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Tips:
- do not allow the sails to touch the ground when de-rigging; keep them in the cockpit and fold them over the cockpit with the help of your sailing partner, not on the ground mats; this reduces wear by salt and sand
- the Quest is a relatively tall boat; if needed, use foam blocks as props to comfortably rig/de-rig
- the Quest is also fairly heavy, you will need two people to comfortably move it up/down the ramp
- unlike our FJs, the Quest has jib sheets that can be cleated; should you capsize, make sure to uncleat them before righting the boat to prevent lee helm
- if capsizing in strong winds, consider furling the jib before righting the boat, this will increase its weather helm, i.e. its tendency to turn into the wind
- the rudder is secured down and up differently in the Quest than in the FJ; for your first sail, consider sailing briefly with someone familiar with its operation so no not apply excessive sideload through the tiller, which will damage the system
De-rigging
- run the bow line around the two dolly stems below the handles, clip the hook to the small bow loop
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- halfway up the ramp, unscrew the drain plug and drain any water that seeped in, then screw the plug back
Rudder and Rinsing
- with one hand under the rudder, unclip the rudder and rest it in the forward part of the cockpit; this helps balancing the boat on the dolly
- turn the boat into the wind
- set the front of the dolly on its bow stand, ensuring the stand does not touch the bow
- if the sails got sprayed by seawater, unfurl the jib and rinse both sails, top to bottom
- rinse the hull, above and below, from bow to stern
- lower the bow
Mainsail
- pull the main halyard and the jib halyard out of the velcro'd pockets
- uncleat and loosen the gnav
- undo the velcro tack strap
- uncleat and pull out the downhaul and outhaul
- holding the boom, pull out the mainsail clew sliding clip from the boom, then lower and rest the boom in the cockpit
- uncleat the main halyard, then gently lower the mainsail in the cockpit
- attach the main halyard to the outhaul line metal loop
- pull the halyard, cleat it when the boom is horizontal
- pull the mainsheet till it is tight, secure it by making a loop at the main block to prevent boom movement
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- roll the mainsail from foot to head, keeping battens parallel to roll
- fold in and roll the mainsail head so that the top batten is parallel to other battens
- insert luff (with stitched line and black clips) first in the sail bag to minimize damage to the leech when stored vertically
Jib
- if that is not done yet, unfurl the jib
- undo the jib sheet stopper knots
- lowering the jib in the bow, unhook its tack, close the tack velcro
- undo the luff clips
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- remove the shackle from the jib head
- secure the jib halyard loop to the shackle under the furling head
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- fold from head to foot, keeping the clips together
- insert the luff (with clips) first in the bag to minimize damage to the leech when stored vertically
- release the forestay tension
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- remove the paddle
- move the boat to its storage spot, keep the dollies tight together to make good use of space: about 1 inch in between hulls or dollly wheels, except for a 1ft passage abeam the water hose
- set the front of the dolly on the bow stand, ensuring the stand does not touch the bow of the hull