We will be sailing Conger dinghies:
Length overall: 5.00 m
Length waterline: 4.30 m
Beam: 1.80 m
Mast height: 4 m
Weight: 245 kg
Crew: 2 persons
To attach the mainsail, thread the foot (black plastic and piping) into the boom. Attach the eyelet at the head of the sail to the fitting at the front end of the boom using the split pin.
For reefing, the reefing eye is also hooked into the reefing hook. When reefing, the outhaul is threaded directly into the reefing eye. To stretch the leech, the clew is tied tightly to the boom with a reefing line. The reefed sail can be hoisted with the other two reefing lines.
To secure the rudder blade so that it is not lost in the event of capsizing, the locking plate is folded horizontally at the upper bolt. The wire ring is then hooked into the hole at the outer end of the plate.
Some Conger models have a curry cleat for the mainsheet. Some other Conger models have a special Conger cleat. With this cleat, the sheet must be pulled down to release it.
Please never fold the daggerboard up completely – stop as soon as it starts to become hard (there will always be a small gap between the blade and the blade compartment at the front). Otherwise, the blade will jam and cannot be folded down again.
When dismantling, the mainsail and jib are rolled up onto the tube (the mainsail first, the jib on top). The clew and tack are attached to the tube with rubber bands.
To avoid bending the battens in the mainsail, the clew is attached first and rolled up one or wo turns before the tack is attached. This ensures that the mainsail is rolled up parallel to the boat and the battens are not bent.
The two paddles and the tiller are stowed on the port side. The rudder plate is on the port side and the sails are on the starboard side under the net.