LaserPerformance Funboat User manual
Owner’s Manual for Single Handed
Dinghies, Small Craft and Catamarans
OWNER’S
MANUAL
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Contents
Introduction
Capsize, Inversion and Entrapment
Mast Float Usage & Fitment Recommendations
Capsize Recovery and Reboarding – Single Handed Dinghy
Principal Dimensions for Single Handed Dinghies
Capsize Recovery and Reboarding – Multi-person Small Craft
Principal Dimensions for Small Craft
Capsize Recovery and Reboarding – Multi-hull
Principal Dimensions for Catamarans
Towing Points
Declaration of Conformity of Recreational Craft
Essential Requirements
LaserPerformance Limited Warranty
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Introduction
This manual has been compiled to help you to
operate your craft with safety and pleasure: It
is assumed that you have obtained sucient
expertise to rig and sail your new boat. If this is
your rst boat and you have not received approved
instruction, then we would strongly recommend
that you contact a certied sailing school and
obtain appropriate training and instruction.
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The mast is metal and is an electrical
conductor, contact with overhead
electrical wires could be fatal, please
exercise extreme caution when raising the
mast, launching and sailing.
Always wear a suitable C.E. or USCGA
approved personal buoyancy jacket.
Always ensure that the rudder
retaining clip is operating correctly
and the split ring is tted, so that the
rudder cannot fall o in the event of a
capsize.
All wire rigging, ropes, spars and
ttings should be regularly inspected for
‘wear and tear’ or damage.
Always ensure that shackles are
done up tight and split rings are not
distorted.
Always check that the transom bung
and hatches are done up tight and all
ttings are secure.
If transporting your boat on the roof
of your car ensure that you do not exceed
the maximum roof rack load of your car.
If transporting your boat by road trailer
ensure that the load does not exceed the
permitted axle weight of the trailer.
Always ensure that you sail with the
minimum number of people to recover
the boat after a capsize.
Always inform someone else of your
intentions before going aoat.
Do not exceed the maximum number
of persons OR the maximum load as
detailed in this manual.
Do not puncture air tanks with
additional ttings.
Always rig your craft in accordance
to the rigging manual provided
separately with your craft. In the
sport of sailing there is a risk of nger
or toe entrapment between moving
components.
Ie. Rudder stock, rudder blade and tiller.
Centerboard/Keel and casing, boom and
mast, traveller and car, mast heel hinge
point and gate or step location, blocks
and running rigging. Appropriate care and
caution is required.
Sailing barefoot can lead to injury.
LaserPerformance recommend that
suitable shoes are worn when using
LaserPerformance products.
In the sport of sailing there is a risk of
being hit on the head with the boom
whist rigging or maneuvering the boat.
Appropriate care and caution is required.
Please keep this manual in a secure place,
and hand it to the new owner when you sell the boat
Please take note of the following dangers:
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Capsize, Inversion and Entrapment
Capsize
With all sailing dinghies and catamarans there is a risk of capsize. Capsizing is part of the sport of
sailing and part of the risk and fun. The following guide lines will help you recover from a capsize.
However, LaserPerformance strongly advise that you obtain professional training from approved
sources to ensure competency.
Inversion
When a boat capsizes there is a risk of inversion. The guide will show you how to recover and re-
board successfully.
Mast head floatation
To reduce the speed of inversion LaserPerformance oer 3 optional forms of mast head buoyancy.
Mast head buoyancy will not prevent inversion, but slow it down to give you more time to stop
the boat inverting before you pull it up-right. (See table for boat specic applications)
Entrapment
It is possible when a boat inverts to get trapped under the up-turned
hull. This can be dangerous particularly if your limbs or clothing get
entangled with ropes or the trapeze gets caught on standing or
running rigging. To reduce the risk of entrapment LaserPerformance
would draw your attention to the following guidelines provided by the
Royal Yachting Association (RYA):
WARNING
RISK OF CAPSIZE
1 Keep control lines short, tidy and maintain shock cord
elastic so it does its job.
2Carry a very sharp knife, easily accessible, preferably
serrated knife.
3 Always ensure good housekeeping and seamanship.
4 Always use a trapeze harness with a quick release hook.
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Mast Float Usage & Fitment Recommendations
The greater the volume of the mast oat used,
the higher the inversion resistance it will provide.
9 LITRE
INFLATABLE MAST FLOAT
(Heavy duty fabric construction)
Part Code # 90718
The single eyelet at the top of the oat
should be tied directly to the sails mast
head cap webbing using a short piece of
4mm diameter rope.
A second piece of the same rope should
then used to tie a small bow- line loop
which passes through both the eyelets
at the bottom of the oat.
