whaler Harpoon User manual

DearHarpoon Owner
All of usat Boston Whaler arehappyyou have chosen to join
one ofthe fastest growtng fleets rn the country today. We hopeyou
will take anactive part In your toea 1Harpoon Associatron and e~joy
manyyearsof happysailing.
Your Harpoon hasbeen designed.engineered and bu tn with
care
and precisron. as you undoubtedlynoticed when you were
mal(]ng your purchasedectsion.
The follow tng information tn thts. yourOwner's Handbook, has
beenassembled to assureyou the max• mum useand sai~ng
pleasure
We trust you win hndithelpful
HappySalltngt
Introduction
This manualtstnlended tohelpyou knowyour newHarpoon tr
os mosttmportant to famtllanzc yourwlf ttloroughry W• th all aspects of
operattng and maintatnlngyour yachtin asafe and eHicrent manner
Read yourmanualcarefullyas wellas the manualssupplied by the
manufacturersot components Ifany questions arise
to which you
cannotlind an answer, your Harpoondealer will be pleased to help
you or write to us direc tl y
On Ia kmg delivery of your yacht. be ~ure to read and un(fersta nd
thewarranty Fi ll In thewarranty card, or the r:llangeof ownership
card.
and retu rn it to usirnrncdiately
We ~now you will haven)any sa tisfying and happynoulsot
saili
ng in your Harpoon.
CONTENTS PAGE
NO .
SAFETY
EQUIPMENT
3
SAILS
Tipson ca re 4
How to fo ld 5
RIGGING
8
MAINTENANCE
13
WARRANTY
Claimsprocedures 17
Warranty 18
SAILING
Bendrngon the J• b
20
The jib ShCOt
21
MrunsailbatWns
22
Bendingon the mainsail
23
Howtousecunningham &outhaur 25
How 10 uscboom vang 26
Re efing -what It Is
77
Reeling -whall1appcns 27
How to re!lf
28
Capsi zi ng - ! tOw ithappens 31
Jl ow to right the boat
33
So lving downwind right ing problems 3
!>
c ~ ps i 7 r ng undllrspinnaker
37
Tur tl i ng
38
GO -FASTTECHNIQUES
Th e main sai l 40
The jib
41
Sp in na kers 42
TRAILERING
Tra il ering
43
Sallboatlaunchtng &re lr evaI 44
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Safety Equipment
Safety shou ld tJe I he r rrst concern orevery sailor andcertainilerns
should alwaysbecarri
ed onyour boar to OPsurc the wP.n oeingor
every personaboa
ro
t P(J!sonal floataron . ~ ctevices (hie jacKets) 'or a~ch person on
boardyour vessel Keep Inmine the m11x im um nurnbe' of oeople you
could ever haveonyour vessel when equippingyour Harpoonwith
rilelackots
Be sure the J aCkets you 11ur chaschave IM label Coast
Guard 1\pproveo'' auached
2 One mnowmg rtevtee Thrs can be a lite sav.r1g cushmnor a
hie nng.out rt doosnot count as alrre savtn(ldevrce loroneolyour
crewmembers.
3. Mouth 01 power operatedhorrl 01 whtstle: Aua iblefor at least
halfa mile.
4 Chain an<l anciiOr bnes su•lable ror !l'teboar Ov P.ranreogtn
of rhP. anchorlinesllouldallowsuii·C• Cnl scooererauvetothemax-
imumdeprhof water In whrch you wilt be anch<lfing (A ,,,re of llwrnll
for properlor)gfh is aepll1 x 5.)
5 F; rsrA •d K lr
6 Aacauate C:,m(Jii~S
7 ~.re extu'tt;v·~l:cr rl you 101enn In P.Qutp the :~u a r with allJ(rb ary
outboaro
6 Nuvt,gallot78/ilghls when opcratt og al terdar•
9 1 oc:.11 nowyur : onw cnarr II you 're no 1tar nl lr urWt lh the area
10. A paddleor pannretooar hool< como•natlon
Tile above
11ems r· >eo t tho requlremA~t s of l h(; Coast Gt.ard.but trom
a suluty sr an dpoln1 arP. mini ma l
3
Tlplon th e Care ol Your NewSalle
Proper sair care Is easyand takes very little time -our itcan
ma
ke a b•g alllerenccInthe lifeano performance or youT newsails!
SroreSw/s Dry
and Folder!
Marn ano rib shoirld be sroroo dry ~no folded in lhetrsailbags.
muctl ll ~e rhey were whenyourecetvcd !hem l11s best to avo;d
folding sat
Is on !hesame creaseseach t•me- tnts willav()jd
permanentc1eases.
'Try toavoid e~cess1vely ftotplaces thkerhe
rrunk
of your ca r rn summer).bell ropes on mamsoccaswnally shnnk
IItheyarescored •n a verynor place
Spinnakersdonot needtobe tolded but stloutadetinirely
be
stored rtry . This Wi llprevent colorrranster from dar~ to lightpanels,
andmotei'l'lportanr.•moroverhe lonqeviry of the nylOn Clctb used in
these sails You shoulaalways dry you r Sfl'Makeraltereach use
anc wash tl off Wl lh lrcshwa:orbefo•e ~ronng tor a lo ng rome. II you
are cxpechngvarylightwinrts,
It ishelplulro "flake" (Ot 'old)your
spinnakur'ather than stuff il, as this will ellmtnate rTjany wrinkles arrd
-nake thesail set srnoornly as soon as 11 sset
CIIIM Only When Nece ss ary
Toremove sailana surtaccdirt hosesaris ollw • rn lrcsnwarer at
the dock. and go salltng unrll rhey rc dry ThtS wtll prevenr DOll rooes
trorn
shn nk mg ana •sprol:!ably lhe best way to get salto ur of
spr nn akcrs.
