en

t.

14

. C

are

mu

st

be

ta

ke

n t

o s

up

po

rt

the

hu

ll a

de

qu

ate

ly i

f sto

rin

g o

n r

ac

kin

g o

r in

a

sim

ila

r m

an

ne

r.

An

y s

usta

ine

d p

oin

t lo

ad

ing

co

uld

pe

rm

an

en

tly

de

nt

or

dis

tor

t th

e

hu

ll.

4.

Ma

inte

na

nce

an

d S

erv

ice

note that this is

not waterproof

storage

ma

x w

eig

ht

wh

en

use

d a

s a

te

nd

er

352lb

/16

0k

g

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5. Sail N

umbers

1. I

de

nti

fy t

he

sa

il n

um

be

r o

f y

ou

r L

ase

rPe

rfo

rma

nce

Bu

g b

y r

efe

rrin

g t

o t

he

bu

ild

er’

s se

ria

l n

um

be

r p

late

po

siti

on

ed

on

th

e s

tarb

oa

rd (

rig

ht

ha

nd

) si

de

of

the

re

ar

sub

de

ck i

nn

er

tan

k s

ide.

001234

Sa

il N

um

be

r

2.

Cu

t th

e r

eq

uir

ed

sa

il n

um

be

rs f

rom

th

e g

en

eri

c d

igit

al

8’s

su

pp

lie

d u

sin

g

the

fo

llo

win

g g

uid

an

ce:

Cu

t o

n t

he

do

tte

d l

ine

to

ma

ke

th

e s

pe

cifi

ed

nu

mb

er

3.

Ap

ply

th

e s

ail

nu

mb

ers

in

a d

ry,

cle

an

an

d w

ind

fre

e e

nv

iro

nm

en

t u

sin

g t

he

fo

llo

win

g g

uid

an

ce:

Standard Sail

1.

La

y t

he

sa

il o

n a

fl a

t su

rfa

ce s

tarb

oa

rd/r

igh

t h

an

d s

ide

up

.

2.

J

e n

um

be

rs o

n t

he

sta

rbo

ard

/rig

ht

ha

nd

sid

e o

f a

sa

il a

re a

lwa

ys

hig

he

r th

an

th

at

of

the

po

rt/l

eft

ha

nd

sid

e.

3.

Ma

rk a

lin

e 9

0 d

eg

ree

s to

th

e l

ea

ch

at

50

% o

f th

e t

ota

l le

ac

h l

en

gth

. (U

se t

ap

e)

4.

Me

asu

re 1

00

mm

in

fro

m t

he

le

ach

on

th

is l

ine

.

5.

J

e l

eft

ha

nd

sid

e o

f th

e fi

rst

nu

mb

er

sho

uld

be

po

siti

on

ed

10

0 m

m i

n f

rom

th

e

lea

ch

wit

h t

he

to

p o

f th

e n

um

be

r a

ga

inst

th

e a

fore

me

nti

on

ed

ta

pe

lin

e.

6.

J

e n

um

be

rs s

ho

uld

be

po

siti

on

ed

60

mm

ap

art

.

7.

Tu

rn o

ve

r th

e s

ail

an

d p

osi

tio

n t

he

po

rt/l

eft

nu

mb

ers

60

mm

be

low

th

e l

ow

er

ed

ge

a

nd

pa

rall

el

to t

he

sta

rbo

ard

/rig

ht

ha

nd

sid

e n

um

be

rs.

BUG - 40.90 ft ²/ 3.80 m

²

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Bug Race

1.

La

y t

he

sa

il o

n a

fl a

t su

rfa

ce s

tarb

oa

rd/r

igh

t h

an

d s

ide

up

.

2.

7

e n

um

be

rs o

n t

he

sta

rbo

ard

/rig

ht

ha

nd

sid

e o

f a

sa

il a

re a

lwa

ys

hig

he

r th

an

th

at

of

the

po

rt/l

eft

ha

nd

sid

e.

3.

Me

asu

re 2

00

mm

do

wn

, fr

om

th

e s

eco

nd

ba

tte

n p

oc

ke

t o

f th

e s

ail

.

4.

Ma

rk a

lin

e p

ara

lle

l to

th

e b

att

en

po

ck

et.

(U

se t

ap

e)

5.

Me

asu

re 1

00

mm

in

fro

m t

he

le

ech

on

th

is l

ine.

6.

7

e l

eft

ha

nd

sid

e o

f th

e fi

rst

nu

mb

er

sho

uld

be

po

siti

on

ed

10

0 m

m i

n f

rom

th

e

lea

ch

wit

h t

he

to

p o

f th

e n

um

be

r a

ga

inst

th

e a

fore

me

nti

on

ed

ta

pe

lin

e.

7.

7

e n

um

be

rs s

ho

uld

be

po

siti

on

ed

60

mm

ap

art

.

8.

Tu

rn o

ve

r th

e s

ail

an

d p

osi

tio

n t

he

po

rt/l

eft

nu

mb

ers

60

mm

be

low

th

e l

ow

er

ed

ge

a

nd

pa

rall

el

to t

he

sta

rbo

ard

/rig

ht

ha

nd

sid

e n

um

be

rs.

BUG RACE - 57.05 ft ²/ 5.30 m

²

1.

Un

wra

p t

he

sp

ars

an

d i

nse

rt t

he

low

er

en

d o

f th

e u

pp

er

ma

st i

nto

the

up

pe

r e

nd

of

the

lo

we

r m

ast

.

(fi g

ure

1)

2.

Wh

en

un

wra

pp

ing

th

e “

Po

we

r

Cu

rve

” t

op

se

cti

on

(B

ug

Ra

ce

on

ly)

use

ca

uti

on

as

on

e o

f th

e

va

ng

pu

rch

ase

blo

ck

s is

att

ach

ed

to t

he

Po

we

r C

urv

e t

op

se

cti

on

or

its

pa

ck

ag

ing

. Y

ou

wil

l n

ee

d t

his

blo

ck

to

rig

th

e 6

:1 R

ace

va

ng

.

(Va

ng

rig

gin

g d

esc

rib

ed

on

pa

ge

12 s

ec

tio

n 8

). (

fi g

ure

2)

3.

