Mounting a windsurf sail
1 - Parts Needed, sail, mast, extension, mast foot, ropes, boom and Bumper totalwind.net
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2 - We deploy the sail and watch the installation dimensions that usually appear at the bottom of the candles. Mast, boom ....
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3 - Insert the mast in the luff sleeve, then the extension taking into account the measures recommended by the manufacturer.
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4 - We found that the mast is entered correctly in the various top.
Therefore proceed to pass out of the mast foot to the pulley of the sail, it is very important that these do not cross, to give a good tension and prevent clogging when removing the candle.
To conclude this point we give an initial tension.
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5 - We will put the boom, if you look at the picture No. 11, we can not see well hollow luff to place the boom, with the gesture of the next file fixes the problem and we can place the adapter of the boom (in rdm mast type cases).
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6 - We again have a look at the measures to prepare for the boom.
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7 - Put the boom, it is important to be well fixed without leaving game.
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8 - Once in place we will boom tighten the clew, remember the importance of not cross out.
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9 - And back again to the mast foot to give the taut finish.
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10 - We check the tension of the sail, the first index of tension in the area we can see the red dot on the image to wrinkle light wind should come more or less than half the panel to strong wind stress the wrinkle.
The other index we have checked the bag that we left, which will correct tightening in the clew.
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For light wind is best left over pocket, so that if we press the picture on the No. 27 sail touches the boom. To flatten the sail strong wind giving more tension without breaking, which still retains a minimum of bag.
11 - Once we wind the excess stretched out at the foot of the mast, and secure the halyard as in the image No 30 to not go dancing while cruising.
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12 - Before leaving the water is good sound out the candle in the sand to ensure that our taste.
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13 - Note: If you have correctly followed the steps and see that you are other wrinkles than those we have been talking will have to get their hands on stress sabers, tend to tighten clamps have a way of screw or similar, the tip of the swords, we turn to tighten the screw in the sense of
clockwise to loosen and vice versa.
14 - Council for which Ye sail mounted: if we remove the boom and destensamos at the foot of the mast suitable, to prevent the deformation of the mast and sail. Look at the picture below what passes for not slacken.
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Photo: Jaume
Text: David Sandron
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Very Currao and very clear, although we tighten mortals sail with the help of the harness hook or other device, not David, that makes his paw ...: smile:
Regarding the comment from Lizard has a point, especially for large candles that require a lot of tension, if riding a taper, if we are tightening in this order; foot mast - clew - mast track, you will see that in this Last tension will cost much less than if you want it to first.
However, navalex has left us a good tutorial on this topic:
http://www.totalwind.net/windsurf/nudo-para-tensar-la-vela-cabeza-de-alondra/252/
Council desirable that you have missed you .... tape the union of the two parts of the mast. So do not sand and then goes no problems during removal.
Although more than once a curious ma .... preguntao to remove And with that tape does not separate the two parts in the water?
: Lol :: lol:
haddok, very avispao konlodela tape hehe hehe, hehe,,, had sele ... esmuyyy useful kolao kemelo say ami,,,, good winds ...
Thank you very much for the info, I had long without mounting a candle and I do not remember the order to go and ride it took me a good egg.