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Operation
Pre-hoist checklist
There are several assembly steps described in detail in the installation manual.
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Lower drive unit attached to bow with line guard facing aft
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Looped furling line installed on drive unit and led aft
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Head swivel and tack swivel clamped to torsion cable and length checked
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Swivel tack terminal attached to lower drive unit
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Soft-attach shackle available for attaching head of sail to head shackle
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Soft-attach lashing or shackle available and sized for attaching tack to swivel tack terminal
Preparation for first sail hoist: Sail is in bag, unfurled.
Tip: Pick light breeze conditions. Have no jib or have jib furled. Subsequent hoists will be much easier because
sail will be furled.
Tip: Temporarily secure the furled jibsheets downward toward the deck to help keep the Reflex furling system,
spinnaker sheets, and halyard outside of the jib sheets.
Attach the head of the sail to the eye in the head swivel
using a soft shackle or lashing.
Secure tack of sail using soft-attach long shackle.
Make length adjustable for adjustment when sail is
finally fitted.
Load the Reflex swivel tack terminal into the T-slot on the lower drive unit. Attach the unit to the bow sprit or a
fixed point on the bow ahead of the stay. Attach halyard to head swivel and check halyard and sheet leads. Hoist
and trim spinnaker.
Halyard Tension: Tension the halyard to pull slack out of the Reflex torsion cable. Adjust the tack line if neces-
sary. Use the winch to pull the halyard until the rolled sail is straight. IMPORTANT! Over-tensioning the halyard
can make furling more difficult as you load components. Unlike fibrous torsion cables, the Reflex torsion
cable transmits torque at lower halyard loads. Too much tension can damage components.
Reflex furler
Raising Sail First Time
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