La

y t

he

sa

il o

n a

cle

an

an

d d

ry

gro

un

d s

urf

ace

an

d s

lid

e t

he

ma

st

into

th

e s

ail

lu

R t

ub

e f

rom

th

e

foo

t o

f th

e s

ail

wo

rkin

g g

en

tly

up

wa

rds.

(fi

gu

re 3

)

4.

Ta

ke

ca

re t

o e

nsu

re t

he

up

pe

r

ed

ge

of

the

to

pm

ast

go

es

rig

ht

to t

he

he

ad

/to

p o

f th

e s

ail

un

til

it b

ea

rs u

p a

ga

inst

th

e w

eb

bin

g

stra

p a

t th

e v

ery

to

p o

f th

e l

uR

tub

e a

pe

rtu

re.

5.

En

sure

th

e s

ail

ba

tte

ns

(Ra

ce s

ail

on

ly)

are

lo

cate

d s

ec

ure

ly i

n t

he

ir

ba

tte

n p

oc

ke

ts.

6.

Pla

ce t

he

bo

w o

f th

e b

oa

t fa

cin

g

dir

ec

tly

in

to

th

e w

ind

.

7.

Pu

sh t

he

ma

st r

eta

ine

r sw

ing

arm

in

to

its

“o

pe

n”

po

siti

on

in

rea

din

ess

fo

r m

ast

in

sert

ion

.

(fi g

ure

4)

8.

Pla

ce t

he

lo

we

r e

nd

of

the

com

ple

te m

ast

ass

em

bly

in

to t

he

ma

st s

tep

tu

be

be

fore

pu

shin

g

the

ma

st r

eta

ine

r sw

ing

arm

ba

ck

to i

ts “

clo

sed

” p

osi

tio

n.

(fi g

ure

5)

Note

: "

e m

ast

ret

ain

er s

win

g a

rm

pre

ven

ts r

ig lo

ss u

po

n c

ap

size

!

fi g

ure

1fi

gu

re 2

fi g

ure

3

fi g

ure

4

fi g

ure

5

6. Rigging and Raising the Mast

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7. R

iggin

g and Fitting the B

oom

1. T

ak

e t

he

ou

tha

ul

con

tro

l li

ne

an

d t

ie a

do

ub

le h

alf

hit

ch

sto

pp

er

kn

ot

in o

ne

en

d.

2.

Pa

ss t

he

un

tie

d e

nd

th

rou

gh

:

a.

7

e s

tarb

oa

rd/r

igh

t a

ft/r

ea

r b

oo

m e

nd

.

b.

7

e o

uth

au

l c

lew

str

ap

ey

e.

c. 7

e

po

rt/l

eft

aft

re

ar

bo

om

en

d.

7

is c

rea

tes

a 2

:1 p

urc

ha

se c

asc

ad

e s

yst

em

as

sho

wn

. (fi

gu

re 6

)

3. P

ass

th

e r

em

ain

ing

lo

ose

en

d o

f th

e

ou

tha

ul

con

tro

l fo

rwa

rd a

nd

th

rou

gh

the

ou

tha

ul

cle

at

on

th

e t

op

su

rfa

ce o

f

the

bo

om

. (fi

gu

re 7

)

4.

Co

nti

nu

e f

orw

ard

th

is t

ime

pa

ssin

g t

he

loo

se e

nd

th

rou

gh

th

e p

last

ic f

air

lea

d a

t

the

fo

rwa

rd m

ost

to

p s

urf

ace

of

the

bo

om

be

fore

pa

ssin

g i

t a

ft/b

ac

kw

ard

ag

ain

.

(fi g

ure

8)

fi g

ure

6

fi g

ure

7

fi g

ure

8

5.

Tie

th

e l

oo

se e

nd

of

the

ou

tha

ul

con

tro

l

lin

e d

ire

ctl

y t

o o

ne

en

d o

f th

e o

uth

au

l b

un

ge

e

as

sho

wn

. (fi

gu

re 9

)

6.

Tie

th

e r

em

ain

ing

en

d o

f th

e o

uth

au

l b

un

ge

e

dir

ec

tly

ba

ck

on

to

th

e o

uth

au

l c

lew

str

ap

ey

e a

s

sho

wn

. (fi

gu

re 1

0)

Note: !

is

sli

ghtl

y el

ab

ora

te o

uth

au

l arr

an

gem

ent

crea

tes

a

tid

y a

nd

con

ven

ien

t en

dle

ss s

yste

m t

ha

t ca

n r

ema

in r

igge

d on

the

boo

m o

nce

init

iall

y se

tup

for

you

r fi

rst

sail

.

Standard B

ug R

ig

7. W

he

n u

sin

g t

he

Sta

nd

ard

Bu

g s

ail

th

e i

nb

oa

rd

bo

om

en

d g

oo

sen

eck

fi t

tin

g s

ho

uld

be

fi t

ted

on

to

the

ma

st c

oll

ar

as

sho

wn

. (fi

gu

re 1

1)

Note: !

is

en

sure

s th

e m

ast

is a

ble

to “

free

ly r

ota

te”

thu

s

ena

blin

g th

e re

efi n

g op

tion

su

pp

orte

d b

y th

e st

an

da

rd r

ig t

o

fun

ctio

n. (

It a

lso

rais

es t

he

boo

m h

eigh

t to

a le

ss in

tru

sive

leve

l for

th

e n

on r

ace

/per

form

an

ce s

ail

or).

Bug R

ace R

ig

8.

Wh

en

usi

ng

th

e B

ug

Ra

ce s

ail

th

e i

nb

oa

rd b

oo

m

en

d g

oo

sen

eck

fi t

tin

g s

ho

uld

be

fi t

ted

on

to t

he

ma

st

coll

ar

as

sho

wn

. (fi

gu

re 1

2a)

Ca

re s

ho

uld

be

ta

ke

n t

o e

nsu

re t

he

ma

st

coll

ar

spig

ot

pin

is

succ

ess

full

y p

lace

d i

nto

th

e

reci

pie

nt

slo

t in

th

e “

ma

te”

su

rfa

ce o

f th

e

inb

oa

rd b

oo

m e

nd

go

ose

ne

ck fi

tti

ng

.

