Harken 1782 System C Battcars: built before 2008 - Manual (Page 14)

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Assembling Harken 1784 Battcar and 1829 Mega Battslide ®
1784 and 1829 fits battens with widths up to 3 1 /
8
" (80 mm).
Battens wider than 2 1 /
2
" (64 mm) require tapering.
Note: Remove sharp edges from the forward end of battens with a file or sanding block.
DIAGRAM G
1 With batten installed loosely in pocket, place Battslide ® batten
receptacle over boltrope, centered on batten pocket tape.
Make sure receptacle is snug against boltrope and that bolt
rope is straight.
2 Mark the mounting screw holes. Punch them with a 1 /
4
"
or 9 /
32
" (7 mm) punch.
3 Choose a combination of plastic sail grippers that suit the thick-
ness of the sail. Put at least one gripper on each side of the sail.
Grippers should fit as snugly as possible with no space between
them and the cheeks of the batten receptacle.
4 Install a barrel nut and 10-24 screw through one of the forward
holes; align the sail grippers and tighten the first screw to main-
tain position of entire assembly. Use blue Loctite ® on barrel nuts.
5 If there is slack between the side of batten and receptacle cheek,
fill it with appropriate thickness of green laminated batten
material.
6 Install the remaining barrel nuts, sail grippers and screws.
Tighten firmly. Note: when using tubular battens,
do not
overtighten to the point of cracking the batten.
7 The fifth (center) hole is an optional bolt hole for flat battens.
This is recommended.
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