Nacra FCS Owner's Manual page 14

3 . 4 r u d d e r A s s e m b l y
Unpack the four parts for the rudder assembly
A. Rudder-foil
B. Rudderstock with rudder-pin
C. Rope handle 4mm
D. 4mm shockcord
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1. Move the rudder lock rod forward inside the tiller-arm by
pulling the rope and secure the rope in the clam-cleat.
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Rudder is locked
2. insert the head of the rud-
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der foil into the rudderstock
cassette.
3. un-cleat the lock rope and
make yourself familiar how the
rudder lock works, by locking
and unlocking.
4. tie the rope handle as illus-
trated with two figure-eight
knots
5. tie the 4mm shock cord
through the same hole with a
bowline
6. tie the other end of the
4mm shock cord to the tiller-
arm end
7. The shock cord and the rud-
der-lock rod uncleated (pulling
backwards) will hold the rud-
der foil up in the rudderstock
cassette.
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8. Mount the rudderstock
on the transom gudgeons
using the rudder-pin as
illustrated in the figure.
When afloat, pull the rud-
der-lock rod forward then
extend the rudder-foil to
the desired extension.
Uncleat the rope and let
the rod lock the foil.
Check from above that
the lock is properly ex-
tended into the rudder-
foil.
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RUDDER LOCK ROD
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