Harken 3813 System AA Battcar - Manual (Page 16)

Car Maintenance/Cleaning
Clean beginning of season, or if cars bind.
Squirt detergent and water into ball bearings. Circulate by moving cars up and down.
Let stand. To remove detergent, spray water into ball bearings and circulate. Clean
tracks with detergent and water.
Use OneDrop ™ Ball Conditioner
Once dry, use only a single drop of McLube ® OneDrop™ ball bearing conditioner.
Do not use spray lubricants because ball bearings may skid not roll. Apply one to
two drops of McLube ® OneDrop™ to ball contact surfaces of track. Roll car back
and forth through OneDrop™ several times to distribute onto bearings. Wipe
remaining OneDrop™ off track. OneDrop™ is preferred but you can also use
one to two drops of alight machine oil. Too much attracts dirt.
Inspect
Inspect Battcars for loose locknuts. Replace. Inspect batten receptacles for
loose screws.
Removing Sail
From Cars: Remove clevis pin from head of sail. Use a 4 mm hex wrench
and a 8 mm wrench or nut driver on other cars.
Cars and Sail: Keep cars lined up with track when sliding off.
Inspect Cars: 20 balls per side. Replace 5 mm locknut after two removals.
H A R K EN
H A R K EN
Lazy Jacks
Use shock cord to hold lazy jacks open so
battcars and battens will not catch on them
when hoisting sail. This will also help stop
slapping of lazy jacks on sail. Attach one end
to lower spreader tips and the other to lazy
jacks. Make sure shock cord is long enough
so boom can swing out all the way
without damaging spreaders.
Operating Precautions
When lowering sail, do not let halyard go.
Ease cars down by keeping a wrap on winch.
On boats with unstayed masts, vang must
be used to prevent over rotation of upper
part of sail. Over rotation can damage
batten receptacles.
Maintenance – CB System (Slug Mount/Drill & Tap) Sail Removal/Lazy Jacks/Operating Precautions
16 System AA (CB)
Shock Cord
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