OUYANG MATILDA 20 Owner's Manual page 2

Your dealer and the staff at OUYANG would like to congratulate you on
your new MATILDA 20, and wish you and your crew many happy days of pure
sailing fun in the years to come.
To help you enjoy your MATILDA 20 more, and make it a trouble free
boating season for you, we have made a check list of items and encourage
you to be familiar with them.
I. PRELIMINARIES
1. Insurance on boat and contents still effective?
2. Club or marina dues paid? Mooring or slip ready?
3. Familiar with local trailer operating regulations?
4. Familiar with local boating rules and laws?
5. Safety gear aboard, arid all equipment operational?
II. LOADING
1. Stow all necessary boating gear properly to prevent rattling.
2. Sails in? Battens? Rudder? Etc . . .
3. Mast may ride on cabin roof secured fore and aft on bow and
stern rail, or on trailer under boat. You may require to tie a red
flag on aftermost end as required by local trailering laws.
III. TRAILER/TRAILERINC
1. Allow 100-200 lb. Tongue weight on trailer. Check tire pressure,
and also condition of wheel bearings. They might need greasing.
2. Check that trailer lights are functioning. It is advisable to
carry a couple of extra trailer light bulbs and fuses.
3. The keel should be lowered to rest with its full weight on the
trailer. Do not tow trailer with keel hanging from winch cable.
4. Boat snug in bow roller of trailer? Safety chains on hitch? Etc.
Let's take off to the launch ramp!! But watch your speed limit.
Maximum towing speed is usually lower than maximum highway speeds.
INTRODUCTION