The resulting rope tail should then be
passed down the front face of the mast
before being tensioned and cleated
or tied to the bridge piece of one of
the clam cleats in the region of the
gooseneck.
40 LITRE
INFLATABLE MAST FLOAT
(Heavy duty fabric construction)
Part Code # 90720
With the mainsail ready to hoist:
Form a short loop in the end of the
halyard and pass the loop through the
eye in the head of the mainsail.
Pass the loop through the stainless“D”
ring on the end of the mast oat.
Pass the bobble (on the very end of the
halyard) through the aforementioned
emerging loop and pull the body of the
halyard backwards rmly to secure.
Hoist the mainsail to the desired height
before cleating. (You may be reefed).
Note: This mast oat only supports
attachment at one end so tment
parallel to the mast is not possible.
15 LITRE
MAST FLOAT
(Heavy Duty Rotor Moulded
Construction)
Part Code # 90530
Apply the self adhesive neoprene strip
to the top of the mast. This should
be butted up to the top edge of the
aluminium and not onto the mast head
tting.
Place the mast head oat onto the mast
head with the narrow end to the front of
the mast. Thread the rope through the
lacing eye on the front of the mast head
oat and the front of the mast.
Securely tie the mast head oat onto
the mast.
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Mast oatation devices are only an aid to slow the rate of inversion in the event
of a capsize. They do not guarantee to stop complete inversion of your craft.
Also, be aware that prevailing conditions including tide, wind, swell, waves and/
or incorrect tment can have an adverse eect on their performance.
WARNING
Funboat
Sunsh
Laser
Dart 16
Z420
C420
Cascais
Club Fj
N/AN/AN/A
N/AN/A
N/AN/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/AN/A
N/A
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Capsize Recovery and Reboarding
Single Handed Dinghy
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5
2
3
1
1 Stand on the lip of the hull. Holding onto
the centreboard, lean backwards to pull the
hull upright.
2 Continue to hold the centreboard as the
mast rises out of the water.
3 As the boat comes upright, reach into the
cockpit and pull yourself back into the boat.
4 To reboard, if you are agile, you can climb
onto the centreboard as the boat capsizes.
5 Step back into it from the centreboard as
it comes upright. If you are not, climb in over
the transom.
Always
keep hold
of the
boat.
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Capsize Recovery and Reboarding
Single Handed Dinghy
A1
A2
LH
BH
D
ML
CR
CL
*MRE
*ECN
*DI
N/A
N/A
N/A
Main sail area
Jib area
Length of hull
Beam of hull
Unladen weight
Maximum load
Minimum crew for capsize
Maximum number of persons
Maximum recommended engine
EC type-examination certicate number
Date of issue
LASER
C
FUNBOAT
C
SUNFISH
C
m²
m²
m²
m
m
Kg
Kg
Kg
m²
m²
m²
m
m
Kg
Kg
Kg
m²
m²
m²
m
m
Kg
Kg
Kg
11
A1
BH
LH
Category C:
Category D:
ML:
CL:
Principal Dimensions for Single Handed Dinghies
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Capsize Recovery and Reboarding
Multi-person Small Craft
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1 2
1 To recover from a full inversion. One crew
member should hold onto the centreboard
and pull backwards. The other crew member
can take a jib or genniker sheet over the top
side of the hull and pull backwards whilst
standing on the lip of the hull.
2 When the boat is on its side, one crew
can pull the boat upright with the help of the
righting line or jib sheet.
3 At the same time the other crew positions
themselves inside the cockpit. They will get
“scooped up” into the boat as it comes upright.
4 To reboard – The other crew can either
climb over the edge of the boat as it comes
upright or climb in over the transom.
Always keep hold of the boat.
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A1
A2
A3
LH
BH
D
ML
CR
CL
*MRE
*ECN
*DI
Main sail area
Jib area
Gennaker area
Length of hull
Beam of hull
Unladen weight
Maximum load
Minimum crew for capsize
Maximum number of persons
Maximum recommended engine
EC type-examination certicate number
Date of issue
A1
A2
A3
LH
BH
D
ML
CR
CL
*MRE
*ECN
*DI
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Main sail area
Jib area
Gennaker area
Length of hull
Beam of hull
Unladen weight
Maximum load
Minimum crew for capsize
Maximum number of persons
Maximum recommended engine
EC type-examination certicate number
Date of issue
CASCAIS
C
CLUB FJ
C
C420
C
Z420
C
m²
m²
m²
m
m
Kg
Kg
Kg
m²
m²
m²
m
m
Kg
Kg
Kg
m²
m²
m²
m
m
Kg
Kg
Kg
m²
m²
m²
m
m
Kg
Kg
Kg
Capsize Recovery and Reboarding
Multi-person Small Craft
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Category C:
Category D:
ML:
CL:
A1
A2
A3
BH
LH
Principal Dimensions for Small Craft
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Capsize Recovery and Reboarding
Multi-hull
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1 2
1 To recover from a full inversion sink the
leeward hull.
