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Page 3: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL __________________________________________________________________ 4 PREPARATION _____________________________________________________________ 4 OUTBOARD MOTOR ________________________________________________________ 4 TRAILERING _______________________________________________________________ 4 RIGGING __________________________________________________________________ 5 BOOM AND SAIL SET UP ____________________________________________________ 7 MAST SETUP _____________________________________________________________ 10 SAILING __________________________________________________________________ 11 THE BASICS ______________________________________________________________ 11 ROTATING MAST CONTROL ________________________________________________ 12 WINDWARD PERFORMANCE ________________________________________________ 13 REACHING ________________________________________________________________ 13 SPINNAKER _______________________________________________________________ 13... -
Page 4: General
This manual contains important information CAUTION about the safe operation and maintenance of your Corsair built Pulse 600. Read it carefully, Measure and know the overall height on the trailer. Care become familiar with the procedures described should be taken to avoid all low, overhead obstacles. -
Page 5: Rigging
After a few launchings this process will become easier as you are more familiar with your boat and your confidence builds. Two people can have a Pulse 600 rigged and launched in around 20 minutes. Mast raising bracket ready to be installed... - Page 6 NOTE The mainsail on the Pulse 600 is set up with a floating tack so before hoisting the mainsail attach Check to see that all rigging wires are clear and have the Cunningham into position on mast.
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Page 7: Boom And Sail Set Up
Mast on way up and being held from going sideways by raising wires BOOM AND SAIL SET UP Once you have connected the boom onto mast. Attach The pulse 600 has incorporated the furling boom the adjustable boom topper onto the rotating SS system, for ease of operation when rigging and de bracket on the out board end of boom. - Page 8 150mm on mast just above boom connection. Once you have max hoist lock off The pulse 600 jib has a furling jib using a Harken furler halyard using the camcleat and horn cleat on mast, which is attached to the bottom Forstay end.
- Page 9 outhaul line boom topper and mainsheet. If these lines are tight they will create friction loads when hoisting and make it impossible to hoist to max height. Hoist mainsail to max height by feeding the head of sail into the sail track cut out 150mm on mast just above boom connection.
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Page 10: Mast Setup
The amount of pre-bend is achieved by tightening the diamond wires. The Pulse 600 mast has a pre-bend amount of 35mm, this can be checked by running a messenger line from the hound area (forestay lug) to the center of boom shaft along the aft face of mast. -
Page 11: Sailing
The mainsail is usually hoisted first. Turn directly into the wind and commence pulling on the halyard. The Pulse 600 has a roller furling boom fitted. Release the handle from the locking socket on the mast allowing the handle to roll freely. The main will automatically... -
Page 12: Rotating Mast Control
Roller furler handle ROTATING MAST CONTROL The correct rotation of a rotating mast will give a much more efficient and powerful mainsail. It is thus important that the rig not be set up too tight as this can prevent full rotation. There are many opinions on what the correct amount of rotation should be but a general guideline is to keep the mast rotated enough to give a smooth, even, transition... -
Page 13: Windward Performance
WINDWARD PERFORMANCE Always remember you will generally go faster by easing the sheets out. Pulling on them tighter is more likely to slow you down. All corsair models will point very high if set up and sailed correctly but this can also be very dependent Your mainsail should have leach tell tails fitted as on the crew’s skill. -
Page 14: Spinnaker Jibing
SPINNAKER JIBING apply plenty of halyard tension, this is critical to the furling ability of the sail. Hoisting the sail furled is a very easy and safe exercise. Now that the sail is hoisted and The asymmetric spinnaker can be jibed either through you have rounded your mark you can release the furler the slot between the forestay and spinnaker tack or lines and pull on the sheet, the sail will very quickly... -
Page 15: Safe Sailing Recommendations
SAFE SAILING It is not unusual to drive the low resistance float bows through waves or even submerge the float in RECOMMENDATIONS some circumstances. This has been found to have no adverse effect on the boat and in fact the boat will tend to round up slightly, not slew to leeward DANGER as commonly and mistakenly believed. -
Page 16: Sailing Hints
The limit for racers with modern rigs will always be again indefinitely. This can be a handy tactic on starting nose diving, though this is hard to do with a Pulse 600 lines! design due to its ‘high volume, reverse bows’ . -
Page 17: De-Rigging
Remove the roller furling handle (if fitted) and stow in the anchor Should there be no ramp present then the Pulse 600 well. Leave the topping lift on to take the weight and like all Corsair models can be quite safely lifted in and disconnect boom from the mast. -
Page 18: Marina Docking
MARINA DOCKING CAPSIZE For marina docking, the shrouds are released from Capsize is always a possibility even if a remote one and the floats and the floats folded as normal. The marina should it ever occur, stay calm and make sure all crew slip can then be entered and the folded boat moored are accounted for. -
Page 19: Safety In General
hazards and correct or warn the crew against any BEAM BOLTS possible danger immediately. These should always be in place and tightened before going sailing. Otherwise the upper folding struts can SAFETY IN GENERAL again be overloaded as above due to the beam inner end being forced up slightly by sailing loads. - Page 20 The taped edges are usually the first to fail and not. All three grades can be used on your Pulse 600, sometimes just redoing these will extend the net life. depending on the application. To avoid this staining,...
- Page 21 BEAMS Any defects or problems found during this check should be remedied immediately. Check all beam joint flanges for any sign of de- ¡ lamination or cracking. It is not uncommon to find This checklist is intended as a guide only and may not hairline cracks in the gel coat surface in high load cover every potential problem.
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I have a Pulse 600 in Acapulco. I needed to change the main sheet. I will appreciate your sending me photos or diagrams showing how to set the mainsheet on the traveler block and on the block at the end of te boom
To set the mainsheet on the traveler block and the block at the end of the boom for a Corsair Marine Pulse 600:
1. Remove the mainsheet from its storage location (e.g., cockpit locker).
2. Attach one end of the mainsheet to the block at the end of the boom.
3. Run the mainsheet through the traveler block system.
4. Ensure the mainsheet runs cleanly without twists.
5. Keep the boom topper slack while applying tension with the mainsheet.
6. Adjust and secure the mainsheet for proper sail trim.
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