Harken 1093 Carbon Jib Reefing & Furling - Manual (Page 16)

COMMISSIONING
Pendants
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Halyard Restrainer
16 2/2.5 Carbon Furler December 2001
■ PendAnTS
If your sail is not long enough to position halyard swivel
properly, you must add a pendant to sail. Pendants should
be plastic-coated wire permanently attached to the head of
sail so height will be correct. Adjustable length pendants
are not acceptable as they might not be adjusted correctly
during a sail change.
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INSTALL A PENDANT
1 Raise sail, but do not attach tack shackle.
2 Position halyard swivel correctly near top of headstay
and secure halyard.
3 Secure a piece of rope to sail tack. Lead line through
tack shackle on furling drum and tension sail.
4 Measure distance from tack shackle to sail tack and
have a pendant of this length permanently attached to
head of sail.
5 Repeat this procedure for every jib.
TIP: Pendants are used at head of sail. Short pendants
may be added at tack to improve visibility under genoa, but
remember that visibility is already improved by shackling
to tack swivel. Tack pendants increase heeling moment
by raising sailplan. You may install pendants at both
head and tack of sail.
■ HALyARd ReSTRAineR
To prevent wraps, the jib halyard must pull slightly to the
rear. On some boats the halyard sheaves are located too
close to the headstay and a halyard restrainer must be used.
Use halyard restrainers only when required by the masthead
geometry. Restrainers tend to limit sail luff length and may
cause problems if not properly installed.
Mount the restrainer as high as possible on the face of the
mast. Position the restrainer so the foils will not hit it when
under load.
The restrainer should deflect the halyard 8 - 10°. If the
angle is more than 10°, you may experience difficulty in
tensioning the sail luff, friction in furling and possible damage
to the foils. To decrease deflection angles, shorten the luff of
the sail.
TIP: Boats used in charter service should consider using a
halyard restrainer, regardless of masthead geometry.
8 - 10°