(fi g

ure

12b

)

Note: !

is

en

sure

s th

e m

ast

is N

OT

abl

e to

“fr

eely

rot

ate

thu

s ke

epin

g th

e b

ent

topm

ast

in p

ara

llel

wit

h t

he

boo

m t

o

ma

inta

in t

he

bes

t sa

il s

ha

pe

pos

sibl

e.

9.

Ho

ok

th

e m

ain

sail

cle

w o

n t

o t

he

cle

w o

uth

au

l

ho

ok

. (fi

gu

re 1

3)

fi g

ure

9fi

gu

re 1

0

fi g

ure

11

fi g

ure

12b

fi g

ure

12a

fi g

ure

13

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8.Vang

Note:

• St

an

da

rd R

ig is

su

ppl

ied

wit

h a

3:1

va

ng

pu

rch

ase

ca

sca

de.

(2 b

lock

sys

tem

)

• R

ace

Rig

is s

up

plie

d w

ith

a 6

:1 v

an

g p

urc

ha

se

casc

ad

e. (

3 bl

ock

syst

em)

1. A

tta

ch

th

e l

ow

er

blo

ck

to

th

e e

ye

bra

ck

et

on

th

e a

ft f

ace

of

the

ma

st i

mm

ed

iate

ly

ab

ov

e d

ec

k l

ev

el.

2.

Att

ac

h t

he

up

pe

rmo

st b

loc

k t

o t

he

we

bb

ing

str

ap

on

th

e l

ow

er

face

of

the

bo

om

.

3. R

op

e u

p t

he

va

ng

pu

rch

ase

sy

ste

m a

s

sho

wn

.

Standard Rig (

3:1)

Race Rig (

6:1

)

Note: ?

e

ad

dit

ion

al

mid

-ca

sca

de

bloc

k re

quir

ed

is s

up

plie

d on

ly w

ith

th

e

pow

er c

urv

e to

pma

st.

4.

Pa

ss t

he

re

ma

inin

g l

oo

se e

nd

up

wa

rd

an

d t

hro

ug

h t

he

ma

insh

ee

t b

loc

k o

n t

he

low

er

aft

/re

ar

surf

ace

of

the

bo

om

tra

ve

lin

g i

n a

clo

ck

wis

e d

ire

cti

on

be

fore

lea

din

g i

t fo

rwa

rd a

lon

g t

he

bo

om

.

5.

Pa

ss t

he

lo

ose

en

d t

hro

ug

h t

he

we

bb

ing

slin

g i

mm

ed

iate

ly a

bo

ve

th

e h

elm

’s

coc

kp

it a

rea

. (fi

gu

re 1

4)

Note: ?

is

pre

ven

ts t

he

rop

e fr

om s

agg

ing

an

d

gett

ing

tan

gled

up

aro

un

d th

e h

elm

sma

n d

uri

ng

tack

s a

nd

jib

es!

6.

Pa

ss t

he

lo

ose

en

d i

n a

clo

ck

wis

e

dir

ec

tio

n t

hro

ug

h t

he

re

ma

inin

g

ma

insh

ee

t b

loc

k p

osi

tio

ne

d o

n t

he

lo

we

r

mid

-se

cti

on

of

the

bo

om

. (fi

gu

re 1

5)

7. F

ina

lly

pa

ss t

he

lo

ose

en

d t

hro

ug

h t

he

ho

le i

n t

he

fro

nt

en

d o

f th

e d

ag

ge

rbo

ard

top

ca

p b

efo

re t

iein

g a

ha

lf h

itch

sto

pp

er

kn

ot.

(fi

gu

re 1

6)

Note: ?

is

kn

ot in

th

e m

ain

shee

t p

reve

nts

da

gger

boa

rd lo

ss u

pon

ca

psiz

e!

fi g

ure

14

fi g

ure

15

fi g

ure

16

9. Mainsheet

1. W

he

n s

tan

din

g o

n t

he

sta

rbo

ard

sid

e

of

the

hu

ll,

tak

e t

he

ma

insh

ee

t a

nd

tie

a b

ow

lin

e l

oo

p o

n t

he

ce

nte

r o

f th

e m

ain

-

she

et

blo

ck

lo

cate

d o

n t

he

lo

we

r a

ft/r

ea

r

surf

ace

of

the

bo

om

.

2.

Pa

ss t

he

re

ma

inin

g l

oo

se e

nd

do

wn

wa

rd a

nd

th

rou

gh

th

e a

uto

ratc

he

t tr

av

ele

r b

loc

k.

3. J

e

re a

re a

rro

ws

on

th

e a

uto

ra

tch

et

tra

ve

ler

blo

ck

to

de

pic

t th

e c

orr

ec

t d

ire

c-

tio

n t

he

ro

pe

sh

ou

ld p

ass

. J

is

wil

l e

nsu

re

tha

t w

he

n u

nd

er

loa

d t

he

au

to r

atc

he

t

blo

ck

en

ga

ge

s co

rre

ctl

y.

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Standard Rig

Wh

en

usi

ng

th

e S

tan

da

rd s

ail

th

e

cu

nn

ing

ha

m c

on

tro

l li

ne

sh

ou

ld b

e

con

fi g

ure

d t

o i

nco

rpo

rate

usa

ge

of

the

D-r

ing

on

th

e f

orw

ard

ed

ge

of

the

lu

9 t

ub

e

an

d t

he

cla

m c

lea

t o

n t

he

fro

nt

face

of

the

lo

we

r m

ast

im

me

dia

tely

ab

ov

e t

he

go

ose

ne

ck

co

lla

r a

s d

ep

icte

d.

Note: !

is

en

sure

s th

e m

ast

is a

ble

to “

free

ly r

ota

te”

thu

s en

abl

ing

the

reefi

ng

opti

on s

up

por

ted

by

the

sta

nd

ard

rig

to

fun

ctio

n.

Race Rig

Wh

en

usi

ng

th

e R

ace

sa

il,

tie

a d

ou

ble

ha

lf h

itc

h s

top

pe

r k

no

t in

on

e e

nd

of

the

cu

nn

ing

ha

m l

ine

be

fore

pa

ssin

g t

he

rem

ain

ing

lo

ose

en

d:

a.