Sho uldyour sa il sget so dirty!hal you al:!so rutelycan't srand it ,
so ak them on lukewarmwarer and n::ld soap or deiP.rQ CJ it Aut! over
lhedirlfASI areas w•th a ~pongo lo loosen what dirl you r.an Th en
nns o well writ) fr esh watur.lf's best to ('fry your sa il s wh ilesailing b ur
11 11 eu O llnl s they canl)e dr i er:! trat on a lawn.Oon' tle t trem flo p- in a
breeze.Thiscan break <I own tho fabrrc
Ne ve r put your salts rn lhe wash1ng machine or dryer 00 111 dry
cleanoruonIhem. Don 1pouracto blcacn
or or her harsh chem1c als
on your new sails.
" Arr ounceol prP.v<:~nl,on
Tears an Inch or lwo long aren I too serious 11 they're tn the center
orthe
satf These can be l1xed 1emporartly by prac•ng a poece of'WhJie
ar1hesrvc oroucuaoe on eachsideor the rear.TearsflCarlheedgcs or
corners ofa sari orneara batten poc~et shouldberrcndedproperly II
rndoubl checK wit~ a sa11maker .If'scheaper andeasier to repaira
srnalltear tnan a spill panel.andyoursaltwill
be a rot better for~

How to fold your sails.
1 Lay l he sail o ul on a dry . fla1 surface. e.g a doc k or lawn
Make sure the l oo t ol t he sail is headed rn lo the wind
2. Begrnnrng at !he toot. starttoldrng lhe sar11oward me head
Use aCCOtdron folds Important wnen totdrngthe Ji b. do nol makea
told !hrough
!he wmdow
3 As you wor~ . ~eep tensron on 1ne fold between you ano !he
person netprng yov Thrs rnsur es a smoolh.even 10 10
5
•
4 Be sure to keep lhe wrdlh of each fOld a bll shorter!han the
width of your sarlb ag
5 Keepfoldrng tnesari unhlthesari forms a srngle.long
rectangle.
w1th the boll rope layrng llal along !he top
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6 Next. fold each end of the sa•l so that they meet at the m1ddJe
Inthe case or the jtb .roll the satl Do notfold 11
, E L
7 Then Iold th es at! aga tn a lon gthecenter
8
F1n a 11 y po tt he foldeo sa•l nto your sa •l ba g 1n a non z on t ar
po st lt On Tll•s 'o\ 111 p reoMll t hP. sa Ir om aCCiden t8'1y o pe ntn g
•
•
Rigging your Harpoon
Your Harpoon wrll amvc wtlh mast. boom. standtng and running
riggtng
•n aplastic steeve tor proteCtiOn Wilen you remove the mast
from the steeve . you will hnd cveryth1ng is taped to the mast.
To keep the mast from beingscralched,place 11 on two saw h()(seS
or cardboardbox es II tS also an eas•er workinghetghl
Remove eachpiece ol ngg•ng (note that each •s labeled) The follow·
tng •s a hst or whal w•ll be tn lhepackage
• Mast . boom . w.th spreadets.
• Stand1ng rtggtng headstayw.th IUrnbuckle.portshroud.
starboard shroud
• Runn.ng r•99•"9 ma.n halyard .1 1b halyard. ma1nsheet 7/ ts· jib
sheet ~ ·. Cunntngham '4" outllaul3/ 16 ". vang Iackie W11h
blocksand pennanls.
II you have ordered the sp•nnaker package.thelollow•ngilemswill
be 1n aseparatepackage:
• Swtvel block lor sp1nnaker halyard. sp1nnaker pole. sp1nnaker
halyard, 1wo (2) colorcoded sp 1nnaker sheels, pole
downhaul Y. ", sw1vel block lordown haul, sw1vel blocK
l or polelilt. pole shockco rd . All strap eyeslor the
attachment olthespinnaker package are on the spar .
Onceovoryt h•ng Isunpackaged you can sta rt rigging
the spar
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1 Flrsl. turn the spar track down .
2. Install square port1on of spreader mto spreader brackets and
Install spreader-p1n do wnwards Install co11er pininspreaderpivot
pin
l11s onlynecessary to open the co11er pin slighlly When you
v1sually Inspect the spreader bracket, ma ke sure there isa 1tm1ting
p1n 1n the spreaderbracket Th1s p1n ltmltsthe ltp movement ofthe
spreader Save the
se1z1ng wire
3
Next ,install the port and starboard shrouds to the tang plat es
three quartersof the way up t he mast .
4.
Pull the shrouds stra1ght, leading eachone t hru the slot in the
spreaderend.C\Jtthe setz.ng wire 1nto twoequal halls The spreader
end hasa slot and ahole In 11. Seize the wire shroud so II stays In the
sl
ot Il ls not necessary 10 seize the w11e tightly, only enoughsothat
the wire
w1ll no tdrop ou t olthe spreader slot.Protectyour sails from
the encl of the spreader Ca refully tape the spreader with chafe tape ,
not too bulky,but enough to protectanysharp edges from damaging
your sail
5 Install the headstay
to the tang plate three quartersolthe
way up the fore s1de of the mast Remove wrtst pins 1n the turn-
buckle,openingitallthe way All the waymeans to the point where
you can st1ll see wnst pinholes thru the barrel olthe turnbuckle
Make certain that there are equal amountsolthreadingexposed at
eaCh end when you too k thru the stot1n the turnbuckle barrel
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6. N ow insta ll the running rigging . Beginmng with the main
halyard
wh ich leads over thetop of the mas tdown the starboa rd side
ofthe
mast Next, the jib halyard down theport side th ru the jib
halyardsheaveblock which Is
rust under the headstay tang plate and
thru the turningblocknear the base of the mast The Cunning ham
can now be dead ended to the cleat on the portside ofthe mast.a
lew
feet up from the base Tie figure eight knots Inthe bitter ends of
the halyardstoprevent them from runn1ng outofthe sheaves.
