Rigging - Seawind 1600 Owner's Manual

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• Avoid packing the sails while still damp, they will go moldy.
• Fold the sail in the accordion way, parallel to the foot of the sail, then fold to the size of
the bag.
• UV rays violently attack polyester and nylon. If your sails must remain rigged, even for
24 hours, it is most important to cover them with some kind of protection.

6.10 RIGGING

From time to time it will become necessary to adjust and tune the mast. After adjusting, the
mast must be perfectly positioned on the centerline of your ship. The rake should be of about
50cm. Lengthways, the mast should have a certain angle...that is to say, the top of the mast
should lean slightly backwards, approximately 2 degrees. You can measure these 2 degrees by
ballasting a halyard which you hang from the top of the mast. The distance between the
halyard and the back of the mast, should be of about 50cm at the height of the roof, with a
tolerance of about 20%. After adjusting, please take care to replace the safety pins. While
sailing windward into strong wind, the shroud under the wind is slack but should not flap. If the
contrary is true, do not take the risk of adjusting it while sailing because a mistake at the wheel
or the braking down of the automatic pilot can cause a dismasting. When adjusting rigging
screws it is always good practice to attach a spare halyard to a pad eye or horn cleat near the
stay you are adjusting. Apply some pressure and clutch off as a safety backup.
The rig on your Seawind 1600 is designed to be efficient and can be easily handled by two
persons. It features a self tacking, roller furled headsail and single line slab reef mainsail with
lazy jacks and boom catcher.
The mast, manufactured by Allyacht Spars, is a 7/8th fractional rig with double spreader. Both
mast and boom are clear painted aluminum or optional carbon fiber. It is fitted with 12mm
spectra 2:1 main halyard, 12mm spectra jib halyard, 12mm double braid spinnaker halyard,
12mm double braid topping lift, 12mm spectra 2:1 screacher halyard and a 12mm 2:1 inner
forestay halyard.
The standing rigging consists of forestay of 12mm dieform, and side stays of PBO type synthetic
stays with adjustable rigging screws.
RIG TENSION
When your boat was first launched the mast was stepped and the rig set to the correct tension.
During the first month or so of sailing the wire rigging will stretch a small amount. This is quite
normal and any slack can be taken out by taking up the rig tension. After this initial "bedding
down" period, the rigging wires should not change too much and examination on a six monthly
basis should be sufficient.