Up

wa

rd t

hro

ug

h t

he

lu

g o

n t

he

lo

we

r

po

rt s

ide

of

go

ose

ne

ck

co

lla

r.

b.

Up

wa

rd t

hro

ug

h t

he

lu

g o

n t

he

po

rt s

ide

of

the

in

bo

ard

bo

om

en

d g

oo

sen

eck

fi t

tin

g.

c. B

ro

ug

h t

he

ta

ck

ey

e t

rav

eli

ng

in

a p

ort

/

left

to

sta

rbo

ard

/rig

ht

dir

ec

tio

n.

d.

Do

wn

wa

rd a

nd

th

rou

gh

th

e p

last

ic

fair

lea

d o

n t

he

un

de

rsid

e o

f th

e i

nb

oa

rd

en

d o

f th

e b

oo

m t

rav

eli

ng

in

a s

tarb

oa

rd/

rig

ht

to p

ort

/le

ft d

ire

cti

on

e. U

pw

ard

an

d f

or

the

se

con

d t

ime,

th

rou

gh

the

ta

ck

ey

e t

rav

eli

ng

in

a p

ort

/le

ft t

o s

tar-

bo

ard

/rig

ht

dir

ec

tio

n.

f. D

ow

nw

ard

an

d t

hro

ug

h t

he

lu

g o

n t

he

sta

rbo

ard

sid

e o

f th

e i

nb

oa

rd b

oo

m e

nd

go

ose

ne

ck fi

tti

ng

.

g.

Do

wn

wa

rd a

nd

th

rou

gh

th

e c

lam

cle

at

on

th

e s

tarb

oa

rd s

ide

of

the

ma

st

imm

ed

iate

ly b

elo

w t

he

go

ose

ne

ck

co

lla

r.

h.

Do

wn

wa

rd a

nd

th

rou

gh

th

e p

ull

ey

blo

ck

imm

ed

iate

ly b

elo

w t

he

afo

rem

en

tio

ne

d

cla

m c

lea

t b

efo

re t

yin

g a

10

0 m

m r

op

e

ha

nd

le a

t th

e e

nd

of

the

co

ntr

ol

lin

e.

Note: !

is

en

sure

s th

e m

ast

is N

OT

abl

e to

“fre

ely

rota

te”

thu

s ke

epin

g th

e b

ent

topm

ast

in p

ara

llel

wit

h t

he

boo

m t

o m

ain

tain

th

e b

est

sail

sh

ap

e p

ossi

ble.

sta

nd

ard

rig

race

rig

1. T

ak

e t

he

lo

ose

til

ler

arm

an

d c

are

full

y

rem

ov

e t

he

pre

-ta

pe

d r

eta

inin

g s

cre

w

fro

m t

he

aft

/re

ar

en

d o

f th

e t

ub

e.

2.

Inse

rt t

he

aft

/re

ar

en

d o

f th

e t

ille

r a

rm

tub

e i

n t

o t

he

ru

dd

er

he

ad

til

ler

arm

ho

od

tra

ve

llin

g i

n a

fo

rwa

rd t

o a

ft/r

ea

rwa

rd

dir

ec

tio

n.

3. L

ine

up

th

e t

ille

r a

rm r

eta

inin

g s

cre

w

ho

le w

ith

its

co

rre

spo

nd

ing

re

cess

/ho

le o

n

the

up

pe

rmo

st a

ft/r

ea

r su

rfa

ce o

f th

e r

ud

-

de

r h

ea

d t

ille

r a

rm h

oo

d.

4.

Re

-lo

cate

th

e t

ille

r a

rm r

eta

inin

g

scre

w,

dri

vin

g i

t ca

refu

lly

th

rou

gh

bo

th

the

ru

dd

er

he

ad

til

ler

arm

ho

od

an

d t

he

till

er

arm

. (fi

gu

re 1

7)

5.

Cli

p t

he

til

ler

ex

ten

sio

n t

o i

ts m

ou

nti

ng

bra

ck

et

on

th

e u

pp

erm

ost

forw

ard

su

rfa

ce o

f th

e t

ille

r a

rm.

(fi g

ure

18

a-b

)

6.

Ta

ke

th

e r

ud

de

r a

sse

mb

ly a

nd

pa

ss t

he

till

er

ex

ten

sio

n a

nd

til

ler

arm

un

de

r th

e

ma

insh

ee

t b

rid

le s

tro

p a

t th

e a

ft/s

tern

ed

ge

of

the

bo

at.

7. L

ow

er

the

ru

dd

er

he

ad

ass

em

bly

on

to

the

ru

dd

er

gu

dg

eo

ns

situ

ate

d o

n t

he

ste

rn/t

ran

som

of

the

bo

at.

(fi

gu

re 1

9)

fi g

ure

18

a

fi g

ure

17

fi g

ure

19

8.

En

sure

th

e i

nte

gra

l ru

dd

er

gu

dg

eo

n c

lip

(b

lue)

is s

ucc

ess

full

y e

ng

ag

ed

, re

sult

ing

in

th

e r

ud

de

r

he

ad

au

tom

ati

c “

cli

ck

ing

” i

n t

o p

lace

se

cu

rely

.

(fi g

ure

20

)

9.

Fit

th

e s

eco

nd

ary

ru

dd

er

reta

inin

g s

pli

t ri

ng

thro

ug

h t

he

up

pe

r p

intl

e p

in.

Note: T

o re

mov

e th

e ru

dd

er a

ssem

bly

from

th

e tr

an

som

gu

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Wh

en

ad

just

ing

th

e k

ick

-up

cle

at

me

cha

nis

m o

n

yo

ur

Bu

g r

ud

de

r, w

e s

tro

ng

ly r

eco

mm

en

d t

ha

t y

ou

se

t

the

ca

m a

t th

e m

inim

um

se

ttin

g a

nd

pro

gre

ssiv

ely

incr

ea

se i

t to

su

it y

ou

r e

xp

eri

en

ce a

nd

sty

le o

f sa

ilin

g.