1 Installthe blocks on the boom ,the outhaut on the ports 1d eot
the boomand the
11tly reelingline on the starbOard side ofthe boom.
( Note- the 4 6 doesnothavealillyreefing line.) Lead these tines
thru the cam cleat ponand starboard (portonly for the 4.6 asthere is
ontyoneline)then thru the fauleads andaround the
fixed turning
block near the end ofthe boom.Once the sall1s rigged. the outhaut
goes
thru the cnngte of the sa1l then to the s11ap eye on the opposite
side Thereefing, Ifappropuate, ls rigged inasimilar manner
a. Assuming the boat 1s on atrailer. placethe heel of the mast
onthe tratler tongue,lutltrackdown Place the mast head in the
boom mast crutchsupport(opt iOnal on the Harpoon 4 6) which you
have inserted In thegudgeons on the transom ,Nore: Please be
cautious.
Look around and be absolutely sure I here are no overhead
elecrrlcalcables In rile atea. Assuming youmay be Ina la unching
area .becertain you haveclear access to the launching ramp with -
out overhead cableinterference II you have unhookedyour t ra iler
from your caryoucannot stand in th estern of the boat asit wilt be
ou tol ba lanceand hp up. throw1ng you o ff balance.
9. Attach
th e sh roud tens1 oners to th echa 1n plates.The sh r oud
t ens1one rsaredelivered alreadyconnect ed tothe sh rouds.The
shrouds should be connect ed to the shro ud tensionersinhole
number
(7) seven from th etop (Harpoon 5. 2) or holenumber (6) slx
from the t op (Ha r poon 4.6).Make certain it isthe samepart and
starboa rd ,as thi swillensure that the mast will be st ra ig htinthe boat
athwart ship: T he suggested hole number from the top of the sh roud
tensioner has
been determined from sailing trials to optimize sai ling
performance
and helm balance.
1
o Attach the tib halyardshackle to the tack filling on thest em
head . Check to be certa.n thejib halyard IS clearand not fouled
tead1ng from the l1b halyardsheave block Check the headslay to be
certa1n Itisclear and 1n front of the mast Uncteat the Jib halyardand
take the ta1l allIn your hand to a pos1110n justaft of the thwart seat.
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11 Standong onslde the boat nearthe maonshee1 block'sloca-
tion. slide the mast aft untol the heel ot the mastcan slop onto the mast
tabernacle The mast Islight. buldo ot slowly,as the shrouds which
areconnected
to the chain platesmayfoul a filling Lower the mast
heel onto aslot In the mast tabernacle Move forward andcheck that
ot hasseated properly. Pull the job halyardtaught from the leadblock
on the part sode ol the mast. Make certaon otisclear and notfouled.
CAUTION : Look aroundagain lor overheadelectrical cables.
Contactmg anelectrtealcable woth the mast couldbe fatal .
11
12 Uftthe mast toshoulderheight.pulling the jibhalyard
!aught asyou
loft Ihe spar. Note that the shroudswill serve as gu ide
wores preventong the spar from falling toeither side.Continue this
process
ot pulling the jib halyardand lifting the spar untol itisin
standing
posltoon . The shrouds willtoghten, restricting the mast from
going too far forward. Pull the jibhalyardt igh tandcl eatot. Thos will
holdthe mast from falling backwards. Go torward andattach the
headstay
When lightening th eheadstay, you can lean on the jib
ha
lya rd mak in g It easy to turn lhe barrel of the turnbuckle. Be sure
the headstay os quite tight. Ae · onsert the wrist pins you removed from
the turnbuckle
when you were assembling lhemast.(Caution: The
turnbuckle wt/1 unwind under way if you do not re -insert the wnst pins
supplted with turnbuckle .) Itisnot necessary to use tools to t igh ten
l he headstay.
t3 Allachthe boom
to fixed gooseneck with the bo ltsupplied.
14 Insta ll th e rnaonshcoa. Start the lo ne lh ru the camcleat poruon
o tt he rnainsheet block mounted on the center board trunk, and
continue to weave th eshcotthru the remaonong blocks
t5
Add vang and Cunnongham
t6 Bend on the l'b and maonsaots Install battens on the mainsails.
Each batten os labelled Camber on the upper mainsailbatten should
be suo table toa des11ed camber on thO head of the sao I Itossuggested
that you begon woth aslight curvature More on thos canbe tound on
the sectoon on Sao ling
N oM : by ro1 oog boo<n """'ways t90') ono ooomwtU stow agalflSIIIlemaslwhen
d•HOQOeO TII.S WiJIOIIev OIO removal oC file bOom Clurll>!) drHigQ~ OpetaDOn$ ~
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Mainten an ce
Tobe kept tidy and shop -shape.yachtsrequire malmenance on
aregular and frequent basos The frequency woll dependupon the
condotoons In whoch the yacht isbeing used You should constantly
check the
n.onnong and stand.ng roggong rudder and assembly
centerboardandcenterboard assemblyandsurfacelo
noshes lor
sogns ol needed maontenance
Gelcoat Surlacea
Wash downthe gelcoat surface ol the hulland the deck
regularly
wolh lresn wa1er anda gooddetergent Aspongeor soft
brush shouldbeused on a smOOih surfaceand a stJifer brusn snouta
beusedon the non-skod areas ol the deck FOllow by rtnsong woth
fresh water
At least once a yeao ,the topsodes ol the hull shOuld be waxed
woth agood automotove or ooat wax and poli shed Thos w olf help tne
gelcoatto retaon tiS color andappearance Do not wax !he non-skoa
surfacesol Ihedeck
Monor scratches on thO gelcoatsurfaces canbe repaored by
bulfong wllhalight abrasove cleaner followed by a waxong and
pollshong Scrapesor damage that have broken lhroughIhe gelcoal
surfacecanbe
repaored wolh lhegelcoat repair k•t (optional) whoch
comes with your yacht D•reCitons lortheserepatrs are oncluded woth
lh egelcoal repaor k1t For maJOr damage.where a largearea ol gel·
coal has beenremoved or the damagee
xt ends 1nto the glasslam·
1natton belowlhegelcoal.consul! yourHarpoon dealerora qualified
yachlmartne yard
Getcoa1 surfaces belo wdockaro cleaned w11h agood delergent
and waler ana r~n sed down wllh f resh waler. The se surfacescan
alsobe
wa x ed If requored to mainlalnthe appearance Gelcoal
surfaceswill stain lithe yachlls moored whereleavesfall
on the
deckor
bords roost Surfaces should be scrubbeddownvery
frequently orhavea prol
ect•ve cover II thiS occurs
Urethane Mahogany
Your mahoganyseatsand lrtmshould also
be rinsed w11h fresh
water toremove
salt build-up Over lome the sun'srays Will cause
yourltntshtolade.
