Assembly; Glossary; Tools Needed - AHPC CAPRICORN F18 Owner's Manual

Capricorn F18 Owner's Manual v1.2
2.

Assembly

2.1.

Glossary

Aft: Back of the boat.
Bow: Front of the boat.
Batten: Thin strip which fits into a long narrow pocket in the sail. It will give the sail its shape.
Bridle wire: One of the two wires connected to the bow and forestay.
Boom: Spar at the foot of the sail.
Centre board: A retractable plate that that reduces sideway drift. Also known as dagger board.
Cleat: Fitting used for holding / securing ropes.
Clew: Lower most after-most corner of a sail.
Crossbar: Bar that connects the rudders on each hull.
Dolphin striker: Load bearing strap under the front beam.
Downhaul: Rope to stretch the luff of the sail. Also referred to as Cunningham.
Foot: Bottom edge of the sail.
Forestay: Wire supporting the mast in the fore and aft direction.
Gunwale: Outermost edge of the hull.
Goose neck: A hinge fitting connecting the boom to the mast.
Halyard: Rope or wire used to lower or hoist sails
Head: The top corner of the sail.
Hound: Point where the stays are connected to the mast
Jib: Front sail.
Jib Sheet: Control rope for the jib.
Leeward: The side of the boat the sails are set to when sailing.
Leech: Trailing edge of the sail.
Luff: Front edge of the sail.
Main sheet: Rope controlling the position of the main sail.
Mast rake: Angle of the mast to the hull.
Mast step; Fitting on the boat where the mast is connected to the front beam.
Pintel: Fitting on the transom and rudder used to hang.
Rudder stock: Carrier of a rudder blade and has an arm to steer.
Shackle: U-shaped metal strip with a pin to secure halyards etc.
Shrouds: Wire supporting the mast in the lateral direction.
Spinnaker: Isometric sail hoisted when sailing downwind.
Spinnaker pole: the pole, which extends to fly the spinnaker.
Spreaders: Metal struts placed in pairs to support the mast control the bend in the mast.
Stamaster: Adjustable stay connector to chain plate.
Stern: Back of the boat.
Tack: Forward lower corner of the sail.
Tiller: (Telescopic) rod connected to the cross bar to steer the boat.
Traveller: Track running side to side on which the main sheet is attached.
Transom: Flat vertical plane of the end of the hull.
Trapeze: Wire to extend the body beyond the gunwale.
Windward: The side of the boat opposite to where the sails are set to when sailing.
2.2.

Tools needed

Your Capricorn F18 can be assembled without an expensive tool kit, but be advised to have ready
with you the following tools:
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Sharp knife
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