420InstructionManual 2008Edition
Introduction
The boat comeswithallgearreadytosail, howeverthereisacertainamountof assemblywhichwehope wecan
coverinthisinstruction manualand through the tuning guide, thatwillmakeit muchquickertoassembleand get your
S|C420 on the waterreadyforsailing orracing.
Allthe partscomeintheboatsexceptthe masts, whichwillbe located inthe containertogether.Soafteryoufind the
mast you must then open up yourboat and assemblein anyorderthatsuitsyourrequirements.Inthe below
information and alsowiththe assistanceofthe tuning guide, you shouldbe abletocorrectlyset up eachspecificpart
of the boat.
Mast
The mast comeswiththe adjustablespreadersand youwillneed tobolttheseon (nutsand boltsprovided),alsoput
the shroud inthe spreaderend using ascrewdriver(position the shroud wirebehind the bolt).Fasten the shroud and
the trapezelinesinwiththeTterminalsbeforeattaching the shroud tothe spreaderend. You willalsoneed tofeed
the ropesintothe mastviathe mouseline supplied, thebest waytodo thisistotape the tworopestogethersecurely
priortopulling the newline through.The spreaderadjusterswork very welland 1fullturnisequalto5mm of prebend.
Toset theseup originallyI recommend pullingon areasonableamount of tension,then step back 15 metres+and
lineup the shroud wirejust abovethe shroud adjusterand then comparethe shroud/spreaderposition.Makethese
even first beforeattempting totune the rig,alsoIadvisehaving morebend than required originallyand then reducing
itonceyou areclosetothetuning numberson the rigtension and mast rake.
RiggingPack
Belowisapictureof the rigging packsupplied bySeldon. You will find initthe Topperand TopperHook,the Main
Halyard,the SpinnakerHalyard, the TrapezeWires, theForestayand ForestayHalyard,the Shrouds, the RigTension
Strop,the FalseForestayand lastlythe InnerForestay(tothisthe ForestaySpinner,isrequired tobe added by
putting on abovethe swageand inserting the bolt, soitcan’t comeback off).
