Hunter XCITE User manual

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HUNTER XCITE QUICK START GUIDE
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing the Hunter Xcite. For your safety, comfort, and enjoyment it is
very important to rig your new boat correctly the first time. Please follow the instructions
carefully. This quick start guide assumes that you have a basic knowledge of sailboats and
sailing. If you don’t, find a friend who does to help you with the initial set up. Finally, this
quick start guide is intended only to facilitate rigging and assembly, not as a sailing tutorial.
PREPARING COMPONENTS FOR RIGGING
Unpack and Identify All Pieces
Caution: Do not use a knife to open rig box. The sails are packed inside and
could be damaged.
A
B
C D
E
F
A. Turbo Sail and Bag
B. Standard Sail and Bag
C. Rudder
D. Hiking Strap
E. Tiller Arm
F. Tiller Arm Extension
Lines Labeled on Next Page
Not Shown: 2 Piece Mast
Boom

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A. Mainsheet
Blue/White
B. Hiking Strap Ties
1 Blue 1 Green
C. Bridle
Yellow
D. Vang Line
Green
E. Outhaul
Red
F. Main Halyard
Blue
G. Vang Jam Block
All lines will be labeled.
In the event of a color
change, refer to label.
A
B
C
G
F
E
D
Unpack and Identify Parts (Cont’d.)

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Slide the 2 sections of the mast
together. Run main halyard so that the shackle side is aft. Pull halyard
half way through.
Insert mast in forward hole and
slide onto mast base. Attach
vang block to mast. Vang will be
rigged later.
Insert boom onto pin on goose-
neck
Setting Up The Mast

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Raising The Sail
Attach halyard to clew in head
of sail with shackle. Feed bolt-
rope on mainsail into slot on
mast as you hoist the sail.
After the sail is raised, run
halyard forward through cleat
and tie off .
Attach mainsail tack to hook
on gooseneck. Attach outhaul to mainsail
clew. Lead through outhaul
bale. Pull to tighten and se-
cure on outhaul cleat.

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Rigging the Vang and Mainsheet
Completed Vang
Assembly
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1. Tie vang to vang fiddle block.
2. Run through upper sheave, from top on vang jam
block.
3. Run back up through vang fiddle block from bot-
tom.
4. Run through lower sheave, from top and pull up to
jam.
1. Attach Bridle to eye straps on side of cockpit.
2. Attach Mainsheet shackle to bridle.
3. Run through mainsheet blocks on mast.
4. Run down through mainsheet ratchet block.
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1
4
3
2
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Attach the rudder by
pushing down on locking
pin and sliding into slots
in rudder bracket.
Allow the locking pin to
spring back up to lock
rudder in place.
Attach the tiller arm to
the rudder with the nut &
bolt provided.
Attaching the Rudder, Tiller Arm and Hiking Strap
Attach one end of the hiking strap to the rudder bracket and the other end to
the mainsheet ratchet block eye strap with the hiking strap ties.

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The center board is lowered by pulling the center board control line out of jam
cleat and releasing. To raise the center board, pull line back and jam into cleat.
Getting Ready To Sail
Attach the tiller arm extension to the
end of tiller arm.
Rigged and ready to go!