If r

aci

ng

an

d s

ail

ing

in

str

on

g w

ind

s y

ou

wil

l w

an

t to

set

the

kic

k –

up

lo

ad

hig

he

r. I

f re

cre

ati

on

al

sail

ing

o?

th

e

be

ach

yo

u w

ill

wa

nt

to s

et

the

kic

k u

p m

uch

lo

we

r.

Warning: R

un

nin

g a

gro

un

d w

ith

th

e ki

ck-u

p se

t in

corr

ectl

y co

uld

da

ma

ge

you

r ru

dd

er a

nd

th

e h

ull

.

A

e a

uto

-re

lea

se c

lea

t p

rov

ide

s th

e n

ea

test

an

d b

est

solu

tio

n t

o t

he

pro

ble

m o

f h

ow

to

lo

ck

-do

wn

a r

ud

de

r

bla

de

ye

t a

llo

w i

t to

fl i

p u

p i

f it

hit

s th

e b

ott

om

or

a s

oli

d o

bst

ac

le i

n t

he

wa

ter.

A

e c

lea

t h

old

s ro

pe

s

sec

ure

ly,

ye

t w

ill

rele

ase

th

em

im

me

dia

tely

wh

en

th

e

cle

at

is o

ve

rlo

ad

ed

. O

nce

tri

pp

ed

, it

ca

n b

e e

asi

ly r

ese

t

in s

eco

nd

s b

y j

ust

pu

shin

g t

he

cle

at

ba

ck

do

wn

in

to

its

ba

se.

(fi g

ure

21)

A

e c

lea

t is

als

o fi

tte

d w

ith

an

ad

just

ab

le c

am

so

th

at

the

re

lea

se t

en

sio

n c

an

be

se

t to

su

it t

he

bo

at

an

d l

oca

l

con

dit

ion

s. A

e

ca

m i

s a

dju

ste

d u

nti

l th

e r

ud

de

r b

lad

e

is h

eld

do

wn

re

lia

bly

un

de

r m

ax

imu

m s

ail

ing

con

dit

ion

s. A

e

cle

at

wil

l th

en

be

se

t so

th

at

the

lea

st s

tra

in i

s p

ut

on

th

e r

ud

de

r if

it

hit

s a

n o

bst

ac

le.

Se

ttin

g t

he

Re

lea

se

Lo

ad

1. T

est

re

lea

se l

oa

d w

ith

“ca

m”

at

min

imu

m s

ett

ing

.

2. T

o i

ncr

ea

se l

oa

d u

se a

scr

ew

dri

ve

r to

ro

tate

“ca

m”

tow

ard

s m

ax

imu

m.

(fi g

ure

22)

Warning: T

o a

void

da

ma

gin

g eq

uip

men

t, m

ake

sm

all

ad

just

men

ts

an

d te

st e

ach

incr

ease

. Tes

ts s

how

th

at

rele

ase

loa

ds

of 2

40k

g (5

30lb

s)

are

pos

sibl

e w

ith

th

e ca

m a

t “m

axi

mu

m”

sett

ing.

Sm

all

er o

r w

orn

rop

es r

elea

se a

t h

igh

er lo

ad

s th

an

larg

er n

ew r

opes

.

12.

Ma

insa

il R

ee

fi n

g

Note: F

is

fun

ctio

n is

on

ly a

ppli

cabl

e to

th

e S

tan

da

rd R

ig. (

fi g

ure

23)

F

e a

rch

itec

ture

of

the

Ra

ce R

ig d

oes

NO

T s

up

por

t th

is f

un

ctio

n.

1. U

nh

oo

k t

he

lo

we

r v

an

g b

loc

k f

rom

th

e e

ye

bra

ck

et

on

the

aft

fa

ce o

f th

e m

ast

im

me

dia

tely

ab

ov

e d

ec

k l

ev

el.

2. E

ase

th

e o

uth

au

l co

ntr

ol

lin

e t

en

sio

n w

hil

e

sim

ult

an

eo

usl

y r

ota

tin

g t

he

ma

st t

hro

ug

h 7

20

de

gre

es

(tw

o c

om

ple

te t

urn

s) i

n e

ith

er

dir

ec

tio

n.

3.R

ea

tta

ch

th

e l

ow

er

va

ng

blo

ck

to

th

e e

ye

bra

ck

et

on

th

e

aft

fa

ce o

f th

e m

ast

im

me

dia

tely

ab

ov

e d

ec

k l

ev

el.

13.

Ro

win

g &

Ou

tbo

ard

En

gin

e U

sa

ge

Ro

wlo

ck

s (S

tan

da

rd E

quip

men

t)

1. B

ug

ro

wlo

cks

ha

ve

a n

on

sym

me

tric

al

low

er

en

d w

hic

h e

ng

ag

es

in a

ke

yw

ay

in

th

e b

ott

om

of

ea

ch

row

lock

so

cke

t to

pre

ve

nt

dis

en

ga

ge

me

nt

or

loss

wh

ile

ro

win

g.

2. R

ow

lock

s sh

ou

ld b

e p

rese

nte

d i

n t

he

co

rre

ct o

rie

nta

tio

n t

o p

ass

th

rou

gh

th

e “

op

en

” p

art

of

the

ke

yw

ay

in

the

bo

tto

m o

f e

ach

ro

wlo

ck s

ock

et.

3. W

he

n t

he

“o

pe

n”

pa

rt o

f th

e k

ey

wa

y i

s fo

un

d,

the

ro

wlo

ck w

ill

sea

t d

ow

n c

om

ple

tely

at

wh

ich

po

int

the

ro

wlo

ck s

ho

uld

be

ro

tate

d t

hro

ug

h 1

80

de

gre

es

be

fore

pla

cin

g t

he

oa

r in

th

e r

ow

lock

an

d r

ow

ing

.

4.B

ug

ro

wlo

cks

are

de

sig

ne

d f

or

con

ve

nie

nt

sto

rag

e i

n t

he

re

ar

aft

su

b d

eck

sto

rag

e c

om

pa

rtm

en

t w

he

n

no

t in

use

.

Oa

rs (

La

serP

erfo

rma

nce

Acc

esso

ry O

ptio

n)

1. B

ug

oa

rs a

re d

esi

gn

ed

to

be

co

lla

psi

ble

to

en

ab

le c

on

ve

nie

nt

sto

rag

e i

n t

he

in

tern

al

hu

ll c

av

ity

wh

en

no

t in

use

.

