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- Page 1 MINICAT 520 EXPLORER USER GUIDE...
- Page 2 MAIN SAIL JIB FURLER BOOM POD (TENT) MAIN SHEET RUDDER Thank you for purchasing your MINICAT. We hope that your new boat will give you many hours of fun, enjoyment and pleasure on the water. FLOAT Your MINICAT Team TILLER EXTENSION...
- Page 3 If this is your first boat, to ensure your Maximum weight of the loaded boat: 680 kg (1499 lbs) comfort and safety familiarise yourself with the operation of the boat before sailing it for the first time. Either your MINICAT Drive: By sails...
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Page 4: Carrying Capacity
ASSEMBLY OF Always check your MINICAT before sailing! Perform a visual check of all parts of the boat before each YOUR MINICAT sailing. Protection against falling overboard and how to get back on the boat: Sit only in the places made for sitting. These are the parts Carefully remove the individual of the frame at the rear half of the floats. - Page 5 Then increase the pressure in the This would exceed the individual chambers in the same specified pressure and way until you reach the prescribed could cause damage. pressure. MINICAT 520 EXPLORER USER‘S GUIDE...
- Page 6 Unpack the individual parts of the mast and assemble the mast. The individual parts simply slide into each other. Slide the lower part of the mast onto the joint as shown in the picture. MINICAT 520 EXPLORER USER‘S GUIDE...
- Page 7 Raise the mast by hand while pulling the jib halyard. Pull and tension the rope to raise the mast to the desired vertical position. Secure the jib halyard in the notch on the left side of the mast. MINICAT 520 EXPLORER USER‘S GUIDE...
- Page 8 The tiller is attached by threading main halyard in the notch on the two pins with a lock. Place the right side of the mast. telescopic Tiller extension on the Install the boom to the sail using tiller lever. carabiners MINICAT 520 EXPLORER USER‘S GUIDE...
- Page 9 But this is only as a precaution and try to raise the rudder and centre board yourself when beaching. Setting of the cleat MINICAT 520 EXPLORER USER‘S GUIDE...
- Page 10 5. Unclip the front carabiner on the sail and clip it to the eye one meter higher. Proceed in the same way with the rear carabiner. MINICAT 520 EXPLORER USER‘S GUIDE...
- Page 11 Wherever you go with the Explorer, safety always comes first. We are aware of this and that MINICAT 520 Explorer is the 1. - Release the sail lines - Main sheet and Jib is why the Explorer has multi-chamber floats.
- Page 12 It is possible to therefore wherever possible be blown offshore. when your MINICAT is not in use it is advisable to leave the boat MINICAT must not be used in out of direct strong sunlight.
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Page 13: Optional Accessories
MINICAT 520 EXPLORER USER‘S GUIDE... - Page 14 OF YOUR MINICAT avoided to prevent damage. Before storing your MINICAT and from time to time, we recommend that you clean the boat thoroughly and treat the surface of the rubber floats. The ‘MINICAT Maintenance Kit’...
- Page 15 REPAIR RECOMMENDED OF YOUR MINICAT PACKING Damage to the MINICAT floats can be easily repaired using the To avoid unnecessary damage while 2. bag supplied ‘MINICAT Repair Kit’. storing or transporting your boat please follow the instructions on Repair procedure:...
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Page 16: Good To Know
(with the boom on the port side) has the pass over a vessel sailing starboard side. The vessel sailing starboard side must ALWAYS – SAFETY FIRST give way to a vessel sailing port side. MINICAT 520 EXPLORER USER‘S GUIDE... -
Page 17: Beaufort Scale
16 - 20 kn some length. move. Small This is the preferred knot instead of 8 - 10.7 m/s Many white- trees in leaf the Reef Knot. caps. Small begin to sway. amounts of spray MINICAT 520 EXPLORER USER‘S GUIDE... - Page 18 ENJOY YOUR NEW MINICAT AND PLEASE REMEMBER: ALWAYS SAFETY FIRST @minicatamaran /minicat @minicatsailing search: MINICAT www.minicatamaran.eu USER‘S GUIDE...
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