Pixel Sail Boat Rigging Manual

PIXEL

Rigging Manual

Nearwater Boats

10 Nearwater Road

Rowayton, CT 06853

www.sailpixel.com

For the dealer nearest you,

Call 203-855-8923

Getting Started

Unpacking and getting ready
When rigging your PIXEL for the first time, we recommend doing so when
it is secured on the trailer where you can easily walk around the boat and so
that someone can get in the boat to help step the mast. Make sure there are
no overhead power lines or other objects that the mast could get tangled in.
Remember that the mast measures 18 feet above the boat and allow plenty of
room for raising it

When you receive your new PIXEL, you will find the following:

1.)Hull, with the following attached:
Hiking Straps
Centerboard and Control Lines (Up & Down)
Capsize Recovery System
Locker covers and tail bags

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2.) Mast (with spreaders, and halyards attached)

3.) Boom (with mainsail outhaul and boom vang attached)

4.) Sail Bag
Mainsail
Jib, with jib sheets and tack shackle attached
Spinnaker Pole
Tiller
Hiking Stick (Tiller extension)

5.) Spinnaker Turtle

Main Sheet
Tow Line
2 Spinnaker Sheets
Traveler Block
Spinnaker

6.) Rudder (with preventer line attached)

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You Will Need

Tools

To rig your Pixel you will need the following:
Phillips head screwdriver
Electrical Tape
Knife or snips to cut wire ties

Knots

You will need to tie the following knots. If you need help, see
http://www.sailingusa.info/sailing_knots.htm

Figure 8
Bowline

NOTE: All lines with loose ends should be tied with a figure 8 knot prior to
sailing to prevent losing them.

Assembly

Hardware

All hardware on the PIXEL has been installed for you. Pixel Class Rules
prohibit alterations or additions to the hardware supplied with the boat.

Mast Set Up

Attach the spreaders

The mast is delivered with the spreaders wire-tied to the mast near the
spreader bracket. Remove the wire ties and install the spreaders. Each
spreader is installed into the spreader bracket with 2 clevis pins, held in
place by cotter rings. Remove the cotter rings and clevis pins, position the
spreader with the tapered side
facing aft, then reinstall the clevis
pins through the bracket and holes
in the spreader and secure with the
cotter rings.
It is a good idea to tape over the
cotter rings with electrical tape, to
prevent chafe on the sails and as
an extra security for the clevis
pins. Next, the shrouds must be
attached to the outboard end of
each spreader. To do this, remove the Phillips head machine screw at the
outer end of the spreader, and carefully slide out the spreader end fitting.
This fitting has a slot in it where the shroud should be installed. Once the
shroud is in the slot, slide the end fitting back into the spreader and refasten
with the machine screw. Note that the machine screw should be installed
from the top of each spreader. Tape over the screw head and the end of the
spreader for chafe protection and as security to prevent the machine screw
from being lost.

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