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Minicat 420 User Guide Introduction to Your New Minicat MINICAT 420 USER GUIDE INTRODUCTION TO YOUR NEW MINICAT MAST FRONT ROPE JIB MAIN SAIL Thank you for purchasing your MINICAT. BOOM We hope that your new boat will give you many hours of fun, enjoyment and pleasure on the water. JIB FURLER TILLER EXTENSION Your MINICAT Team BOWSPRIT This guide is for use with MiniCat 420 Emotion, 420 Evoque and 420 Laura Dekker Edition FLOAT models. Whilst there are differences between KEEL FIN RUDDER these individual models this guide takes you through the TRAMPOLINE Please remember general assembly procedure when sailing: ALWAYS SAFETY FIRST and the model features which you will recognise. 2 MINICAT 420 USER‘SUSER‘S GUIDE GUIDE 3 This Guide will help you to control your boat easily Manufacturer’s name and adress: MINICAT s.r.o. Bílovice 43 and safely. It contains a detailed description of 687 12 Bílovice the boat and information about its assembly, Czech Republic operation and maintenance. Please, read it Manufacturer’s code: HOC carefully, view the accompanying video and get Name of the model: MINICAT 420 EMOTION Design category of the boat: “D“ - Wind max. 4 Beaufort ! fully acquainted with the boat before using it. Empty weight of the boat: 48 kg (105 lbs) Maximum permitted load: 450 kg (992 lbs) This User Guide is neither a training manual of sailing safety, nor (see the carrying capacity) a sailing course. If this is your first boat, to ensure your comfort Maximum weight of the loaded boat: 498 kg (1095 lbs) and safety familiarise yourself with the operation of the boat before sailing it for the first time. Either your MINICAT retailer, Drive: By sails the National Sailing Federation, or your local sailing club will be Sails: Main sail + fore sail pleased to recommend you to an appropriate sailing course, or Main sail area: 6.5 sq.m (70 sq.ft) qualified sailing instructors. Foresail area: 3.2 sq.m (34.5 sq.ft) Do not set sail if the expected sailing conditions (wind force, Length of the boat: 4.2 m (13.8 ft) wave height) do not correspond to the design category of your Width of the boat: 2.1 m (6.9 ft) boat. Height of the mast: 5.05 m (16.5 ft) Any changes to your MINICAT which could influence the safety Floats operation pressure: 0.025 MPa (3.6 psi) characteristics of the boat, must be performed, verified and documented by a competent and authorised person. The boat manufacturer does not bear the responsibility for any unapproved changes 5 6 7 1. Norm Always keep your MINICAT well 2. Permitted loading capacity maintained and take into account any (Persons + luggage ) deterioration of its condition, which may 3. Suggested operational pressure 1 occur as a consequence of heavy usage Please pay special 4. Serial number or misuse. Despite its strength, your attention to the 5. EU design category 2 MINICAT may be seriously damaged if it selection of your life 6. Permitted human capacity is not used properly. This will jeopardise 3 7. Max. wind force your safety when sailing. jacket. It must be 8. Permitted motor output Always ensure that your MINICAT certified and equipped 4 9. CE-declaration is assembled precisely according to with a label containing the instructions, it may be possible the information about 8 9 to assemble the boat with incorrect the carrying capacity positioning, this can result in non- and reference to the porformance or even collapse when Maximum wind force: sailing. certificate of safety. 4 Beaufort = 20–28 km/h Do not exceed the determined 3–17 mph Always adjust the speed and the heading Please keep this User maximum number of occupants. 11–15 kn of the boat according to the sailing Guide in a safe place and Regardless of the number 5.5–7.9 m/s conditions (wind force, wave height). of occupants on the boat the Maximum number of occupants: give it to the new owner total weight of occupants and when selling the boat. equipment must not exceed the 4 adults All persons using any sailing maximum permitted load. Carrying capacity craft must wear life jackets. 