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Table
o f
C ontents
Introduction
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4
CE
C ertification
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5
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Introduction WELCOME
A BOARD
a nd
w elcome
t o
t he
J /Boats
f amily
o f
o wners.
Y our
b oat
i s
d esigned
a nd
e ngineered
t o
...
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CE
C ertification:
With
s tandard
e quipment,
t he
J /70
M eets
C ategory
C
R equirements
f or
C E
C ertification.
J /70s
b uilt
b y
C CFC
...
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M ass
i n
M inimum
O perating
C ondition
( mMOC):
S TIX
=
2 2.53
Angle
o f
V anishing
S tability
=
1 22
d egrees
...
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Mast
B oom
&
S tanding
R igging
The
J /70
m ast
&
b oom
a re
b uilt
b y
S outhern
S pars
o f
c arbon
f iber
a nd
p ainted
b lack
w ith
w hite
l imit
...
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Rigging
Y our
J /70
Tools
&
S upplies
Phillips
h ead
s crewdriver
...
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Tie
t ogether
a
s uitable
2 0-‐30'
e xtension
l ine
t o
t he
t op
o f
e ither
t he
m ain
h alyard
o r
s pinnaker
...
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B oom
V ang
&
C unningham
Harken 57mm Carbo T2 Loop Block 2151 Harken 40mm Carbo T2 Loop Blocks 2148 (one on vang lug, one each on mast strap eyes P &...
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H alyard
&
M ast
B ase Jib Halyard Exit Upper & Lower Jib Halyard...
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H eadstay
L ayout
T-Bar Eye Custom SS 316 - Southern Spars - w/5mm marine eye Harken 207 Top Swivel Headstay Wire 5mm 1 x 19 SS with 5mm marine eye termination Harken Hoistable Headstay swivel H465 - for 5mm wire (shown in hoisted position).
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J ib
S heet
L ayout
-‐
2 :1
P urchase
Jib Clew Blocks for 2:1 Sheeting (sailmaker provided) 2:1 Jib Sheet terminates on front of Car...
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C ustom
K eel
C rane Dutton-Lainson WG1500 w/HEX drive, Black Harken 310 Thru-Deck Removable Handle Wire Block Nylock nut.
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Launching
&
H auling
Y our
J /70
NEVER
U SE
T HE
K EEL
L IFTING-‐EYE
T O
A TTEMPT
T O
L IFT
T HE
E NTIRE
V ESSEL!
...
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k eel
l ifting
e ye
s hould
o nly
b e
u sed
w ith
t he
s tandard
b lack
a nodized
aluminum
J /70
k eel
c rane
w hich
i s
d esigned
w ith
a
s top
t o
p revent
o ver-‐hoisting.
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Tuning
t he
R ig
Your
s ailmaker
w ill
h ave
s pecific
s hroud
t ensions
r ecommended
f or
d ifferent
c onditions.
T he
f ollowing
...
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This
i s
a
v ery
h elpful
r acing
t echnique
i n
b ig
w ind
a nd
w ave
c onditions
w hen
y ou
w ant
b oth
t he
w eight
...
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Appendix
A :
B est
P ractices
-‐
B oat
I nspection
J
B oats
h as
c ompiled,
w ith
t he
h elp
o f
s everal
i ndustry
e xperts,
t he
f ollowing
“ best
p ractices”
i nspection,
...
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If
y ou
h ave
a
b ow-‐stop
o n
t he
t railer,
u se
s horter
s trap
r uns
( running
n early
v ertical)
o ver
...
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2) Headstay
-‐
T he
t op
o f
t he
h eadstay
( wire
o r
r od)
s hould
b e
c hecked
t o
m ake
s ure
i t’s
n ot
b ent.
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used
o n
w ire
o r
r od
r igging.
F or
s mall
o ne
d esigns
( ex…J22,
J 70,
J 24
&
J 80),
a
g ood
h acksaw
...
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unless
a
s urveyor
g ets
i nvolved
w ith
a
p re-‐sale
s urvey,
a nd
e ven
t hen,
n ot
a ll
s urveyors
a re
v ersed
i n
...