Trimming; Compensation Adjustment - Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 40 User Manual

TRIMMING

An agent has proceed to the first adjustments and cable tension. After few trips you will
have to do the final adjustment to obtain a correct rectitude in transversal; it is also
important to keep the mast rectilinear in longitudinal when sailing.
Therefore, it needs compensation adjustment along side; a first bending of the mast in
longitudinal is required : the middle of the mast bended forward and the head afterward.
The bend must be the half of the mast section.
1 - This is a pushing spreader rigging, so you will have to stretch the upper shrouds befo-
re the backstay.
2 - Stretch tighly all the rigging ( the rigging must be a little bit loosely when sailing with
15-20 knots).
3 - When a perfect transversal and longitudinal rectitude has been obtained, ease t h e
both side aft lower shrouds with 2 turns of bottlescrew.
4 - Finish longitudinal adjustment by stretching tightlier the backstay bottlescrew to
obtain a good stability of the forestay when sailing by 15-20 knots.
Fasten with pins all the bottlescrews and keep this trimming during all the sailing sea-
son.

COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENT:

Ease the backstay during the wintering.
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