ASA104 Instructions Page 1

Main Maststep Fore Maststep

Aft (Stern)

Fore (Bow)

Bowsprit End of Shrouds Bowsprit Mizzen Main Mast Shrouds Mast Shrouds

To begin: Place the ship in the stand. Carefully unroll and separate the sails.

Bow Shroud Lines

Port

Bow Line Starboard

Bowsprit

Set the bowsprit: Slide the bowsprit through the opening at the front end of the ship until it stops at the anchor. Hold the bowsprit in place by connecting the bowline from under the bow to the eye on the under side of the tip of the bowsprit. Hook the bowsprit shroud lines to the eyes on the port and starboard sides of the hull.

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3. Forestay line to top eye Shroud Lines 1. Hook Jib Sail block to 2nd eye Forestay

4. Attach Jib Sail running lines to Main Mast shroud eyes

2. Hook Jib Sail and Forestay line to end of bowsprit Jib Sail: 1. Hook Jib Sail block to second eye on fore mast 2. Hook Jib Sail and forestay line to end of bowsprit 3. Connect forestay to top eye on fore mast Fore Mast: Place the fore mast (shorter of the 4. Connect Jib Sail running lines to main sail shroud two) in the maststep in the fore deck. Connect eyes. the shorter shrouds to the to the front fore mast shroud eyes on the deck. The longer shrouds pass through the guide eyelets at the end of the spreader then down to the aft eyes in the fore mast shroud eye set.

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Attach and Hoist the Main Sail: Stay between Masts Boom

Main Mast Shrouds

1. Connect the hook on the end of the boom to the eye on the hardware encircling the bottom of the mast.

Set the Main Mast: Place the tallest mast in the maststep in the middle of the ship. Connect the stay between the mast poles. Attach the main mast shroud lines in the same manner as the fore mast shrouds.

2. Place the "Y" shaped end of the main sail spar around the lower end of the spreader and close the hook on the wire gate (with the wood beads).

Connect the shroud lines to the appropriate eyehooks on the deck.

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Connect Block

3. Connect the block for hoisting the sail to the eye on the brass band above the spreader of the Connect Line main mast.

Attach the hook on the end of the line to the eyehook on the port side of the maststep.

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Connect Block #1

Connect Hooks

Traveler

5. At the stern, connect #1 block to the underside 4. Connect hooks from the two blocks to the first of the boom. The #2 block connects to the stern. and second eyes on the aft side of the mast. The end of the line extends over the top of the wooden taveler.

Connect Line from the Boom

Connect line at the aft shroud eye on the starboard Connect side. Line

Tighten the line as you hoist the sail. Connect the end of the line to the eyehook on the maststep (starboard side).

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Fore sail: Repeat steps 1-4 the same as the Main Mast.

1 2

Twist open the mast rings. Place around the mast pole. The stern end of the fore sail boom is connected by a block and tackle. Hook #1 connects to the eye on the starboard side of the main mast’s maststep. Hook #2 (on the pulley) connects to the brass traveler bar.

Bollard

Twist mast ring closed again. Secure the line over the bollard on the aft end of the cabin.

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