450 kg ALWAYS - SAFETY FIRST 4 MINICATMINICAT 420 420 USER‘S GUIDE 5 Always check your MINICAT before sailing! Perform a visual check of all parts of the boat before each ASSEMBLY OF sailing. Protection against falling overboard and how YOUR MINICAT to get back on the boat: Sit only in the places made for sitting. These are the parts 1 Carefully remove the individual parts of the frame at the rear half of the floats. The stability of frame frame right from the bag/s and place on a flat the boat will be reduced if you sit anywhere else. rear surface, ideally on a grass area to avoid any damage. It is necessary to protect the trampoline from damage, especially rupture by sharp objects, or from careless 2 Assemble the frame with the tram- handling. poline as shown in the figure. As- semble in the upside-down position For ease of access onto the boat from the water, there are front (so the frame is on top of the tram- fabric handles on both sides of the floats. frame left frame poline). Pass the rope through the lugs on the bottom of the trampoline and tighten it firmly. Fix the end 3 of the rope to the notch. This will help you stretch the trampoline. CARRYING CAPACITY The maximum permitted load includes the weight of all FRONT persons onboard and any accessories, personal items, equipment or baggage. Fix the keel fins on the bottom of the floats (un-inflated). Push the fins into the pockets on the floats firmly. Never exceed the maximum permitted load when 4 loading the boat. Always load the boat carefully and REAR allocate the individual weight according to the design of the boat. Avoid the location of heavy objects at the top. Disregarding these instructions may cause the boat to capsize and may result in damage and injury. When sailing always enure that personal items are secured to the boat. 6 MINICAT 420 USER‘S GUIDE 7 Unwrap the bundle of stainless- steel ropes and attach them using Attach the frame to the un- the snap hooks to the frame as inflated floats. Attach the frame shown in the diagram. Slip the 5 by pushing the metal ‘flags’ into end with a plastic plug onto the the pockets on the floats. end of the longitudinal centre tube (bowsprit). Now inflate the floats to reach the operating pressure. 6 9 ok no! ok Before inflation, check the status 7 of the valves. Set the valves to the closed position. no! Screw the crossbar (‘stay-bold’) Assemble the mast. The individual onto the front frame tube and 8 10 components are simply inserted prepare the longitudinal centre into one another. tube (bowsprit) for mounting. STAY - BOLD 8 MINICAT 420 USER‘S GUIDE 9 MAIN JIB Interlace the lifting ropes SAIL Roll out the mainsail and attach to (halyards) with a pulley on the it the lifting rope (main holyard) top of the mast. Before erecting running from the top of the mast. the mast, fix the lateral fastening A Insert the sail into the notch in the ropes to the upper part of the mast and pull the main holyard to mast as well as the front rope. raise it up. Then tie up the rope to Attach the other ends of lateral the sling on the mast. guy-ropes to the frame using the shackles. Attach the front rope to 12 the snap hook on the bowsprit. Unpack the jib and fix the lifting rope (jib holyard) to the top of B the jib. Then pull up the jib and its bottom corner with the jib furler fix with a carbine as shown on the photo below. A C B Now you can erect the mast. By tightening the front rope and locking it in the notch you can achieve thorough tightening for all the ropes and the mast Heave out the sail in a vertical until completely taut. Screw direction by tightening the rope in the stretchers on the lower 13 between the boom and the mast C stainless ropes in such a manner (vang). so that these are tightened and completely taut. 11 Lace the jibsheets through the grommets on the frame and tie a knot to prevent them from pulling out. lifting ropes (holyards) front rope 10 MINICAT 420 USER‘S GUIDE 11 If the boat is standing still on a shore for a longer periods Mount the rudder. Attach the of time, please dismantle the keel fins or use the special rudder assembly to the frame 15 stands (see our Spare Parts & simply by running two spigots There is a possibility that the flat Accessories Catalogue) under valve can become a little lose with safety locks to secure. the floats which will prevent after the first few inflations, and the pressure on the floats. You that can result in a little air escape will avoid a possible damage around the valve (being a result of of the keel fins and floats. We the stretching and contracting of also recommend the purchase the boat skin). In case this happens of the boat cover accessory to with your boat, it is sufficient to protect your boat whilst being turn the valve with the valve key left assembled by about one quarter to one half a turn until the resistance becomes Attach the stays of the mainsheet too great. Maximum operating pressure 16 to the sail using a Carabine in the floats (air chambers) is 0.025 MPa (3.6 psi).
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