Well for owning this boat and doing a good amount of work on the boat including changing many of the system, I am in the process of doing sea trials to make sure all the systems on the boat are working properly this is my record of accounts:
1st sea trial: (the day after the boat was launched)
1. got half way out of harbor, and found that the fuel lines were crossed and buried under the driveshaft causing it to hold the shaft from spinning not allowing the prop to open, it also was wearing through the fuel line causing air to enter the system.
2. battons for main had tension issues, and main had some fitment issues to the mast and spar:
a. the slide on the clew of the main would not enter the boom slot
(solution was to remove the end cap and pull sail out and put slide in far end)
b. tack needed to be attached some how
(used a strap of 12 strand with a ball loop)
c. their is a pin at the bottom of the mast track to to keep sail from falling out of track.
The tack attaches to a U shaped piece of hardware that sits on top of the goose neck fitting and is held in place by the goose neck bolt. Jim D
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