Sheen can be restored bya log hi sand•ng and
appltcatoon ol two coats olhiQh-gradeurethane varnosh .
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Bottom ol th e Ya cht
lithe yachl ls nollo be dry saolcd ,a goodanll-louhng boltom
pa i nt Isrecommended It is tmportanlthispatnl be very carefully
applied on the ltrsl•nslance It ltls.regular maonlenance will keepit in
relat•vely goodshape tor a consoderabte period olume In anyeven!.
when applyong bonom pa1n1 ,read and follow Ihemanufacturer"s
lnstructoons carefully and e~p ll cttly
Theamount of maontenance reqUired on lhebon om os dtCiated
bywaters 1n whoch theyacht os SOt ledand to some e ~tent , bythe use
11 gets.IIthe waters arepolluted or areconductve tomarine growth.
the yachl
shOuld be hauled qu11e frequently andthe bonom scn.obbed
down woth brushes.detergent and fr esh water tmmedoately upon
hauling.II lor
any other reason lheyacntos hauled and you plan 10
keep il out olthe wat erloranylength of tome .the bottomshould be
scrubbeddownImmediately before any marone growth rtas the
opportuMy to dryand hardenonthe bonom
II a smoothsurfaceIS reqUIIed. the ant i-fouling paonl can be
rubbed
wtth a p1ece of burlap or sanded woth a very tone wei
sandpaper tollowing the cteamng
ot the bonom Any spots wherelhe
antJ ·foultng paont has beenremoved should be touchedupwiththe
same lype of paonl When ltrstpur chasong the anlt·foultng bollom
pamt,purchase
an e x11 a can tor th•s purpose.
Cove Stripe
The cove st npe IS color ed myla r tape . The cove stnpem ay be
cleaned t>y usinga mild detergenlsolution Replacem ent mylar tape
can bepurchased from your dealer.
VInyl Rubbing Strip
The vinyl rubb ing s tr ipis toca 1 ed along the deck linewhere ltoe
deck Is !)ended to I he hull . It maybe cleaned usong detergenl and
wateo II hard to remove s1 aons are cncoumered. an abrasivecleaner
such
as Ajax may be used
Standing Rigging
St
andmg rlggong IS detlned as l •~ed parts oil he rigg1ng which atd
1nsupporl ofthe mast Tho s1and1ng nggmg and alllhecomponents
hsted under "' Si aonless Sl eet " shou ldbe check ed each lome before
going sailing and
goven adetailed monlhly examonauon .Turnbuckles
should
be checked to make sure cotter pons arein place at top and
bonom and thatcotter p1n ends are lurned backcarefully and
protected wolh plast•c tape Eachspreadershould be checked to be
surethe
pons are 1n , and that the spreader os not bent(upor downor
af t) The end ol lhe spreader,where the shroud passes through,must
be taped Also. besure
to exam.ne standong rogg•ngcarefullyforbroken
or
protrud•ng s11ands that couldnplhe so•ls Checkalso for signs of
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rust In wir erigging.Examlnecarefu ll ywherethe wne entersthet ermona l
end fi
ll ing forsignsofrustor wear sincethis as apanlcularly vu l ne rable
poi
nt when t he yachtissailedIna sa lt wate rarea lfsignsolrustorwear
are found. the r iggong shou ld be replaced
Running Rigging
Running nggong comproses alithegear that os normallyused on
handling and trommong of sails such as sheets.guys. halyards and
vangs Maon and J•b halyards aresub1ecttoheavy loads and constant
llexing as they pass over the sheave at the head of the mast and
turnong blocks at theloot oltho mast Consequently.halyards should
be ex
amoned regularlylor sogns ol Slress and breakong strands Rope
halyardsare not subJect tO assevere wear as wire halyards.but
shouldbe checked
two or three tomes a season
Blocka
Blocks normally requore lottie maontenancc but they should be
examoned regularly lor damage. Sheaves and blockscan be sprayed
woth a solocone lubricant to keep them runnong freely The sheaves al
the headofthe
mas1 should be checked beforethe spar goesonto
the boat on the sprong and a couple of times durong the season 10
ensure they are turnong lreely and the halyard rs not cuttong agroove
on to the sheave The sheaves tor the maon and Job halyardshave Ool·
lote bushmgs and normally donot requore lubrocauon All runnong
nggong should be washed down wo thfresh water alter saorong on salt
water
Care of Canvu
Weu se green co n on duck forcovers sub j ec t ed to repea t ed lurling
anddeck t
ra fllc. whereinthe canvas is ei th er st ored wetor su bject to
the
ab rasive effector ree l and sand. Vinyl Is used fo r topswhich st ore
inmore protect ed areas Both canvascomponents req ui re li llie
maintenance. The vinyl can be oeriodicallv washed do wn wi tha mi ld
so apand soilbrush II should.how ever, be d ro ed before furling or
storinginitsboot M
otde w on the inside su rf ace can beprevented by
onsuring thalli isd ry bef ore storage. II mildewdoesdevelop. remove
the canvas.