2. A

e

oa

rs a

re a

gre

at

acc

ess

ory

sh

ou

ld y

ou

en

cou

nte

r a

ch

an

ge

in

we

ath

er

con

dit

ion

s th

at

wo

uld

pre

ve

nt

yo

u g

ett

ing

ho

me

in

a s

afe

an

d t

ime

ly m

an

ne

r.

Ou

tbo

ard

En

gin

e B

ra

ck

et

(La

serP

erfo

rma

nce

Acc

esso

ry O

ptio

n)

1. A

e

Bu

g o

utb

oa

rd e

ng

ine

bra

cket

ca

n b

e fi

tte

d w

ith

in s

eco

nd

s w

ith

ou

t th

e u

se o

f to

ols

or

pe

rma

ne

nt

fi x

ing

s.

2. P

osi

tio

n t

he

bra

cke

t’s

pin

tle

pin

in

to t

he

sp

eci

al

inse

rt p

osi

tio

ne

d i

n t

he

cro

wn

of

the

sta

rbo

ard

re

ar

de

ck.

3. S

cre

w t

he

ey

e b

olt

th

rou

gh

th

e b

rack

et

an

d i

nto

th

e s

pe

cia

l in

sert

on

th

e t

ran

som

(st

arb

oa

rd s

ide)

.

4.

Alw

ay

s m

ak

e s

ure

th

at

the

ou

tbo

ard

en

gin

e i

s fa

ste

ne

d s

ec

ure

ly.

5.

Alw

ay

s u

se a

sa

fety

le

ash

be

twe

en

th

e e

ng

ine

an

d t

he

en

gin

e b

rack

et’

s se

cu

rin

g e

ye

bo

lt.

6.

A

e m

ax

imu

m r

eco

mm

en

de

d e

ng

ine

siz

e f

or

the

Bu

g i

s 1.

5 k

w/2

hp

/13

kg

’s.

Tra

nso

m D

ra

in P

or

t B

un

gs

(La

serP

erfo

rma

nce

Acc

esso

ry O

ptio

n)

1. A

e

bu

ng

s a

re d

esi

gn

ed

to

clo

se t

he

tra

nso

m d

rain

po

rts

so w

ate

r d

oe

sn’t

en

ter

the

co

ckp

it w

he

n

row

ing

or

usi

ng

an

ou

tbo

ard

en

gin

e.

2. T

o e

na

ble

th

is,

bo

th t

he

co

ckp

it d

rain

“w

ell

” b

un

g (

sta

nd

ard

eq

uip

me

nt)

an

d t

he

tra

nso

m d

rain

po

rt

bu

ng

s sh

ou

ld b

e fi

tte

d.

3. A

ll b

un

gs

are

de

sig

ne

d f

or

con

ve

nie

nt

sto

rag

e i

n t

he

re

ar

aft

su

b d

eck

sto

rag

e c

om

pa

rtm

en

t w

he

n

no

t in

use

.

fi g

ure

23

Yo

ur B

ug

Is N

ow

Re

ad

y

Fo

r L

au

nch

ing

!

14.

La

un

ch

ing

an

d B

asic

Sa

fety

on

th

e W

ate

rB

efo

re Y

ou

Go

Sa

ilin

g:

1. C

he

ck y

ou

are

we

ari

ng

su

ita

ble

clo

thin

g a

nd

sa

fety

eq

uip

me

nt

for

the

co

nd

itio

ns

an

d t

ime

of

ye

ar.

2. A

lwa

ys

we

ar

a b

uo

ya

nc

y a

id o

r li

fe j

ack

et

3. M

ak

e s

ure

a t

hir

d p

art

y k

no

ws

wh

ere

yo

u a

re s

ail

ing

an

d h

ow

ma

ny

of

yo

u a

re s

ail

ing

.

4.

Ch

eck

th

e w

ea

the

r fo

reca

st

5.

Ch

eck

th

e t

ime

of

hig

h a

nd

lo

w t

ide

s if

ap

pli

cab

le.

6.

Se

ek

ad

vic

e o

n t

he

lo

cal

con

dit

ion

s if

yo

u a

re s

ail

ing

in

a n

ew

are

a.

7. A

lwa

ys

che

ck t

he

co

nd

itio

n o

f y

ou

r cr

aft

be

fore

se

ttin

g o

? .

8.

Ch

ec

k f

or

ov

erh

ea

d c

ab

les

wh

en

rig

gin

g,

lau

nc

hin

g a

nd

re

co

ve

rin

g.

9.

A

e u

se o

f a

La

serP

erf

orm

an

ce s

up

pli

ed

Bu

g m

ast

he

ad

fl o

at

is h

igh

ly a

dv

isa

ble

.

(F i

s d

evic

e w

ill a

ssis

t in

th

e pr

even

tion

of c

ompl

ete

inve

rsio

n in

th

e ev

ent

of c

aps

ize)

.

La

un

ch

ing

1. R

ais

e t

he

rig

wit

h t

he

bo

at

faci

ng

in

to t

he

win

d.

2. L

au

nch

th

e b

oa

t u

sin

g t

he

ap

pro

pri

ate

la

un

chin

g t

roll

ey.

3. T

ak

e t

he

bo

at

into

th

e w

ate

r w

ith

th

e b

ow

fa

cin

g i

nto

th

e w

ind

.

4.

En

sure

th

at

the

re i

s e

no

ug

h w

ate

r to

fl o

at

the

bo

at

o?

th

e t

roll

ey

/do

lly.

5.

Wh

en

th

ere

is

en

ou

gh

wa

ter

be

low

yo

u,

low

er

the

da

gg

erb

oa

rd a

nd

ru

dd

er

full

y.

6.

Cle

at

the

ru

dd

er

do

wn

ha

ul

in t

he

cle

at

on

th

e t

ille

r.

7. A

e

ru

dd

er

an

d t

he

da

gg

erb

oa

rd s

ho

uld

be

ra

ise

d b

efo

re c

om

ing

ash

ore

.

