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Installation Notes / Sparcraft Bowsprit Installation notes / Sparcraft Bowsprit 1. Kit components / Tools needed for assembly List of standard kit components List of needed tools for assembly - section with central collar & end fittings - 2 working deck plates + 4x M8 screws + reinforcing plates = - 1 parking deck plate + 1x M10 screw + round reinforcing plates - drill - BTR 5 & 6 allen keys - Ø8.5 & Ø10.5mm drill bits - chamfer mills - torque driver (socket drive Ø 10.7 & Ø13mm) - sillicone 2. Assembly drawing (example) / Marking the maximum outside length Maximum outside length : Marking the maximum outside length (see chart against) Ø bowsprit Longueur utile MAX section maximum Front 70mm 800mm working 80mm 900mm plate 90mm 950mm 100mm 1000mm MAX Maximum sail area Back max Max working Boat Ø bowsprit asymmetric Gennaker plate length section Spinnaker area* area 25’-36’ 70mm 60m² 37m²* Parking 36’-40’ 80mm 82m² 52m²* A B plate 40’-47’ 90mm 102m² 65m²* 48’-57’ 100mm 130/150m²* 105m²* Measure Mark with sellotape Installation notes – Sparcraft bowsprit 1/4 3. Measure on deck and under deck to valid bowsprit position A B C E D Measure Check position on and under the deck of the working & parking plates Mark 4. Fixing the front working plate allen key BTR 5 Chamfer mill Drill Foret bit Ø8.5mmØ8.5mm Sillicone + torque driver Ø10.7mm A B D D E C C Drill Chamfer Clean & waterproof Screw Check 5. Fixing the back working plate (same instructions as the §3.) Installation notes – Sparcraft bowsprit 2/4 6. Fixing the parking plate Chamfer mill allen key BTR 6 Drill bitØ10.5mm Ø13mm Sillicone + torque driver A B C D E D C Chamfer Drill Clean & waterproof Screw Check 7. Installation is over (example on boar of an First 36.7) Picture of under deck fitting Working position Parking position Installation notes – Sparcraft bowsprit 3/4 8. Options et accessories Stem adaptation option Altitude of the stem fixation drill Stem β A plate delivered pre-fitted BDH 70 BDH 80 BDH 90 BDH 100 Outside length 800mm 900mm 950mm 1000mm 110mm β = maximum angle 5° 5° 3.15° 3.15° A = Altitude of the stem fixation drill 38,5mm 53,5mm 28mm 31mm L L A B C D E F Measure Cut Position Screw Lean Secure Nota: It is possible to fit extra plate underneath the back working plate in order to make it higher. Option for fitting the Gennaker/Code Zero/Asummetric Spinnaker Accessory : plate cover fl Installation notes – Sparcraft bowsprit 4/4 Notice de montage / Bout dehors Sparcraft 1. Composants du kit / Outils nécessaires Liste composants du kit standard Liste des outils nécessaires - section équipée d’un collier central + embouts avant & arrière - 2 plots de travail + 4 vis M8 + contre-plaque = - 1 plot de repos + 1 vis M10 + contre-plaque ronde - perceuse - clés allen BTR 5 & 6 - forets Ø8.5 & Ø10.5mm - fraise à chanfreiner - cliquet (douilles Ø 10.7 & Ø13mm) - sillicone 2. Plan d’ensemble (exemple) / Marquage longueur dehors max Longueur utile maximum : Marquagelongueur dehors max (cf tableau ci-contre) Ø section Longueur utile MAX bout dehors maximum 70mm 800mm Plot de 80mm 900mm travail 90mm 950mm 100mm 1000mm MAX Surface voile maximum Ø section Surface max Surface Plot de Lg bout spi max travail bateau dehors asymétrique gennaker* 25’-36’ 70mm 60m² 37m²* 36’-40’ 80mm 82m² 52m²* Plot de 40’-47’ 90mm 102m² 65m²* A B repos 48’-57’ 100mm 130/150m²* 105m²* * avec utilisation d’une sous-barbe Mesurer Marquer Notice de montage bout dehors Sparcraft 1/4 3. Repérage sur le pont de l’emplacement du bout dehors et des plots et sous le pont également A B C E D Repérer Vérifier emplacement & fixation des plots de travail+repos sur et sous le pont Marquer 4. Fixation du plot de travail avant Clé allen BTR 5 Fraise Foret Foret Ø8.5 Ø8.5mmmm Sillicone + cliquet Ø10.7mm A B D D E C C Percer Chanfreiner Nettoyer & étanchéifier Visser Vérifier 5. Fixation du plot de travail arrière (même procédure de montage que le plot de