fayong 11 out on the boator deckso tha t undersode canbe
scrubbed
woth mold detergent There aremanymildewr esos 1 an1
sprays avaolabte on the markel. specolocatty for canvasapplication
Some ownershave used Lysot
Brown and greencouon duckISused lor llyong top sets and
moonngcoversbecause of Its durabohty No other materi al combines
the abohty to exclude water and wothstand abuse o ncludong trequent
sellong and lw h ng
IS
Although thecanvas has been treatea to resos tm 11 0ew.w aJ m
dampness
remaons liS princople enemy. par t ocutaJ tyfr om t resh wa ter.
Remember,lresh water Is
the culprol and eventually the
mlldew- proolong woll wash away
Outboard Motor
When equtpped woth ouropuonal Pony Motor Mount ,your
Harpooncan be powered byalong shalt outboard upto4h.p The
motorshouldbe securely fastened dorectly to the wood moun tong
plate
When cruosing .the motorshould be on the up (tolled) position,
completelyclearor the water toprevent drag
When racong .ifnot lett ashore.the motorcan be stoWed mthe
cuddy cabon . prOV!dong itos secured The fuel tone shouldbe turned
olf.andthegastank capsecurely closed
Alow- prolote 6-gaftonlueltank woll ht underthe thwan seat.and
should be placedona lueltankmat
PonyMotor
Mount Kot (15034000)and tnstalla!oon Instructions
are
avaolable I rom your deafer
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Warranty
Each HarpoonIS buill wi th careby compe t en lcraftsmen
us1ng top Quahty matenafs.
Your satl
boat was loaded t or sh1pment by our plant
personnel who took every precaution to make sure your boat
wouldarnveIn excellent condition
Please
be sure that both you and your dealer have signed
the Boat Warranty
Reg1stra110n form and that you mail it to us
1mmed1atety
Warranty Claim Requirements and Procedure
we believen•s 1mpo11ant that you be completely tamthar wtlh
our Wa rranty Ct a tm Procedure so thattn the event a war ranty cia 1m
must be filed. 11 can be handled expedttlously and hnahzed wtlh a
m•n•mum of paper work and nomtsunderstanotng
I Your Boa1 Warranly Regtslfalton form must be on hie wtlh
Harpoon Sailboat Boslon Whaler The wattanlyonlheHarpoon •s
validatedbythe reiUrn of the War ranty Regtstra110n card within thitty
(30) daysI rom date of comm•ss•on or delivery
2 In order to lnthate awarramy cla•m you should nottty aBoston
Whaler Harpoondealer adv1s1ng htm of your boat serral number,lhe
nature
ot the problem and lhe da teolyour purchase Inorder to
expediteany warranty problemsyour dealer
can call ou r Servtce
Oepartmem collecl
3. Your dea le rIS no1 authorrzed to commenceany warranty
work or replace any warranty Items unlessauthorized byour Serv1ce
Department Insome tnstances it will be necessary lor you to return,
prepaid, lhedetective part or th eboaiiOyour authorrzed dealertor
lnspecll on. Atlhatllme the dealer can con ta ct us tor Immediate
d is posit io n ot th eproblem
Please
take lhelimetocarefully read your Har poon warranty
on the opposite page If there'sanything you do not unders tand ,oris
tn any way unclear,contaclyour dealer
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Warranty
For the protecttoro of •ts sailboa tcustomers. Boston Wha ler, Inc
oilers -
I A ltmlled Ten·YearWarrantylorIheHull Structure.
2. Al1mtted Two-Year
Warranty lor Accessones supplied by Boston
Wna ler.lnc
3 A Limned One·Year Wa rranty for Cosmetic Fin•snes
t Boston Whater .tnc provtdes eachnew boat w tth a warranty
reg•strallon card wh1ch must be filled outandmailedtoBoston
Whaler Inc. promptly alter purchase. tohelp us fuH•II our sennce
obligationstoourcustomers. and ourlegal
obltgatiOns o1 the Federal
Boat Safety Act Fa•lure 10 comp/ele andreturn me warranty
regrstrat•on card wtthtn 30 days ol deltvery ol your boat to youmay
VOtd the warranty
2 Boston Whaler ,Inc warrants each Boston Whaler huU
manufactured by Boston Whaler ,tnc. to be lree from structural
deleclsdue
to substandardmatenal and workmanship, under
condtltons ot normal use and servtce.lor apenod often years from
the dateol manutac1ure
3 Accessorres suppliedbyBoston Whal er. tnc .. whether or not
manufactured
by Boston Whaler In c . are warra nt ed against
detective workmanship
or mate r ia lstor a penod of tw o ye ars trom
dateof dehvery 10 the ortgtnal purchaser
4 Boston
Whal er. ln c war ranis each hull supp l ied by Bo st on
Whaler, In c. to be lree from cosmetic detectsdue to subslandard
ma lertals or wotkmanshlp, under condillons olnormal use and
service, lor a pe n od olone year from date of deliveryto the origma l
purchaser
5
None al th olorego•nghull and accesso ry warranltesapplies
to any Boston Whaler boa I whtCh has been st ru ctura ll yaltered.
subJeCted tounreasonable use. neg ligence or acctdent
6 The obligallon ot Bos1on Whaler. Inc. undert hese warranties
IS limnedtorepairing or reptac•ng, wtlhtn areasonable lime.such
boat or part whtCh shall. wtthtn the warrantypeuod and to the
sausracucn 01 Boston Whaler Inc •n lissole d1scretton. be
determ•ned to have been defective'"mateual or workmanshtp.
