North American Yachts Yacht Owner's Manual

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2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Warranty Statement and Validation Card . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Boat Features and Nautical Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Rigging Checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 U. S. Coast Guard Requirem...

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3 WARRANTY "All North American Yachts, Inc. warranties are LIMITED WARRANTIES within the meaning of Title I of the Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act." MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER North American Yachts...

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4 North American Yachts, Inc. reserves the right to change or improve the design of any boat without assuming any obligation to modify any boat previously manufactured. ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED IN DURATIDN TO THE DURATION OF T...

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5 CONGRATULATIONS! Welcome to the Glastron, Glastron/Carlson and North American fleets of satisfied owners. Your boat is designed, engineered tested and constructed to give you the most in performance and comfort with safety. This owne...

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7 RIGGING CHECKLIST FOR THE NORTH AMERICAN 23 -Mast -Boom -Mainsail and Battens -Working Jib -Running Rigging: Main Halyard Jib Halyard Main Sheet Jib Sheet (2 pieces) -Standing Rigging: Upper Shrouds (2 pieces) lower Sh...

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8 U.S. COAST GUARD REQUIREMENTS NORTH AMERICAN YACHTS CO. HAS PROVIDED: Navigation Lights: Complies with Coast Guard regulations for either inland or international waters depending on model. (If factory installed.) YOU MUST PROVIDE: ...

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9 Section I: Operation CAPACITY North American Yachts, Inc. does not release any model until the boat has met the most stringent of engineering tests to comply with safety specifications for boat capacity, compartment ventilation, navi...

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10 C. RIGGING PROCEDURE The first step in rigging your boat is to make a quick run through of the equipment to see that it is all there. The checklist of the rigging for the boat is on page seven of this manual. All the material requir...

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11 on the backstay pennent. The double block is next attached to the bale on the bottom of the boom which is over the other main sheet blocks. Its sheaves run across the boat. If you have end boom sheeting you will attach your fiddle block ...

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12 Below we have illustrated and cataloged the suggested luff tension for light, medium and heavy air. Your main is equipped with a "Cunningham" grommet. This is placed nine to eighteen inches above the tack. Suggested Luff T...

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13 The MAIN BOOM TRAVELER, available on the fixed keel model, has the primary function of controlling the point of trim, inboard or outboard, at which the mainsheet trim block attaches to the boat. The MAIN BOOM TRAVELER should be used as f...

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14 Set the halyard tension so as to remove the HORIZONTAL wrinkles immediately behind the luff tape. Now look at your sail from the Windward bow sighting aft, the draft (deepest portion) should be 40% of the chord line (horizontal distance ...

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15 The use of tell tales on the Genoa luff are most helpful. These tell tales should be located at about one-third of the luff length intervals vertically and about 25% of the distance aft between the luff and leech. The tell tales should...

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16 In heavy following seas it may be impossible to eliminate oscillation, but the above procedure will help keep it under control. Heavy Air Reaching The secret to a power reach is to keep your boat on her feet. Keep the heeling angle ...

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17 How To Install a Jiffy Genoa Reef 1. Install a pad eye on the deck (port side) as close as possible to your regular jib tack fitting. 2. Attach a line to the pad eye and pass it through the Genoa tack reef cringle. (Make sure this lin...

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18 Section II: Boating Skills Development of boating skill will depend on practice, study and observation. The skillful boat operator will learn to sense when in the interest of safety a change of speed or course is necessary. He will gra...

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19 U. S. Coast Guard Publications You are invited to write to the U.S. Coast Guard for information relative to boating safety. It is suggested that you indicate your particular interest in -Taking a safe boating/seamanship course -...

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20 C. TYING A BOWLINE The bowline is the seaman's most reliable and useful knot. A quick, strong method of making an eye in a line, the bowline never slips or jams. It can be tied in the end of a line or in the middle, with one loop ...

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21 2. Turn your right hand over, palm up, to form a smaller loop with the working end sticking up through it. 3. Hold the loop in your left hand and use the right hand to lead the working end around behind the standing part, then forw...

