Harken 948 MKIII Jib Reefing & Furling - Manual (Page 37)

Assembly
January 1999 Unit 2.5 MKIII 19
In this step, you complete assembly of the main body of the headstay foil using the
techniques learned in Steps 2 and 3.
4
Tip: The bottom foil is either the standard 24" (610 mm) bottom foil,
or a shortened 17
1 /
2
" (446 mm) bottom foil. See pages 13 and 14.
There are no sail grooves in the bottom foil.
■ Wire Instructions
Because the lower end of the wire is open you will simply slide the foils and connectors up to the top foil and assem-
ble as described. DO NOT secure the bottom foil to the exposed long connector until after the Norseman or Sta-Lok
terminal has been assembled.
Slide one connector towards the top of the headstay.
Attach this connector to the foil above using red Loctite,
a plastic wedge, and screw as described in Step 2.
Slide a 7' (2.13 m) foil to the top of the headstay .
Attach this foil to the connector above using red Loctite,
a plastic wedge, and screws as described in Step 3.
Repeat this process until all of the 9" (229 mm) regular
connectors have been used.
Attach the 11" (280 mm) long bottom connector and the
short bottom foil in the same manner.
When the bottom foil is properly attached a 2 3 /
8
"
(60 mm) gap will remain between the bottom foil and
the first 7' (2.13 m) foil extrusion.
2 3 /
8
" Gap
(60 mm)
Ecartement des lévres 60 mm
Lücke 60 mm
Spazio 60 mm
ROD