Replacement orre•mbursemenltor such
boat or pari wtll be prorated
tor useaccordtng to the porhon of the warrantypertod elapsed when
the clatm •s made Boston Whaler Inc mayrequtte such boat orpan
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to be returned to an authorizeddealer or the factory tor examinatoon,
lfansportatoon charges prepaod Boston Whaler, Inc will reomburse
ll'lesechargesupon disclosure ol a bona lode warrantyciaom
Bos1on Whaler, Inc.makesnootherexpresswarranues. and
tnrends no tmplted warranues, 1/any 1mptred warranties be found 10
ex 1s1. such 1mpt1ed wauanues w11/ be subteCI 10 me ume llmrts
appearmgatthe top of thiS warranty Boston Whaler. tnc w11f noroe
liable lor consequenua/damages o/ anykmdresuflmg from a breach
or anywauamy expressed or 1mpl1ed
7 Boston Whaler,Inc reserves theroghtto omprove ots products
through changes 1n desogn or materoal wothout obtogat1on to
tncorporatesuch changeson boatsol proor manufacture
8 To 1mtoate a warranty cta1m ,lt1s the responstbolrty of the
purchasertoconract an authorozed Harpoondealer wothtn a
reasonable tome afterd1scovery ott he detect,gMng detaols as to the
nature ottne problem.hull odentotocatoon number.dateol purchase
and Irom whom.and corcumstances olthe detect. and deloverong to
suchdealerthe boat woth respect to whoch the warranty claom os
made
9. The structuralwarrantylistedIn Paragraph 2ts not hmoted to
t he originalpurchaser IIisttanslerableto allluture owners of the
boat
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•
Bend ing on the Jib .
Tong the jib, first connect thelack of thesailtothestem head.
Next,hank thelull otthe tob totheheadstay The openportion
ol eachhankshould lace to starboard Finally. clop the tib
halyard lo the head of the tib Oncethe t•b sheetsaret oed on ,
the saolos ready to Do hOISted
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The Jib Sh ee t
Asingle line is used 10 makeup lhe Harpoon'sjibsheets.To rig
it, run theline through
th e crongle on theclewol thejibunhl youreach
the cemer Then,knot thetine as In Fog (A) Each sheet 1s thenread
directlyto the fib falrleads oneither s1de of thedeck,run from
outb
oa rd to inboard and acrosstheboattothe crew In general, one
person should
be able to comfortably managethe Harpoon jib1n
mostw ond condouons Thejibcan be temporantysecured at any tome
woth thecam cleats that aredoreclly mboardof the faorleads . Fog (B)
War
n1ng .tn strong wonds ,never leave the Jib sheet cleated or
untended.A sudden
Shih or gust could capsiZe theboat unlessthe
Sheet is ready tobecased atall t1mes Belore sa1Jtng , be sureto toe a
stopperknot
In theend otthe sheet to prevent it hom running
through Ihe lairtead
ace• dentally Ag (C) shows how
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Mainsail Battens
Battensare erotica lly •mportantto the ma•nsatt of mostboats.
and
the Harpoonis no excaptoon Theyhelp mainta1n the leeCh of
thesail inan e
xt ended pos •l ion,as well as prevent curling or
flullenng olthe leech,which reduces the satl'sefficiency
YourHarpoon comes w1th lour(4)t1berglass ballens. Each
oneIS taperedtoprovide a
11e x1b te forward end so that the sa11
assumes ols properaerodynam•c shape
You'll notoce that spec•al etastocozed pockets aresewn 1010 the
leech of the maonsaol toaccommodateeachbauen Theupper
bauen1stheonlyone thatextends allthe wayto the mast
Thos IS so
that you cancontrol the curvature ol the upper ponoon of the sari.
You do 1hos by controlling the 1ens1on of the banen, wo1 h the help of
an adtustabte,velcroclosure
To obta•n themost effiCient shape poss1bfe on yourma onsa•l. it ts
tmponanlthatyou understandhowto properlyadtust theupper
bauen's
rcns1on In heavy wonds ,the battenshouldbe undervery
loUie tensoon ,and therefore rela1 1vety flat In droll1ng conditions,the
bauen should
be consoderably compressed, prov1d1ng a deeper
shapelormore power
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Bending on the malnaall
First.take the ctew of the mainsailand carefully feed ot Into the
groovealong the top of the boom Keep leedong the loot olthe sari
along the groove untlllheclewreaches the end ol the boom,Fig ( A)
Nexl rog the outhaul to the clew as on Fog (B)
Then.
ng tne cunnongham . Fog (C) (
Finally,take tilehead of the maonsa lt and feed It onto tne groove
alongthe all
sode of the mast. Fig (0) When you're ready to hoost. cl op \
the maon halyard tO the headand be sure to teed theluffthrough the
groove as the sari goesup
Honl. When themain os hOisted 10 ots proper neoghl ,andthe main
halyardcleated.
stock a shol1 poece of tape to the mast nearthe
halyard Then.wrapanother
shol1 ptecearoundthe halyard dorectly
opposole lhe tape on themast Now whenever you hoost themam,
you can Slmply lone uplhe twotapes and knowthat the maon os fu lly
hoosted
A D
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How to use the cunningham and outhaul.