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22 D. ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT REQUIRED No boat should be operated without a complete complement of accessory equipment. The U.S. Coast Guard requires that each boat, depending upon size, carry certain approved safety accessories. Other Jaw en...

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23 Basic Tools Screw driver Pliers Adjustable wrench Knife Hammer Roll of soft wire Electrician's tape Extended Cruising Auxiliary motor Fuses, Spare battery Spare light bulbs Extra sheets Spark p...

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24 Through the use of the Scott Tensile Tester we have arrived at what we consider the best stretch ratio for a given sail. Keep in mind that stretch ratios differ greatly within identica1 cloth weights, i.e., a high aspect ratio mainsail, ...

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25 Section III: Wiring North American Yachts are wired for 12 volts direct current, and all wiring is color-coded as indicated on this wiring schematic. Note that your boat's standard harness is protected by a master fuse. Th...

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26 Section IV: Maintenance A. FIBERGLASS CONSTRUCTION North American Yachts, Inc. hulls are constructed of hand-worked laminates of fiberglass reinforced polyester. While hand laminating is the most expensive type of fiberglass constru...

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27 B. MAINTAINING HULL FINISH We recommend that you give your boat a coat of wax and keep the hull clean at all times. A waxed boat is easier to clean and the wax serves as a protective coating to your hardware and gelcoat finishes. Wa...

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28 When sailing in salt water a fresh water rinse of your sails, whenever possible, is in order. The crystalline salt has a detrimental abrasive effect on sail cloth. You will also find your sails will dry faster minus a coating of salt. ...

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29 Section V: Trailering With a modern easy-to-launch-and-load trailer, you don't need access to private water frontage or an unlimited budget to spend on mooring facilities in order to enjoy sports afloat. You can store your North A...

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30 C. TRAILER BALANCE IMPORTANT Sway in boat trailers is usually caused by a tail heavy load. Smooth trailing calls for a 60 - 75 pound minimum downward pressure on the tongue. If your trailer sways, shift movable gear forward in the ...

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31 E. TIPS ON BOAT LAUNCHING With a present day trailer fitted with heavy duty geared retrieving winch and roller supports, you will find that handling even a 23-footer is no chore. However, since many launching ramps are rather steep, we...

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32 Remember that interior vinyls, even though very durable, can be damaged by exposure to extreme weather conditions. Plexiglas windows should be flushed with fresh water and soap, dried with a chamois and covered nom direct sunlight. For...

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33 Section VI: Warranty All North American Yachts, Inc. warranties are LIMITED WARRANTIES within the meaning of Title I of the Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act. MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER North American Yac...

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34 North American Yachts, Inc. assumes no responsibility for loss of use of the boat, loss of time, inconvenience, or other damage, consequential or otherwise, including, but not limited to, expense for gasoline, expense of returning the bo...

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35 This warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state. This warranty applies only to boats sold in the United States and Canada. In keeping with North American Yachts, Inc.&apo...

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36 OWNER'S OBLIGATION AND RESPONSIBILITY Normal maintenance service and replacement of service items are the responsibility of the owner and as such are not considered defects in material or workmanship within the terms of the warran...

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37 CAUTIONS SUMMARIZED The purpose of the warning and caution notices is to attract the operator's attention to possible dangers. Each deserves the operator's special attention and understanding. Safety warnings do not by themse...

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38 GLOSSARY Battens: Flexible strips of wood or fiberglass placed in a sail to help the leech retain its' proper shape. Becket: A loop, eye or grommet; the eye in the strap of a block to which a line can be attached. Belay: To ...

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39 Lee Helm: The tendency of a boat to steer off or away from the wind, usually due to an improperly balanced sail plan. Life lines: Safety lines and guardrails rigged around a boat's deck to prevent the crew from being washed overbo...

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40 REMEMBER THESE RULES 1. OVERTAKING-PASSING: Boat being passed has the right-of-way. KEEP CLEAR. 2. MEETING HEAD ON: Keep to the right. 3. CROSSING: Boat on right has the right-of-way. Slow down and permit him to pass. WHIST...