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JIB FURLER Your MINICAT Team TILLER EXTENSION BOWSPRIT This guide is for use with MiniCat 420 Emotion, 420 Evoque 420 Laura Dekker Edition models. Whilst there are differences between FLOAT these individual models this...
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If this is your first boat, to ensure your comfort Maximum weight of the loaded boat: 498 kg (1095 lbs) and safety familiarise yourself with the operation of the boat before sailing it for the first time. Either your MINICAT retailer, Drive: By sails...
ASSEMBLY OF Always check your MINICAT before sailing! Perform a visual check of all parts of the boat before each YOUR MINICAT sailing. Protection against falling overboard and how to get back on the boat: Sit only in the places made for sitting. These are the parts Carefully remove the individual parts of the frame at the rear half of the floats.
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Assemble the mast. The individual Screw the crossbar (‘stay-bold’) components are simply inserted onto the front frame tube and into one another. prepare the longitudinal centre tube (bowsprit) for mounting. STAY - BOLD MINICAT 420 USER‘S GUIDE...
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(vang). so that these are tightened and completely taut. Lace the jibsheets through the grommets on the frame and tie a knot to prevent them from pulling out. lifting ropes (holyards) front rope MINICAT 420 USER‘S GUIDE...
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MINICAT is not in use Water inside of the tubes can be completely normal and no it is advisable to leave the boat...
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On the MINICAT Instinct - wind in the jib fully. with fresh water. It is recommended to clean all 2. Stand on the underside of one float then and pull on the mast line and the handle on the other float.
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REPAIR RECOMMENDED OF YOUR MINICAT PACKING Damage to the MINICAT floats can be easily repaired using the To avoid unnecessary damage while storing or transporting supplied ‘MINICAT Repair Kit’. your boat please follow the instructions on recommended packing below: Repair procedure: 1.
(with the boom on the port side) has the pass over a vessel sailing starboard side. The vessel sailing starboard side must ALWAYS – SAFETY FIRST give way to a vessel sailing port side. MINICAT 420 USER‘S GUIDE...
This is 16 - 20 kn some length. move. Small the preferred knot instead of the Reef 8 - 10.7 m/s Many white- trees in leaf Knot. caps. Small begin to sway. amounts of spray MINICAT 420 USER‘S GUIDE...
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ENJOY YOUR NEW MINICAT AND PLEASE REMEMBER: ALWAYS SAFETY FIRST @minicatamaran /minicat @minicatsailing search: MINICAT www.minicatamaran.eu USER‘S GUIDE...
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