On

X

e W

ate

r

1. C

on

form

to

th

e s

ail

ing

ru

les

of

the

ro

ad

.

2. L

oo

k o

ut

for

cha

ng

ing

we

ath

er

con

dit

ion

s.

3. N

ev

er

sail

be

yo

nd

yo

ur

ab

ilit

y o

r th

at

of

yo

ur

cre

w.

4.

Be

co

mp

ete

nt

in y

ou

r sa

ilin

g s

kil

ls a

nd

rig

hti

ng

te

chn

iqu

es.

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ure

21 fi

gu

re 2

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Product

Be

fore

rig

gin

g y

ou

r b

oa

t, r

ea

d a

nd

fa

mil

iari

ze y

ou

rse

lf w

ith

th

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nu

al.

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ilu

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to

th

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gu

ide

-li

ne

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uld

in

va

lid

ate

yo

ur

wa

rra

nty

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ee

p t

he

eq

uip

me

nt

cle

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by

fre

qu

en

tly

fl u

shin

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ith

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r. I

n c

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ve

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art

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ay

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ow

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colo

rati

on

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wn

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inin

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rou

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ew

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les

an

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ive

ts.

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ot

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ou

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nd

ca

n b

e r

em

ov

ed

wit

h

a fi

ne

ab

rasi

ve

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xce

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ate

r sh

ou

ld b

e r

em

ov

ed

fro

m t

he

hu

ll.

• R

op

es,

rig

gin

g a

nd

fi t

tin

gs

sho

uld

be

chec

ked

at

reg

ula

r in

terv

als

fo

r w

ear

an

d t

ear,

in

clu

din

g w

inch

gea

r.

• A

ll m

ov

ing

pa

rts

sho

uld

be

lig

htl

y l

ub

rica

ted

to

av

oid

ja

mm

ing

, i.

e.,

McL

ub

e,

dry

Te

fl o

n o

r a

dry

sil

ico

ne

b

ase

d s

pra

y. D

o n

ot

use

oil

.

• In

spe

ct s

ha

ckle

s, p

ins

an

d c

lev

is r

ing

s a

nd

ta

pe

up

to

sto

p s

na

gg

ing

sa

ils,

ro

pe

s a

nd

clo

thin

g a

nd

to

pre

ve

nt

the

m f

rom

co

min

g u

nd

on

e.

• W

he

n r

efa

ste

nin

g s

cre

ws

do

no

t o

ve

r ti

gh

ten

as

this

ma

y s

trip

th

e t

hre

ad

an

d d

o n

ot

reu

se N

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c n

uts

mo

re

tha

n t

hre

e t

ime

s.

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am

ag

ed

or

wo

rn p

art

s sh

ou

ld b

e r

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lace

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ail

s sh

ou

ld b

e t

ho

rou

gh

ly w

ash

ed

do

wn

wit

h f

resh

wa

ter,

dri

ed

an

d s

tore

d i

n a

dry

pla

ce.

Trailers and Trolleys/Dollies

• It

is

hig

hly

re

com

me

nd

ed

th

at

a t

roll

ey/

do

lly

is

use

d t

o l

au

nch

an

d r

eco

ve

r y

ou

r b

oa

t. D

rag

gin

g y

ou

r h

ull

up

on

to a

b

ea

ch o

r sl

ip w

ay

wil

l w

ea

r a

wa

y t

he

ge

l co

at

or

po

lye

thy

len

e a

nd

da

ma

ge

th

e b

oa

t. A

lso

, th

e h

ull

sh

ou

ld n

ot

be

le

ft

on

a p

eb

ble

be

ach

as

the

hu

ll s

kin

co

uld

be

de

nte

d.

• T

rail

ers

sh

ou

ld b

e r

inse

d w

ith

fre

sh w

ate

r a

nd

ch

eck

ed

at

reg

ula

r in

terv

als

. It

is

reco

mm

en

de

d t

ha

t tr

ail

ers

be

se

rvic

ed

an

nu

all

y. G

e

tra

ile

r a

nd

ro

ad

ba

se s

ho

uld

ne

ve

r b

e i

mm

ers

ed

in

wa

ter.

• T

rail

ers

an

d t

roll

ey

s su

pp

lie

d b

y L

ase

rPe

rfo

rma

nce

are

de

sig

ne

d t

o t

ran

spo

rt t

he

hu

ll i

n t

he

be

st p

oss

ible

ma

nn

er

to a

vo

id d

am

ag

ing

th

e h

ull

. F

or

inst

an

ce,

La

serP

erf

orm

an

ce d

oe

s n

ot

reco

mm

en

d s

up

po

rt h

ull

s o

n r

oll

ers

ex

cep

t o

n t

he

ke

el

lin

e a

nd

on

ly w

he

re t

he

re i

s a

re

info

rce

d k

ee

lso

n.

We

als

o r

eco

mm

en

d g

un

wa

le h

un

g t

roll

ey

s fo

r o

ur

sma

lle

r p

rod

uct

s. H

ull

s su

pp

ort

ed

by

a t

roll

ey

bu

nk

or

wid

e s

tra

p m

ust

ha

ve

th

e a

bil

ity

to

dra

in w

ate

r a

wa

y f

rom

th

e h

ull

. T

roll

ey

bu

nk

s p

ad

de

d w

ith

ca

rpe

t o

r fo

am

ca

n c

au

se b

list

eri

ng

in

th

e g

el

coa

t a

nd

ch

an

ge

s to

th

e h

ull

co

lor.

Ple

ase

do

no

t tr

an

spo

rt y

ou

r L

ase

rPe

rfo

rma

nce

pro

du

ct o

n a

tra

ile

r o

r tr

oll

ey

th

at

ha

s n

ot

be

en

sp

eci

fi ca

lly

d

esi

gn

ed

fo

r th

e p

rod

uct

. H

ull

s d

am

ag

ed

th

rou

gh

usi

ng

an

in

corr

ect

ly d

esi

gn

ed

or

wro

ng

ly s

et

up

tra

ile

r o

r tr

oll

ey

a

re n

ot

cov

ere

d u

nd

er

wa

rra

nty

.

