Mast Assembly; Diamond Wires - Nacra F16 Assembly Manual

2. Mast assembly

2.1 Diamond wires

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It is preferable to place the mast on supports
while building the mast.
1. Get the brass fitting from the rigbox kit dia-
mond adjuster and the diamond wires.
2. Lead the diamond wire through the slots in
the mast. Grease the threads of the diamond
wires and fit one wire into the brass fitting.
To fit the other diamond wire into the brass
3.
fitting let another person coorperate by
turning the diamond wire at the other end.
5. Bend the diamond wire tang away
from the mast
4.
6.
NACRA EMPOWERING SAILORS SINS 1975
Tools needed:
- long nose plier
The brassfitting is asymmetric. Make sure
the brassfitting is in the same position as
shown in the pictures!
Grease the diamond adjuster bolt and adjust the
washers and mastbase in the order as shown on
the picture.
Place the mastbase on the mast and pull the
diamondwires further through the diamond slots
in the mast.
Adjust the diamondwires on the diamondwire
tang with the two clevis pins 1/4 x 1/2 from the
spreader attachment rigbox kit.
The ring must be on the outside! Tape the Ring!