travail avant, cf §3.) Notice de montage bout dehors Sparcraft 2/4 6. Fixation du plot de repos Fraise Clé allen BTR 6 Foret Ø10.5mm Ø13mm Sillicone + cliquet A B C D E D C Chanfreiner Percer Nettoyer & Etanchéifier Visser Vérifier 7. Montage terminé (exemple sur un First 36.7) Vue de l’intérieure Position travail Position repos Notice de montage bout dehors Sparcraft 3/4 8. Options et accessoires Option adaptation davier Altitude trou de fixation davier Semelle β A davier livrée pré- BDH 100 BDH 70 BDH 80 BDH 90 montée Longueur utile 800mm 900mm 950mm 1000mm 110mm β = Angle maxi 5° 5° 3.15° 3.15° A = Altitude trou de fixation davier 38,5mm 53,5mm 28mm 31mm L L A B C D E F Mesurer Couper Positionner Visser Incliner Sécuriser NB : Possibilité de mettre une cale sous le champignon travail arrière pour que la position du trou de fixation davier soit plus haute. Option bague d’amure / fixation emmagasineur Accessoire : protection plot Notice de montage bout dehors Sparcraft 4/4 RDM SPARCRAFT FICHE TECHNIQUE BOUT-DEHORS / RDM Rue Blaise Pascal - ZI de PERIGNY RANGE BOWSPRIT DATA SHEET F-17185 PERIGNY CEDEX tel. +33 (0)5 46 45 90 45 fax. +33 (0)5 46 45 36 59 Bowsprit dimensions / Encombrement de la gamme bout-dehors BOWSPRIT INSTALLATION ON DECK / MONTAGE BOUT DEHORS SUR PONT A On deck / Sur pont Cotes ( mm ) Ø70 Ø80 Ø90 Ø100 B max A 1600 1800 1900 2000 B 800 900 950 1000 C mini 135,6 135,6 155,6 155,6 C' mini 139,5 151,9 159,8 166 D° 1,3° 1,2° 1,1° 1,1° D° E c' mini c' ØE 70 80 90 100 Deck plan/ Surface pont Bowsprit equipement / equipement bout-dehors C min C Cotes ( mm ) Ø70 Ø80 Ø90 Ø100 Back end fitting / Embout arrière CENTRAL COLLAR /COLLIER CENTRAL F 61,8 61,8 72 72 FURLER FITTING RING BACK END FITTING / EMBOUT ARRIERE /ATTACHE EMMAGASINEUR ØG 66 66 84 84 M P FRONT END FITTING/ H 97 97 117,5 117,5 V EMBOUT AVANT I 60 60 60 60 J ØJ 12 12 14 14 X K 80 80 80 80 L° 5° 5° 3° 3° W G Central collar / Collier central O U G H ØM 93 93 115 115 N 80 80 80 80 O 125,6 125,6 146 146 P 44 44 44 44 I K N Q T Q 60 60 60 60 Maximum angle for fitting / Maximum angle for fitting / R 78,6 78,6 88,5 88,5 Angle d'inlinaison tolérable Angle d'inlinaison tolérable S° 5° 5° 3° 3° Furler fitting ring / Attache emmagasineur ØT 83 93 103 113 U 68,5 83,5 93,5 98,5 Z V 13,5 19 19 19 BOWSPRIT FITTING Y W 15 19 20 20 F L° R S° X 8,25 12 13,9 13,8 EQUIPEMENT BOUT-DEHORS Y 45 45 55 55 Front end fitting / Embout avant ØZ 25,6 25,6 29,5 29,5 Deck fitting / Equipemement de fixation pont WORKING DECK FITTING / PLOT TRAVAIL STEM HEAD FITTING / OPTION ADAPTATION DAVIER PARKING DECK FITTING / Cotes ( mm ) Ø70 Ø80 Ø90 Ø100 PLOT PARKING working deck fitting / plot travail L4 L1 22,75 L15 L11 L16 L2 39 L7 L1 L3 12,3 L12 L13 ØL4 90 L2 ØL5 60 L3 ØL6 109,7 L6 Stem head fitting / Adaptation Davier option L5 L8 L7 13 L8 110 L9 94 Deck plan / Surface pont L14 ( Horizontal / Flat ) L10 max 44,5 53,5 28 28 DECK FITTINH L9 Parking deck fitting / Plot parking L11 15,75 EQUIPEMENT FIXATION L12 32,7 L10 max L10 L13 13,3 Ø L14 90 L15 3 L16 10 8 4 1 3 2 5 8 7 6 9 Protection plot Deck fitting cover Ind Auteur Vérificat° Description de la modification: Date Vers. Author Approved Change description: RDM SPARCRAFT Eclaté bout-dehors Rue Blaise Pascal - ZI de PERIGNY A3 F-17185 PERIGNY CEDEX 110 Bowsprit exploded drawing tel. +33 (0)5 46 45 90 45 Ech/Sc:1:5 fax. +33 (0)5 46 45 36 59 Ce plan est la propriété intellectuelle de Sparcraft SAS. Option davier Plot travail Plot parking Date:12/07/2010 Tol. Gén.:+/-0.14 Etude/project Il ne peut être divulgué à des tiers sans notre autorisation Auteur:J.Chollet Matière: écrite,ni servir à d'autres fabrications. Stem head fitting Prod°: "Working" deck fitting "Parking" deck fitting Author: Material: This drawing strictly belongs to Sparcraft SAS. Appro.: Finition/Finishing It cannot be disclosed without our written authorization Indice/Version: nor can it be used for other manufactures. .
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