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IX. Boom
1. Hold the boom (part no. 44) with the slot
and the two cleats facing up and slip it onto
the gooseneck mast fitting. Secure the boom
with the clevis pin and ring. (Fig. 33)
Fig. 35
NOTE: Figure shows Rotation and Downhau/ Rigged.
4. Now turn to the downhaul. First, attach
the small single block (part no. 36) and
small shackle using the clevis pin and ring
(part no. 37). Place the clevis pin through
. one of the two holes on the top of the mast
FIg. 33 base casting, attach the block and shackle
2. Attach the outhaul (secured to the cleat through the pin, then push the pin through
underneath the boom) to the sail by remov- ~he second .hole in the base casting. Now
ing the pin from the outhaul shackle and Insert the rIng to secure the pin.
attaching the shackle to the third inboard 5. Use the twist shackle to attach the double
hole in the plate on the sail. (Newer models block (part no. 39) to the grommet at the
have only three holes. See Figure 34.) bottom of the sail.
6. Use a halyard knot (see "Knots" page 17) to
tie the downhaul line (part no. 40) (7' x
3/16" line) to the pin or bolt in the mast
base. Then thread the line up to and
through the double block, down to the
small sheave in the mast base casting
opposite from the bolt. Then thread the line
back up to the double block and down to
the small single block you attached in Step
4. Then take the line through the cleat
just behind the mast rotation cleat. Refer to
Figure 35 for the complete assembly. Once
the line is through the cleat, tie a figure-
eight knot in the end of the line.
Fig. 34
3. Use a bowline knot to tie the mast rotation
line (part no. 35) (3' x 3/16" line) to the
boom cleat closest to the mast. Then lead
the line through the mast rotation arm and
back through the cleat as shown in Figure
35. Once the line is through the cleat, tie a
figure-eight knot in the end of the line.
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