• W

he

n s

ecu

rin

g y

ou

r b

oa

t to

a t

rail

er

for

tra

nsp

ort

be

ve

ry c

are

ful

tha

t ra

tch

et

stra

ps

an

d r

op

es

are

no

t o

ve

r

tig

hte

ne

d a

nd

th

at

the

re i

s su

W c

ien

t p

ad

din

g u

nd

er

the

str

ap

or

rop

e t

o p

rev

en

t th

e h

ull

/de

ck f

rom

be

ing

da

ma

ge

d

thro

ug

h a

bra

sio

n o

r p

ress

ure

.

• T

op

co

ve

rs m

ust

no

t b

e a

llo

we

d t

o “

fl a

p”

wh

en

dri

vin

g a

t sp

ee

d.

G

is c

an

ab

rad

e t

he

su

rfa

ce o

f th

e h

ull

an

d

da

ma

ge

it.

It

is r

eco

mm

en

de

d i

f y

ou

are

to

win

g a

nd

pla

n t

o u

se y

ou

r to

p c

ov

er

tha

t a

n u

nd

er

cov

er

is fi

tte

d fi

rst

to

pre

ve

nt

cov

er

fl a

p d

am

ag

e t

o t

he

to

p s

ide

s o

f th

e h

ull

.

• R

ep

air

s to

th

e p

oly

eth

yle

ne

or

GR

P h

ull

s sh

ou

ld b

e u

nd

ert

ak

en

by

pe

rso

ns

wit

h t

he

re

lev

an

t e

qu

ipm

en

t a

nd

sk

ills

.C

on

tact

La

serP

erf

orm

an

ce f

or

ad

vic

e.

Storage

• Y

ou

r b

oa

t sh

ou

ld a

lwa

ys

be

tie

d d

ow

n s

ecu

rely

to

th

e g

rou

nd

wh

en

no

t in

use

.

• U

V l

igh

t w

ill

cau

se f

ad

ing

to

so

me

com

po

nen

ts a

nd

fi t

tin

gs.

A c

ov

er i

s re

com

men

ded

to

red

uce

th

e U

V d

egra

da

tio

n.

• D

o n

ot

lea

ve

th

e r

ig u

nd

er

ten

sio

n w

he

n n

ot

sail

ing

or

du

rin

g s

tora

ge

.

• C

are

mu

st b

e t

ak

en

to

su

pp

ort

th

e h

ull

ad

eq

ua

tely

if

sto

rin

g o

n r

ack

ing

or

sim

ila

r. A

ny

su

sta

ine

d p

oin

t lo

ad

ing

co

uld

pe

rma

ne

ntl

y d

en

t o

r d

isto

rt t

he

hu

ll.

• U

nd

er

cov

ers

fo

r L

ase

rPe

rfo

rma

nce

pro

du

cts

sho

uld

be

pro

du

ced

fro

m a

bre

ath

ab

le o

r se

mi

bre

ath

ab

le f

ab

ric

to

all

ow

mo

istu

re t

o e

va

po

rate

aw

ay

fro

m t

he

hu

ll.

G

is i

s e

sse

nti

al

to p

rev

en

t d

am

ag

e t

o t

he

hu

ll s

kin

. A

lso

, th

e h

ull

sh

ou

ld n

ev

er

be

le

ft i

n t

he

un

de

r co

ve

r w

et

or

da

mp

. A

co

mb

ina

tio

n o

f m

ois

ture

an

d h

ea

t o

ve

r a

n e

xte

nd

ed

pe

rio

d

can

als

o d

am

ag

e t

he

hu

ll.

G

e u

nd

er

cov

er

is d

esi

gn

ed

to

pro

tect

th

e h

ull

wh

en

be

ing

tra

nsp

ort

ed

an

d s

ho

uld

be

re

mo

ve

d w

he

n t

he

hu

ll i

s b

ein

g s

tore

d.

Ty

pic

al

da

ma

ge

in

clu

de

s sm

all

bu

bb

les

or

bli

ste

rs,

ex

cess

ive

pri

nt

thro

ug

h

of

gla

ss r

ein

forc

em

en

t, f

oa

m o

r w

oo

d a

nd

co

lor

cha

ng

e.

• R

ud

de

rs a

nd

ce

nte

rbo

ard

s m

ust

ne

ve

r b

e s

tore

d w

et

in c

arr

y/co

mb

o b

ag

s. G

is

ca

n c

au

se b

list

eri

ng

, p

rin

t th

rou

gh

a

nd

wa

rpa

ge

.

• A

ll o

ur

GR

P p

rod

uct

s a

re d

esi

gn

ed

to

be

dry

sa

ile

d.

In o

the

r w

ord

s st

ore

d o

n d

ry l

an

d.

If y

ou

in

ten

d t

o l

ea

ve

yo

ur

bo

at

on

a m

oo

rin

g f

or

an

y l

en

gth

of

tim

e i

t is

ess

en

tia

l th

at

yo

u a

pp

ly a

n o

smo

sis

ba

rrie

r co

at.

La

serP

erf

orm

an

ce

can

re

com

me

nd

a s

uit

ab

le p

rod

uct

.

On Water

• W

he

n w

ea

rin

g a

tra

pe

ze

ha

rne

ss,

tak

e p

art

icu

lar

care

wh

en

cli

mb

ing

on

to

th

e c

en

terb

oa

rd a

nd

ba

ck i

nto

th

e

bo

at

aft

er

a c

ap

siz

e. G

e

tra

pe

ze

ha

rne

ss h

oo

k c

ou

ld e

asi

ly d

am

ag

e t

he

hu

ll o

r d

eck

.

On Water Towing

• T

ow

ing

yo

ur

La

serP

erf

orm

an

ce p

rod

uct

at

hig

h s

pe

ed

(10

– 2

0 k

no

ts)

be

hin

d a

rib

or

po

we

r b

oa

t ca

n s

eri

ou

sly

d

am

ag

e t

he

hu

ll.

Bo

ats

da

ma

ge

d i

n t

his

ma

nn

er

are

no

t co

ve

red

by

th

e w

arr

an

ty.

La

serP

erf

orm

an

ce r

eco

mm

en

ds

a m

ax

imu

m t

ow

ing

sp

ee

d o

f 6

kn

ots

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