Steering System; Wheel; J/130 Rigging - J/Boats 130 Manual

Fixed Ports & Optional Opening Ports: are made with painted extruded aluminum frames
and smoke colored Lexan. The optional opening ports maximize interior comfort and cross-
flow ventilation.
DO NOT PERMIT ACETONE OR TEAK CLEANER TO COME IN C0NTAC1
WITH PORTS, FRAMES, OR HATCHES AS THIS WILL DISINTEGRATE THE
LEXAN AND DESTROY THE FRAME FINISH.
Steering System
Wheel
The steering system is carefully engineered to provide finger-tip control. This is achieved by
utilizing high quality Harken rudder bearings. The rudder itself is made of unidirectional glass,
with two molded halves bonded together, and a highly reinforced fiberglass shaft. It's
engineered to withstand tremendous shear loads under storm conditions.
Pedestal: is custom molded fiberglass. Inside the "compass cowl" is a standard Edson
chain sprocket which is connected to 7x19 wire to the custom aluminium quadrant.
Adjustment to this linkage is achieved by a set of turnbuckles connected to the steering
wire. These can be accessed through the lazarette locker to starboard of the rudder post.
Wheel: is an Edson Diamond Series aluminum wheel with an elkhide cover. It is easily
mounted on the pedestal by aligning the "keyhole" slots together and sliding the wheel onto
the steering shaft. The chrome "Edson nut" screws down over the exposed thread to
secure the wheel in place. Also included with the J/130 is a clamp which allows the wheel
to be mounted further forward on the wheel axle to center it within the wheel well. To do
this, remove the axle spring clip, install the clamp over the axle & position so that the wheel
is close to the center of the wheel well (fore and aft), tighten the alien screw(s) of the clamp
around the axle, install wheel, tighten crome nut.
Emergency Tiller: is installed by removing the access plate and placing the base of the tiller
over the head of the rudder stock. Fit the emergency tiller NOW to see how the system
works BEFORE you get caught in a situation where you may not have time!
Before Launching: check the system of cables, quadrant, and sheaves to ensure they are
working smoothly. If the steering seems loose, tighten the turnbuckles by hand and repin
them. Beware that you do not overtighten the cables. Please note that your steering
should be checked periodically for "tightness" and for presence of properly bent cotter-pins.
J/130 Rigging
The running and standing rigging items supplied with your boat are designed for efficiency. A
wealth of racing and cruising experience has gone into the deck layout to make sailing and
boat handling safe and easy to handle by a couple and for a racing crew.
The most unique feature of your J/130 is the J/Sprit with asymmetrical spinnaker. We believe
this system is a major improvement over conventional systems and so let's start by explaining
how it works!