MegaTech nirvana User manual

2) Insert keel into hull and turn locking lever.
4) Insert rudder into rudder tube. Using Allen wrench
supplied, tighten tiller arm onto rudder shaft, making
sure that it‘s at a 90 degree angle to the rudder blade.
Rotate lever lock 90
to secure keel in place.
3) Place boat upright in stand.

5)Take bottom mast and boom section and insert
mast into pocket of main sail.
Carefully put upper section and lower section
together, making sure that the gooseneck is point-
ing back and the jib hoist is pointing forward. Slide
boom through loop 1 and then slide O-ring 2 onto
boom and place hook 3 in the hole bottom of
boom. (See fig. 1 for finished view.) Fit E to E
6)Hook jib to jib
hoist. Fit F to F
Jib sail
F
Hook 3
Loop 1
“O” Ring 2
Fig 1
Jib hoist
Main sail
Mast and boom set
E
E
F
Loop 1
“O” Ring 2
Hook 3
Boom

6)Hook jib to jib
hoist. Fit F to F
7) Place mast butt in hole in deck. Fit G to G
8)Connect jib
takedown hook to
takedown bracket
in the front of the
boat. Fit A to A
9)Hook side
shrouds to side
shroud takedown
brackets. Fit C to C
And B to B A
B
C
G
G
A
C
B

10) Hook backstay onto backstay bracket. Fit D to D
11) Using bowsie on top of the
mast, tighten side shrouds and
gently tighten backstay.
D
D

12) Take main sheet and put through hole in main
boom. Then insert sheet hook into hole in boom
and slide back rubber O-ring to lock.
Repeat with jib sheet and jib boom.
Boom
Rubber O-ring lock
Sheet line hook
Place hook in hole.
Main /Jib sheet
Slide rubber o-ring to lock in place.
Determining the correct position for the main sheet line hook :
When the left stick on the transmitter is down (in the ‘back’
position) the booms should look like the drawing above.
You may have to experiment with putting the hook in different
holes to get the correct position.
Transmitter
POWER
ON
OFF
310

13) The hatch cover on the hull seals in the batteries
and servo. Take hatch cover off, pull out battery holder
and insert batteries.
On the transmitter, take radio cover off and insert bat-
teries.
IMPORTANT: Make sure you have inserted all batter-
ies in the right direction.
WARNING:
ALWAYS BE SURE TO TURN
ON THE TRANSMITTER
FIRST.
Then turn boat on second, failure to do so can result in
damage to boat servos! Turn on transmitter then
switch on boat.
Replace radio cover and hatch cover.
Go sailing!

SPARE PARTS
690101 RUDDER & TILLER
690102 KEEL W/ LEAD WEIGHT
690103 MAST W/ GOOSENECK INSTALLED
690104 BOOM SET
690105 SAIL SET W/ BALLENS
690106 BOAT STAND
690107 COMPLETE RIGGING SET
690108 PULLEY & DECK FITTINGS
690109 HULL & RADIO BOX
690110 COVER SET (INNER & OUTER)
690111 SAIL SERVO ARM
690112 SERVO
690113 RECEIVER
690114 RUDDER PUSHROD & CLEVIS
690115 DECAL SET
690116 BATTERY BOX
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Close hauled on
port tack
Close hauled on
starboard tack
Reaching on
starboard tack
Reaching on
port tack
Running on
port tack
Running on
starboard tack
WIND DIRECTION
SAIL HEADING TERMS
INTRODUCTION TO SAILING
*Sailboats cannot sail directly into the wind. If a boat is pointed
into the wind, the sail will luff, (flap like a flag in the breeze).
Sailboats can only sail when they are at an angle to the wind (the
closest approximate being 30 degrees).
*For every angle to the wind that a sailboat can sail, there is an
angle at which the sail should be set. On a close-hauled course,
the sail is in tight; on a reach the sail is halfway out; on a run the
sail is out all the way.
*To pull the sail in and sail a close-hauled course, move the sail
stick down. To ease the sail out to reach or run, move the sail stick
up. When you move the rudder stick on the transmitter to the right,
the boat will turn to the right; when you move the rudder stick to the
left, the boat will turn to the left.
*As a guide to trim the sail properly, no matter what course you are
sailing, ease the sail out until it begins to luff. Next, pull it in until the
luffing stops.
This is all you need to know to start sailing your Nirvana sailboat.
Good luck and good sailing!