The cunn1ngham and outhaufareveryImportantcontrols when
tryong to shape the ma•nsallfor optomum performa nee Each can
havea dramaliceffecton the speed ott heboat
Thecunmngham
•s used 10 postuon the draft oflhe sa11 loreand
all Thegreater the tenSion .the farther forward the drafl ismoved
The
tess the ten soon the farther back ot smoved Sonce the draft
tends to move back as the wond strengthens youshould harden
down on the cunnongham 10 b11ng It backup forward -generally
W1lh1n the forward 35to40%olthe sail Wnen the wind getsvery
light.the dralt should be farther back and so you shouldloosenthe
cunnongham A good guo de 1s thai you shouldalwaysuse 1ust enough
tensoon toprevent thelullol tne ma1nsa• from lorm.ng w11nkles
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Theou thaut isused to 1ncrease orreducethe amount or draft'"
the sa1l Onceagain, the amount often soon isdetermined by the
strength of the w1nd For heavywinds.the outhaul should be
stretchedoutllght,lla
ll ening the sati and depoweringthe boat In the
tight stull. it should be quote loose,putting more "bag" in the sailand
lncreas• ng pow er . As with t he cunnongham ,let the wrinkles be your
guide
How to use the boom vang.
The boom vang isusedtocon tr ol the amount or twist in the
mainsail This ts an important feature lorboth speed and safety.
As the wind begins toblow harder,you'll noticethat theboom
begins tolilt up The s tr ongerthe wind,themore th e boom will li lt.
causingthe sail to describean S·shape.
II you're rac•ng , thos •s an extremely onellocient shape lor the sail.
andvery slow II you're daysailing woth the lam•ly, it can beextremely
dangerous.espec•ally on a run The w 1nd cangetaround to theback
s1de ott he sao I blow 11 across the boat and causean accodentaltibe
Generally ,l tls agood odea to keep JUSt enough tens• on on the
vang to keep the sao! from tw•stong What you want1s a straognt
smoothly archong leach Be surenot to overdo'' Toomuch tens1on
Will makethe teach too light and the saol Will stall.slowrng lheboat
down
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Reefing -What It I a.
Reefing 1s any lime thatlhe amount ol saol area on the boatos
tempor aroty reduced 10 cope w11h wond and sea condolions that would
otherw1se overpower the boat
Reefing -What happena.
Woth a full main and job .yourHarpoon shoUld sail wo th a
nearlyperfectlybalanced
he l m. wi th onlya slight pull to weather.
When youreel,however,
thos balanceIs changed. The resultcanbe
either ex cess1ve lee helm,where Ihe boat Is cont1nually trying to
headaway from the wind,or ex cessove weather helm, causong the
boat
to head upInto the wond
When you reef the maonsaot onyourHarpoon,the balance of the
boat woll be affected.but youcanrestore thos balancebyadtusling
the posolioo olthe centerbOard As you raose the centerboard shghlly
weatherhelm woll bereduced Keep raosong the centerboard unlitme
bOatos sailing 10 abalanced condo liOn
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How to reef.
When t he wind reaches between 15·18 knots, 11 istime to reef
the
maonsa11 You 'llknow when the wind reaches thai velocity
because the boat
woll beheelingex cessovety, and the water woll
generallyhave sca tt ered whllecaps
The Harpoon Isequipped woth a Jiffy-ree li ng systemthat
ma k es reehng a retatovely sompte, safe and fast procedure.
First, the helmsmanreleases the malnsheel until th emainsail is
lull1 ng The ma1nsal thalyard Isth en re leased,unlit t he forward reef
crongle 1S apprO x ima tely 3Inches above the boom Agood Ide aisto
mark
the mas I at the 3 onch po1nt woth a p1ece of tape Then,when
you lowerthe halyard,you simply
lone upthe reel cringle wi ththe
tape
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Second.the crewharoensdown on the forward reel line
sttetch1ng lhe c11ng1e lightlydown aga1nstthe boom
Finally, the crew pulls 1n on the allreel line so that the all reel
crrngle IS tight against the boom The sallisnowreeled
When sa1trng the boa11n veryheavy w1nd cond1110ns. andonly
undera reefed ma1n,111S safer not to tack theboatI rom aclose-hauled
course Hyou don'tdo rt exactly rrghl. the boat couldbecome
trapped in rrons Instead. tack lromone reach 10 the other
This will enable the boat to carry more speed and assure that the
boa t wrll come all the way around through the eye ol the wind
Note
should the boat ever be caught on orons ,you can escape
by sailing backwards Thrs rsn't as lmpossrbte as II sounds Simply
pushthe boom toward the wrnd so that the back srde olthe maonsarl
lolls At the same time.move the toller to the sideolthe boat opposrte
the boom
The boat wrll moveback wards and reposrtron II sellso that
the boom canbe trrmmed 10 rts normalclose-hauled position
Warnrng unlessyou are anexpert sao lor .neverauempt toflbe
the boat on severe weather It IS sater .when runnong downwmd.to
headup
onto areach.tackIheboat thenheadoffontotheopposrte
11be. II.however.you areforced to 11be lheboaL be sure to keep the
cenueboard nearly
an the way up so that the boat doesn'IIIIPover
rtsell andcapsrze
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Capsizing -How It happens.
Loke allcemreboard boats, tho Harpooncan capsoze Even
Olyrnpoc class saotors get dunke<l once on awnlle.so of 11 happens to
you.don't
be sur prosed or get panocky Capsozmg os not atall
aangerousd
you know what to <lo
Why boats capsoze ()epends on alotoltactors. whoch , ot you
understand them couldhelp you preventa capsoze on your Harpoon
Aooveall,be sure everyoneIn the boatos weanng acoastGuard
approved
tole lacket Recove11ng fromacapsozewlllbefasterandeasoet
of you don'thavetowaste ume pullingthe Jackets on on the water
1 Capsizing is most likely tooccur in st rong winds II the boat
stansheeling
to the potnlthat the end of the boomIsdragging in the
water,a
capsiZe Is probablyImminent
2
Faulty gear. hke a worn maonsheetthat suddenly snaps . or a
brokenconer
pon thatlaols can quockty caps1ze the boat Be sure all
standong and runnong rogg•ng . as well ashardwareIsalways on good
COndition
3t
3. Gusty wond conditions are 1ricky A sudden l ull .a radoca l shift
when ctose·hauled, losong lhetiller or malnsheeton a tense moment
-allthese can capsoze tho boat .
