Profurl SPINEX Top Down Furler Installation

INSTALLATION MANUAL
YOU NEED
1- Knife
2- Phillips
Screw driver
YOU HAVE
1- Cable with its Balls and
Lower Fitting
4- Loctite :
Threadlocker
5- Allen Key
2- Furling Unit and its
Contituous Line with Ratchet
Block and Purchase
6- Two
Lashings Lines
7- Three Set
Screws
3- Asymmetric
Spinnaker
3- Top Fitting
8- Wood Screw
STEP -
1 : Installation of the cable: Determining the correct Length of the Cable.
The Procedure for determining your CABLE Length and terminating, will start by installing the Cable UPSIDE
DOWN : Top Fitting is inserted into Drive Unit and Bottom Fitting with Swivel is hoisted with Halyard:
1-A
Insert the TOP FITTING into
Drive Unit: as shown:
Keep
Fitting
and
Rubber
Band in
place
1-C
Connect the SWIVEL to the
Spinnaker Halyard and HOIST
the CABLE Block to Block
1-B
Connect the LOWER FITTING
to the Swivel :
Connect the DRIVE UNIT
to the Bow Fitting :
seperate from cable:
STEP -
2
2-A
Take the LOWER END of the cable
and pull it down firmly, while holding it
close to the terminal fitting, in order to
get a rough length.
10 2
1
1
2-B
Pick the BALL that
matches the TOP
of the Fitting
as shown :
2
ALL 2-C
REMOVE all the Balls
below
and
10 above :
Be Careful not to loose
the balls off the Cable
2-D
Disconnect the FITTING
From the Drive Unit.
Keep the Rubber Band in place
STEP -
3
Take the TOP FITTING in your hand facing the PROFURL Logo :
3-A
Feed the CABLE inside, starting on the LEFT :
3-B
STEP -
3-C
3-D
3 … continuing
FEED the Cable until
the Balls are PACKED
as much as possible :
PUT the temporary WOOD
SCREW through the hole
above the Logo and throuh the
tail of the rope : Make sure you
are going through the center of
the core.
Make sure you have a
minimum of
5 inches Tail
>5 ’’ STEP -
4-A
4
Connect the FITTING as
before to the Furling
Unit : In the UPSIDE
down position.
The cable must look straight all the way up.
4-B
HOIST the CABLE Upside
Down using a Winch to tension
the HALYARD and CABLE
I f you are BLOCK to BLOCK: your cable is too long :
3
Proceed to STEP again and remove a few more balls.
The goal is to have the fitting as close to the block to block position as possible.
STEP -
5
While the CABLE is hoisted and still under
Tension:
2
4
nd
• 1 : Insert the Lower SCREW with LOCTITE:
th
st
5-A
3
important to Fit the Lower SCREW First
• 2
nd:
• 3
rd:
Remove the WOOD SCREW and
DISCARD
Then Fit Second Screw with LOCTITE
• 4 : Then Third, with LOCTITE
th
The SCREWS should be almost flush. The LOCTITE is a Threadlocker.
1
rd
st
Work screws all the way in, un8l flush with body. STEP -
5-B
5… continuing
- DROP the CABLE on
the Deck
-  Cut the TAIL End of the
Cable using a sharp
serrated Knife insert into
the CUT SLOT. To
effectively cut the tail end
of the cable only, try
twisting the tail, while
cutting, this will help
avoid any unwanted cuts
to the main cable.
We Suggest a
Wichard Knife ref.
10041
STEP -
6-A
6
Attach the cable to the drive
unit and swivel in the
UPRIGHT position
LASH the HEAD of your
ASYMMETRIC
SPINNAKER to the TOP
FITTING.
6-B
As Shown:
Through the Thimble Eye
bringing the sail as close
to the fitting as possible :
STEP -
6 … continuing
There are
For Sails with LUFF LENGTH 98% to
length:
OPTION
3
options to ATTACH
the TACK
which depend
on the
LUFF LENGTH
of your
ASYMMETRIC
SPINNAKER :
1
For
FIXED
LUFF
2
103% of cable
Please note the
Lashing:
-must not be longer
than 36 inches
- must not tension
the luff of the sail
With the use of the optional MX shackle for LUFF LENGTH
shorter than 98% of cable length:
For
ADJUSTABLE
TACK
HEIGHT
OPTION
6-C
OPTION
For Sails with LUFF LENGTH 103% of cable length or greater:
3
It is not necessary to tension
the line before furling.
BUT it is necessary to release
the line to finish
the furl.
FINAL STEP and FIRST FURL/UNFURL:
First HOIST:
First FURL:
First UNFURL:
This is the most difficult part of
the installation :
- Tension the Furling Line
purchase to ensure the Furling
Line is engaged into the Drive
Unit
- Release the Furling Line Purchase
to a point where the Furling Line is
Slack. This disengages the Furling
Line from the Drive Unit.
- Choose weather conditions
that are very light
- Ensure sail is not twisted
around sheets and tack
- Prepare your Furling Line:
Run it along the deck, both
lines parallel, loose the
purchase and connect the
snap hook as far aft as you
can.
- Hoist the Cable and Sail
together
- Pull on the correct side of the
Furling Line ensuring you hear
the Ratchet Block Clicking :
The Ratchet Block is a means
of indication of which direction
the Cable is turning. If you
always furl in the same
direction with the Ratchet
Block clicking, the Cable will
develop a Torsional memory
and become more efficient
over time.
-  Furl the Entire Sail away,
and allow the sheets to wrap
around the furled sail,
spiraling down, to avoid the
wind from trying to unfurl the
sail.
- Pull on Leeward Sheet as sail
unrolls
- As the wind catches the sail, it will
accelerate the unrolling until fully
deployed. You can expect your sail
to fully deployed in less than 3
seconds.
- If you find the sail is not unrolling
when you pull on the sheet:
o first check that the furling
line is slack, if this does not
solve the problem then:
o pull on the furling line in the
direction of Furl (Ratchet
Block clicking) this will release
the sail.
WICHARD INC.
Tel :401-683-5055
www.profurlamerica.com