Stepping the mast, Keep away from electric cables

Ref : MA_WILDCAT_FR

Issued by : Alban ROSSOLLIN

Date : mars 2010

Up-date : 3

Page 27/49

ASSEMBLY MANUAL : HOBIE WILD CAT

Stepping the mast

CAUTION DANGER – ALUMINIUM MAST

Keep away from electric cables

Place the mast on the trampoline, the mast base facing its support on the front crossbar.

1.Installation of the bridles

Take the bridles from the cable bag and fix to the bridle fittings at the front of the hulls.

2.Installation of the shouds•Connect the shroud cables the the Staymasters that are in the rigging bag. Fix the Staymasters on the eye bolts on each hull. Unscrew the serrated adjustment roller of the Staymasters to the maximum.

3.Raising the mast

Before raising the mast, remove the plastic bag that is fixed to the jib rail and which contains the Cunningham system and place it on the trampoline.

It is recommended to have two people to raise the mast : One in front of the front crossbar (A) holding the base of the mast, the other at the back (B) holding the mast head. (A) takes one of the trapeze cables to relieve the weight of the mast, being careful that the base of the mast remains encased on the crossbar.

(B) advances along the mast while raising it. As the mast raises, (A) moves back little by little, pulling on the trapeze in order to help (B) raise the mast.

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