4
On arun.ill strong Winds ,never let the main sheet out toofar
The boom shouldnever be at a 90° anglewoththecenlerhneoftheboal
on theSe condiloons
5 Abroach iSanother commoncause ot capso21ng Thos os
when.ona run.theboat rolls over onto ots Windward sode You can
prevcntlhoslrom
happenong qu i te easoly Whenever you leelthe boat
rollong over towindward pull on the maon Then.when ol rolls to
leeward.let the
maon out Done properly. thiS technoque should
prevent the broachcapsize and canalsohelpprevent
rollong .
6 Jot>ong the boat ina breeze canlead toadunking d not done
property Always
be sure thO ccnterboar<l hasnomore than~ 016
inches pr01oud111g onto the water Any more than th is coul<l causeltle
boat to trop over 1tsell whentho tibe IS executed
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How to right the boat.
Let'sassume the boat has caps1zed toleew ard ,that 1s. with the
sailS ly.ngdownwllld olthe hull Here'swhat you do
t Haveone person getupwllld of the hullasqutcklyas poss•ble.
and Mng onto thecenterboard. Ano ther person should then uncteat
the ma
onsheet , i•b sheet and boom van .allow• all lines to run free
nder nocorcumstances shouldanyone be 1\ang•ng ontothe
boat between the hull and thesails Thiscouldpotenttalty lead to
a turtling s•tuatton (theboatupsidedown •n the water).
2
Whtle one person hangs on the centreboard the other ct•mbs
onto'' ltos besttostand on the boardnear the hull to prevent putttng
undostress on the board
3 Thepersononthe centerboard then grabsthe rob sheet and
pulls'' through the latrleadunlllthc stopper knot comesup agamst •t
4 Tnen. t eamng back woth the sheet •n hos hands.the boat wtlt
bcg •n to roll back up
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5 As the ooat comesneruty upnght me per son on tnecenter-
board
qu1ckly stepsoverthe gunwhate and In to the boat.
6
The person stilt in t he water nowswims to the ste rn and grabs
the tiller
and sheet so that hecan balance the boat. andkeep it from
lullinginto the wind
7 The persononboard then helps the person shit on the water
get
tnto the boat As you strut sa•llng. the water on the bottom olthe
ooat v..t lautomattcallydraon from the boatonce you'veopened the
Elvstrom
baolors
Caulton Do not try tonghtboatby hang• no onthe rudder ThiS
c an damagethe tudder head
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Solving downw ind righting problem s.
Tne Harpoon floats very h•gh outof the waterwhen
capsozed Becauseot th•s .lhe boatmay tend to ortent 1tsell wllh the
hull downwond ol the spars Atlcmpllng to roghtthe boat us•ng the
normal rtghtlng procedurewill notwork.becauseassoonas the boat
Isupright.the w ond Will blowthe boatover 10 tile downw1nd side.
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The soluuon •Slor one person to sw•m to the bowandhold 11
serv1ng as a sea anchor Th1s woll help to poonl the boattntothe wind.
In the meant1rne .the second person climbsonto the centerboard
and rtghts theboat. while
the person at the bowpullsdownon thebow
tollflthestern clearof the water
The boat w11t qu•ckty p1v01 on 11s oow w11h the sterndownwind
Bothcrewnowturn the boat
w1th the w~nd dnecllyabeam. One
person then grabs the Jib sheetand ltllcr and climbs'"
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Capsizing under spinnaker
Acapstze under sptnnakercancreatereal problems. For one
lhtng.
the crewprobably wtll have 10 sw 1m out from under the sails
For another.a great tangle of sails. sheets. and lines wtll result
Inthts situation.oneperson. us1ng the centerboard.holdsthe
boat horizontal The other person unshacklesthe spinna ker.
unsnarlsthe
hnes. ta kesdown the sails. and collectsany free-
floaung gear
Capsnmg IS not uncommon Sobefore hOISting satl.make 11
standard parcticetolieonpaddles.mastchocks. and other small
gear
And remember 10 wear your Ide J8Ckels
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Turtling
Becauseotlhe toam llotat•on althehead of the sail andi ns i de
the mast of the Harpoon.turtling Isvery unlikely But it's not impos-
sible.
So you should be prepared tor 11 .
Of course.the be st way to handle turtling 1S to preventtt In the
event
of acapstlC. be sure nooneIs flanging onto the boat between
the deck and sa 1 1s Th1s onlyhelps to Ioree the mast lurlher
underwater
Recovering
from aturtl ed positionisnote asy . But 1tcan be done.
He re'show
First.
mak e su re th ecenterboard is slickinga ll the way up. II It's
fall en do wn Into 1t s case. you'llhave to swing Itback up. Use the c am
c leat to hold il 1n place. Be sure allsheets and vang a re uncleated.
Ne x t. swim to th eo th er s1de. grabthe j1b sheet. and pu llito ver
the top of th ecenterboa rd . Then. s tandtng on th eopposite gunwha te.
tean backwards.The boa twill slowly start to comeup once suction
has
broken under t he hull.
It 1S possible that the top oltho mast cou ld become stuckIn the
mud .If it does. only amotorboat can tree it To do this.makefast a
towline
to the base oftho mast and lead 11 over the boll om ofthe hull
(referto
1llustratlons) Have themotorboat gently pull the hne and
the
boat shouldroll up
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