Harken 7311.10 Cruising Jib Reefing & Furling User Manual

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Commissioning

Adjust Turnbuckle on Boat

Adjust turnbuckle. Use sidecutters or needlenose pliers to

bend cotter pin. Replace used cotter pins. Lower unit and

install crosspin and new cotter pin.
Lift foils so top is

1

/

2

" (12 mm) below upper terminal.

Use blue Loctite

®

on foil clamp screws when you replace them.

Crosspin

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Unit 1, 2 Cruising

08/23/10

Have extra cotter pins on hand to replace used ones at base

of unit and for turnbuckle. Hold foils and remove foil clamp

screws. Lower foils.
Remove crosspin holding lower unit to turnbuckle. Raise

drum assembly and use halyard to hold unit at about

5' (1.5 m) above deck. Raise foils and secure with second

halyard. Allow room above for turnbuckle take up.

WARNING! Stay must attach to toggle. Do not at-

tach stay to crosspin at drum assembly because

crosspin and plates may fatigue and break causing

an accident, damage to your vessel, personal

injury, or death. See www.harken.com for

additional safety information.

WARNING! To avoid injury, make sure drum

assembly and foils are securely lifted using a

halyard before adjusting turnbuckle. Failure to do

so may result in furler dropping suddenly, causing

damage to the furler, or severe injury. See www.

harken.com for additional safety information.

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