Concept2 PITCH CHECK Guide

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Materials Needed
• 3/4”wrench
Procedure Overview
• Identifyparts
• Bolttogetherandlevel
• Measurepitch
photoA
ASSEMBLY
1. Unpacktheboxandidentifyallparts.
2. Assemblethefeetandtherail.Theboltsonthetopofthe
railjointshouldbetightenedbeforethesidebolts.
SET UP AND LEVELING
1. Setupthepitchcheckonalevelsurfacesuchasawork
benchorasetofsturdysawhorses(aspictured).
a. Therailofthepitchcheckshouldbelevel.Tomake
theraillevel,determinetheheightoftheheadby
adjustingtheboltsoneachofthefeetuntiltherailis
level.SeephotoA.
b. Thepitchcheckmustbeadjustedsothatthelevelof
thepitchingheadiszeromeasuredperpendicularto
therail.Placethelevelonthepitchingheadasshown
inphotoB.
c. Adjusttheboltsoneachofthefeetsothatthelevel
readszero.SeephotoC.
d. Reversethelevelend-for-endandcheckagain.The
levelmustreadzeroinbothpositions.Ifitreadszero
onewaybutnottheother,resetthezeroifyouare
usingadigitallevelandifyouareusingabubblelevel,
useanotherlevel.Ineithercase,readjustthepitch
checkforlevel.SeephotoD.
Hint:Ifyouwillalwaysusethepitchcheckinthesame
place,itmaysavesetuptimetoboltittotheworkbench.
CHECKING THE PITCH CHECK FOR LEVEL
Beforeusingthepitchcheck,itshouldbecheckedforlevel.
Ifitisnotboltedtoaheavybenchanditisbumpedor
moved,youmustcheckitforlevelbeforecontinuingtouse
it.Infact,carefulriggerswillcheckthelevelofthepitching
headfrequently.Followthedirectionsabovein“SetUpand
Leveling.”
photoB
photoC
Procedure
photoD
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Procedure continued
photoE
MEASURING PITCH - SMOOTHIE 2, 87 AND MACON
BLADES (See below for SMOOTHIE 1)
a. Placetheoaronthepitchcheckwiththebladeface
downonthepitchinghead.Thetipoftheblademust
contactthestop,andtheshaftmustbeparalleltothe
rail.Aneasywaytocheckthisistosightdowntheshaft
fromthehandleendandnotethatthestopforthetip
ofthebladeisalignedwiththeshaft.SeephotoE.
b. Placethelevelacrossthewearsurfacesofthesleeve.
 PhotoF
Ifusingadigitallevelyoucanreadthepitchoftheoar
directlyfromthelevel.Ifyouhaveabubbleleveland
thebubbleiscentered,thepitchoftheoariszero.Ifthe
bubbleisnotcentered,youcanmeasurethepitchmore
accuratelybyplacingangledwedgesundertheleveluntil
thelevelreadsasclosetothecenteraspossible.The
pitchisthentheangleofthatwedge.Angledwedgesare
availableseperatelyfromConcept2.
Note: Wehavenotyetfoundadigitallevelthatwecan
recommendwithconfidence.Ifyoudouseadigitallevel,
checkitfrequentlyastheycangiveerroneousreadings,
settleslowly,andmaynotbeaccurateatotherthan
0-degrees.
MEASURING PITCH - SMOOTHIE 1
TopitchaSMOOTHIEbladefirstplacetheSMOOTHIE
pitchplateontheheadofthepitchcheckasshown.The
portorstarboardindicatorontheplateshouldfacethe
handleoftheoar.ProceedasaboveforSMOOTHIE2,87
andMACONblade.
ADJUSTING PITCH
Ifthepitchisoffbylessthanadegreefromthedesired
value,youcancorrectthepitchbyshavingorsanding
materialfromthehighsideofthewearsurfaceonthe
sleeve.SeephotoG.Acabinetscraperworkswellforthis.
Ifthepitchisoffbymorethanadegreefromthedesired
value,youwillprobablyneedtoreplacethesleeveandthe
gluethatbondsthesleevetotheshaft.Seetheseparate
instructionsforreplacingsleeves.
photoF
Port
Starboard
photoG
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Fully tighten the top two bolts before you install the four side bolts. Before nal tightening of the four side bolts, sight down the length of the frame to check for straightness at the joint. Align the two frame pieces, then tighten.