Finish tying string with a square knot andtuck loose ends into batten pocket. Finished tie on fiberglass batten. Hoisting the mainsail Face your sailboat boat into the wind when raising orlowering your sails for boats. Lay the mainsail to thebatten ends will not get caught on the tillercrossbar.Prindle 15 & 18:Attach the twistedshackle to themain halyardring. NOTE: Thehalyard shouldfollow the curf ofthe mast and notwrap around thehook at the mast-head.Attach the twisted shackle to the head of themainsail and place forward edge of sail intocurf of mast.With one hand, feed the sail into the curfand pull on rope for boat tail of halyard (exiting atbase of mast) with the other. Make sure themast base sheave,or roller, spinsfreely while raisingthe sail. If it doesnot, you may needto file the inside ofthe mast basecasting.When the sailreaches the topof the mast, youmust lock thering on the hal-yard line to thehook at the headof the mast. Todo this, pull hal-yard until the ringis above thehook. Rotate mast (pushrotator) towardsthe starboard hull)so hook is insidering and pull downon the tack of thesail gently untilthe ring locks ontothe hook.Coil the extramain halyard lineand store in one ofthe pockets on thetrampoline. 18