| MEASURING TIPS. CHOOSE A CALM DAY IF POSSIBLE.
STRETCH YOUR TAPE MEASURE AS TIGHT AS YOU CAN AND TAKE THE
MEASUREMENT. IF NECESSARY MEASURE A FEW TIMES AND SEND US THE
AVERAGE. DO NOT ALLOW FOR STRETCH, WE'LL DO THAT. |
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I DIMENSION |
measure from the intersection of the forestay and the mast
down to the deck |
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J DIMENSION |
measure from the forestay attachment point at the deck to
the front of the mast |
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MAX LUFF (no furling) |
measure from the halyard attachment to the bearing surface
of the tack attachment (for hanks) |
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MAX LUFF (for furling) |
measure from the bearing surface of the swivel shackle, to
the bearing surface of the drum shackle |
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DRUM HEIGHT |
measure from the bearing surface of the shackle to the
center of the forestay pin |
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FORESTAY PIN |
measure from the center of the forestay pin to the deck |
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FURLING SWIVEL |
measure from the bearing surface of the halyard attachment
to the bearing surface of the sail attachment |
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TACK SETBACK |
measure from the back side of the foil to the bearing
surface of the tack shackle |
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FEEDER HEIGHT |
measure from the headsail tack attachment point to the
bottom of the feeder |
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LUFF TAPE SIZE |
what kind of furling unit do you have, or do you have
hanks? |
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CLEW HEIGHT |
what is your preferred clew height (low at lifeline
height, or higher near boom height?) |
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TRACK POSITION |
measure from the forestay attachment point at the deck to
the front of the Genoa track |
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TRACK POSITION |
measure from the swivel shackle (or halyard for hank-on)
to the front of the Genoa track |
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TRACK LENGTH |
measure the length of your track |
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TRACK POSITION |
measure from the centerline of the boat to the track |
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MISC DETAILS |
*pass the tape around the
outside of the shrouds as the leech of the sail
would. |
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