Laser Performance FUNBOAT Rigging Manual page 6

12. read the traveler line through the travel-
er block and attach the two ends of the traveler
to the traveler fairlead with a bowline or a
overhand stop knot and half hitch. (figure 12)
(figure 13a)
13. Tie the traveler strop to the traveler block
with a overhand stop knot and half hitch and
tie the other end to the large sister clip with a
overhand stop knot. (figure 13) (figure 13a)
Important: e length of the traveller line and
strop should be adjusted so that the traveller block is
positioned 395 mm from the center of the deck to the
centre of the block sheave and the distance between the
center of the traveler block and mainsheet block is 510
mm. See illus. 12/13. Do not reduce this as it will adverse-
ly e ect the performance of your Funboat.
14. read the end of the mainsheet through
the bottom of the boom end block and secure
with a figure of eight stop knot. (figure 14a)
(figure 14b)
read the mainsheet through the blocks as
illustrated in figure 14 and along the boom,
through the webbing strap, through the
forward mainsheet block and down through
the block on the foredeck. Tie a figure 8 stop
knot in the end of the mainsheet to prevent it
from coming out of the mainsheet block on the
deck.
15. Assemble the kicking strap line to the two
blocks and attach to the mast and boom as
illustrated in figure 15 a, b, & c.
Important: Overtensioning the kicking strap will
adversely e ect the sailing performance of your Funboat.
figure 15a
figure 12
510mm
395mm
figure 14a
figure 15b
figure 13
figure 13a
figure 14b
figure 15c