2 As the hull comes up move forward. Take a
jib sheet or righting line and lean back to pull
the boat upright.
3 One crew should stay under the boat and
hold onto the righting line or handles in the
trampoline to stabilize the boat. The other
crew can climb onto the platform over the
front beam as the boat comes upright.
4 To reboard – the other crew should climb
aboard over the rear beam.
Always keep hold of the boat.
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LH
BH
A2
A3
A1
Category C:
Category D:
ML:
CL:
Principal Dimensions for Catamarans
DART 16
A1
A2
A3
LH
BH
D
ML
CR
CL
*MRE
*ECN
*DI
N/A
Main sail area
Jib area
Gennaker area
Length of hull
Beam of hull
Unladen weight
Maximum load
Minimum crew for capsize
Maximum number of persons
Maximum recommended engine
EC type-examination certicate number
Date of issue
m²
m²
m²
m
m
Kg
Kg
Kg
17
Laser
Sunsh
Towing Points
Funboat
18
Dart 16
c420 / z420 / Club Fj
CASCAIS
Towing Points
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MANUFACTURER:
NOTIFIED BODY:
ID NUMBER:
MODULE USED FOR CONSTRUCTION ASSESSMENT: A1
TYPE OF SAILCRAFT:
TYPE OF HULL:
CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL:
TYPE OF MAIN PROPULSION:
TYPE OF ENGINE:
DECK:
DESCRIPTION OF CRAFT:
HPI VERIFICATION SERVICES (IRELAND) LTD.
CLONROSS, DUNSHAUGHLIN, CO.MEATH,A85 XN59, IRELAND
Sailboat
Mono Hull / Catamaran (See principal dimensions)
Polyethylene, Fibre Reinforced Plastic
Sails
Outboard – see principal dimensions for max. engine
Open
SEE PRINCIPAL DIMENSIONS FOR CATEGORY, WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS.
This declaration of conformity is issued under the sole responsibility of the manufacturer. I declare on behalf of the craft manufacturer that
the craft mentioned above and specied in the table of principal dimensions complies with all applicable essential requirements in the way
specied and is in conformity with the type for which above mentioned EC type examination certicate has been issued.
A copy of the Examination report is located in the Rigging Manual or download a digital copy
from the LaserPerformance website, WWW.LASERPERFORMANCE.COM
LASERPERFORMANCE LDA
ZONA INDUSTRIAL SAPEC BAY, AV. DO RIO TEJO, 2910-040, LISBOA, SETÚBAL
(see principal dimensions)
Declaration of Conformity of Recreational Craft
(To be completed at point of sale)
CRAFT IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
(CIN to be completed at point of sale)
LUÍS SILVA(Director)
SignatureName and Function, (identication of the person empowered to sign on behalf of
the manufacturer or authorized representative)
Date of issue - 23/11/2022
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General Requirements (2)
Craft Identication Number – CIN (2.1)
Builders Plate (2.2)
Protection from falling overboard and
means of reboarding (2)
Visibility from the main steering position (2.4)
Owner’s manual (2.5)
Integrity and Structural requirements (3)
Structure (3.1)
Stability and freeboard (3.2)
Bouyancy and oatation (3.3)
Openings in hull, deck and superstructure (3.4)
Flooding (3.5)
Manufacturers maximum recommended load (3.6)
Life stowage (3.7)
Escape (3.8)
Anchoring, mooring and towing (3.9)
Handling Characteristics (4)
Engine and Engine spaces
Inboard engine (5.1.1)
Ventilation (5.1.2)
Exposed parts (5.1.3)
Outboard engine starting (5.1.4)
Fuel system (5.2)
General – fuel system (5.2.1)
Fuel tanks (5.2.2)
Electrical systems (5.3)
Steering systems (5.4)
General steering system (5.4.1)
Emergency arrangements (5.4.2)
Gas systems (5.5)
Fire protection (5.6)
General – re protection (5.6.1)
Fire-ghting equipment (5.6.2)
Navigation lights (5.7)
Discharge prevention (5.8)
Annex 1B – Exhaust emissions
Annex 1C – Noise emissions
Noise emission levels (1.C.1)
Owners manuals (1.C.2)
Essential Requirements Standards
LP
Technical File Applicable Standards
(Reference to relevant articles in Annex 1A and 1C of the Directive)
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