Stringing upper line assemblies, Installing forward eyestrap, Determining the location of boom hardware – Harken 254 Lazy Jack kit User Manual
Page 4: 4 mm) rivets, 5 mm)

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Stringing Upper Line Assemblies
String upper line assemblies through blocks
so line splice is forward and blocks aft.
Eye Splice
*Note - You may want to check sail containment before drilling holes in boom. To do
this, put sail on, tape boom hardware in place, reeve lines through system and lower
sail. Move if necessary.
11'10" (3.607 m)
3' 2" (.97 m)
4.75 - 4.88 m
7' 5" (2.261 m)
15’7” to 16’
11' 6" (3.505 m)
3' 1" (.94 m)
4.60 - 4.72 m
7' 2" (2.184 m)
15’1” to 15’6”
11' 1" (3.378 m)
3' -(.91 m)
4.45 - 4.57 m
6'11" (2.108 m)
14’7” to 15’
10' 9" (3.277 m)
2'11" (.88 m)
4.29 - 4.42 m
6' 9" (2.057 m)
14’1” to 14’6”
10' 4" (3.150 m)
2'10" (.85 m)
4.14 - 4.27 m
6' 6"-(1.981 m)
13’7” to 14’
10' - (3.048 m)
2' 8" (.82 m)
3.99 - 4.11 m
6' 3" (1.905 m)
13’1” to 13’6”
9' 7" (2.921 m)
2' 7" (.79 m)
3.84 - 3.96 m
6' - (1.829 m)
12’7” to 13’
9' 3" (2.819 m)
2' 6" (.76 m)
3.68 - 3.81 m
5' 9" (1.753 m)
12’1” to 12’6”
8'10" (2.692 m)
2' 4" (.70 m)
3.53 - 3.66 m
5' 6" (1.676 m)
11’7” to 12’
Aft Eyestraps
Forward Eyestraps
“E” Dimension or Sail Foot Length
Cheek Block and
Middle Eyestraps
Installing Forward Eyestrap
Hold eyestrap on side of boom even with forward
marks. Align feet of eyestrap vertically as pictured.
Mark holes. Attach eyesplices of upper line assembly
to eyestraps and screw or rivet one to each side of
the boom.
DRILL HOLES: Screws
5
/
32
" (4 mm)
Rivets
13
/
64
" (5 mm)
Determining the Location of Boom Hardware*
Measure mainsail foot length or find E dimension of mast. Find this measurement in
left column below and circle the corresponding numbers in right column. Put a mark
on each side of boom at each measurement. See drawing, page 5.