Harken HC9045 Battcar Switch System User Manual
Harken Hardware

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BATTCAR SWITCH SYSTEM
INSTALLATION MANUAL
26 mm, 32 mm
Installation Manual – Intended for specialized personnel or expert users
4677 12/13
Introduction
Safety precautions
2
Preassembly
Tools
2
Parts 3-4
Sizing
5
Track length/switch height considerations
5
Track length
6
Mounting track and switch
7
Mounting track to mast
7
Assembly
Install track (general instructions)
7
Mounting switch
8
Mounting storage track
9
Mounting gate track
9
Mounting standard/high-load track
10
Mounting top track
10
Commissioning
Loading cars on track
11
Loading headboard
12
Removing toggle from cars
13
Operation
Raising sail
13
Sailmaker’s Instructions
Dimensions 14
Installing headboard car assembly
14
Distance between attachment points
15
Setting reef points
15
Trysail Switch System
Preassembly 16
Installing track
16
Loading cars
16
Sailmakers’s instructions
16
Replacement parts
17 - 18
Troubleshooting/inspection/maintenance/warranty 19