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- Page 1 Vanguard Sailboats 200 Highpoint Avenue Portsmouth, RI 02871 For the dealer nearest you call 800.966. SAIL...
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Page 2: Unpacking And Preparation
4. Line bag: Jib sheet Mainsheet Daggerboard shockcord All lines are as long as necessary for maximum purchase. Vanguard Sailboats encourages you to customize line lengths for your sailing pleasure, but be sure to cut and burn ends to prevent fraying. Tools... -
Page 3: Assembling The Mast
Rigging Locate the daggerboard shockcord (in the line bag) and attach each end to the eyestraps that secure the forward end of the hiking straps. You may have to raise the line bags to locate the eyestraps. Make sure your knot is very tight; shockcord easily unties itself. Assembling the mast The mast comes already rigged except for the spreaders, which are taped to the mast. - Page 4 Untape the outhaul tail from the boom if you haven’t already done so. Mainsheet and vang The Vanguard 15 mainsheet has a bridle spliced into one end that fastens to the stern deck. Locate the thicker end and pass it forward Boom...
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Page 5: Raising The Mainsail
The jib halyard replaces the headstay when the jib is up, allowing for a wide adjustment of mast rake. The headstay will fall slack when the jib halyard is properly tensioned. Remove the clevis pin just aft of the headstay, line up the jib tack between the holes, and reinsert the cle- vis pin. - Page 6 NOW YOU ARE Launching READY TO SAIL Daggerboard: With the boat in shallow water or secured to a dock, slide the daggerboard into the daggerboard trunk as much as water FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, MAKE SURE depth will allow. The thin edge should be aft and the handle up. YOU ARE WEARING APPROPRIATE Stretch the shockcord around the aft edge with the plastic tubing CLOTHING FOR THE CONDITIONS,...
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