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Devoti Sailing D-Zero Basic Rigging Manual

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D-Zero Basic Rigging Guide
D-Zero rigging – A Rough Guide
Step 1, Mast tie down rope - put bowline in 1 end, loop loose end over gooseneck and tie off
on bowline.
Step 2, Gooseneck locking lever on port side, it won't then interfere with outhaul

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  • Page 1 D-Zero Basic Rigging Guide D-Zero rigging – A Rough Guide Step 1, Mast tie down rope - put bowline in 1 end, loop loose end over gooseneck and tie off on bowline. Step 2, Gooseneck locking lever on port side, it won’t then interfere with outhaul...
  • Page 2 D-Zero Basic Rigging Guide Step 3, Kicker should work straight out of box with no adjustment required!! Step 4, Outhaul through outhaul line floating block and tie off with bowline around mast...
  • Page 3 D-Zero Basic Rigging Guide Step 5, Yellow rope supplied on boom for clew downhaul, red rope with floating block is for outhaul, through clew and knot in slot at aft end of boom. Step 6, Downhaul/Cunningham - purple rope with bottom mini block needs shortening so...
  • Page 4 D-Zero Basic Rigging Guide Step 7, Control line tails - Kicker tied to Starboard, other 2 to Port (all down to personal preference)
  • Page 5 D-Zero Basic Rigging Guide Step 8, Use black short length of loose shockcord for inhaul (Tack), tie off halyard to bowline on shock cord from front of mast bearing. Tidy the halyard and place under mask chock security shockcord.
  • Page 6 D-Zero Basic Rigging Guide Step 9, Centreboard – bungee loop around mast (other option is to take it though bow loop) some people may like also to pack out the case which can be done with self-adhesive packing material such as Velcro.
  • Page 7 D-Zero Basic Rigging Guide Step 10 (optional), for easier righting from an inversion stick the non-slip strips provided onto the topsides, just below the gunwale and in line with the daggerboard if not already fitted. Notes:- • We recommend a loop of rope of 5 or 6mm rope through the bow eye long enough to go over the pointy bit at the front for easy handling when launching and recovering.
  • Page 8 D-Zero Basic Rigging Guide Some Tuning thoughts from Dan Holman: 1) Clew – Have this tied down really tight to the boom 2) Traveller – This needs to be as tight as possible with the traveller no further in the 400mm from the centreline in lighter airs.