PORT TACK STARBOARD TACK
STARBOARD SIDE
PORT SIDE
STERN
BOW
RACING YOUR NIRVANA
Sailboat racing is a lot of fun. If you are already familiar with
yacht racing rules, those rules can be used when racing your
Nirvana. The following are five basic rules and race course will
allow you to compete on the water with experienced sailors.
Five Basic Rules of Racing
1. Port tack/starboard tack Rule
Port refers to the left side of the boat when facing the bow.
Starboard refers to the right side of the boat when facing the
bow. A boat in motion is on either port tack or starboard tack.
When the boom is left of the center of the boat, the boat is
sailing on starboard tack. When the boom is right of the center
of the boat, the boat is sailing on port tack.
RULE When sailing on a collision course, boats sailing on
starboard tack have the ‘right of way’ over boats sailing on
port tack. Boats on port tack MUST yield to boats on starboard
tack.

2. Buoy room rule
The buoy room rule applies when boats are rounding or
passing a buoy or an obstruction on a race course. You must
imagine a circle around the buoy or obstruction -- the radius of the
circle is four boat lengths (figure A). When your boat's bow
touches the imagined circle (figure B), imagine a line parallel to the
back of your boat. If the nearest boat to your boat has not yet
crossed (overlapped) the parallel line (figure C), you may round the
buoy without yielding to that boat. If there is a boat that has
crossed the line -- if there is an overlap (figure D) -- your boat must
yield to that boat.
Figure A
Figure B
Figure C Figure D 1
2
No overlap.
1 may round the buoy
without yielding to 2
2
1
Overlap.
1 must yield and give
room to 2 so 2 can
round the buoy without
hitting it.

3. Contact with buoys rule
A boat that makes contact with a buoy must sail away from the
fleet, out of the way of other boats, and do a 360-degree penalty
turn(figure E). After the penalty turn, the boat may resume racing.
If the boat hits the buoy on the wrong side of the buoy, it must re-
round the buoy on the correct side before doing the 360-degree
penalty turn (figure E1).
The correct side
The wrong side
The course sailed after hitting the wrong side.
Figure E1
Figure E

4. Luffing rights rule
This rule applies when you are passing another boat at close
proximity. Figure F indicates the windward and leeward sides
of a boat. On the starboard tack the starboard side of the boat
is the windward side. on port tack, the port side of the boat is
the windward side.
WIND DIRECTION
Windward side
Leeward side
Figure F
WIND DIRECTION
1
2
Figure H
RULE When two boats are sailing on the same tack
(starboard tack in these examples) at close proximity (figure
G), the leeward boat 1 has the right of way over the
windward boat 2. If you are a windward boat on the
offensive, you must pass with enough room to avoid the
leeward boat. If you cannot avoid the leeward boat, you
must steer away to avoid a collision.
Boat passing
Figure G
If the windward boat 2 tries to pass the leeward boat 1,
the leeward boat 1 can "luff up" the windward boat 2 by
steering into the wind, causing 2's sail to luff (figure H).
When a boat's sail luffs, it loses power and speed.
Luffing up is mostly used as a defensive maneuver.
2
1

A leeward boat that is luffing up cannot sail past head to wind
(figure I).
WIND DIRECTION
Bow Bow
Figure I
Head to wind Past head to wind
Your boat is sailing "head to wind" when the bow of the boat is
pointed directly into the wind. If you steer your boat into the
wind, past the point when it is head to wind, you have sailed
"past head to wind." If you are luffing up, you are not permitted
to sail past head to wind. If you do, you lose the right of way,
regardless of which tack you are sailing on. If there is a collision
after the leeward boat is past head to wind, the leeward boat
must do a penalty turn (see Rule 5).
5. Collision rule
Whenever you collide with another boat, or fail to avoid a
collision, you must sail clear of all other boats and complete
penalty turns before continuing the race. Before the start of
every race, the race committee or racers determine whether a
penalty will consist of one or two 360 degree penalty turns.
Generally, only one turn is required in light wind conditions.

THE RACE COURSE
There are an infinite number of possible race courses you can sail --
the only limit is your imagination. The most common course is the
Modified Olympic course.
WIND DIRECTION
Start / Finish line
Jockey for the best
position during a one
minute countdown.
Sail two laps around
the course, not
rounding the wing
buoy on the second
lap.
Wing
buoy