Specifications

SONIC OWNERS MANUAL
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The king post should now be firmly fixed in a vertical position.
7. Take the battens from their bag and lay the green-tipped battens behind the right
wing, starting with the keel (longest) batten, out to #7 near the wing tip. (The
right wing is on your right when facing forward with the glider as if to fly.)
The two straight blue-tipped battens are under-surface battens.
Take the red (left) battens and match them against their appropriate green
partner and check for symmetry. If any inconsistencies occur, the full set of
battens should be checked against the template and corrected. (Refer to
General Tuning section.)
8. Insert top battens #1 - #6, gently pushing them into their batten pockets and
secure them with doubled bungee cord at the trailing edge. Do not force the
battens.
Check that the bridle lines are not twisted or kinked.
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Check that the rear top wire is not through or around any of the bridle lines.
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If the battens fail to slide in completely, first check if it is the correct batten for
the pocket. Most likely is that the batten has stopped against the back of the
leading edge and requires lifting over to the front. To do this either flick the sail
up and gently push the batten at the same time, or walk to the front and lift the
sail forward bringing the batten tips over the leading edge. The second
possibility is that the batten pocket has become twisted at the under-surface
seam. This is corrected by twisting the batten or by lifting the top surface as you
slide the batten past the seam.
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Check that the Mylar inserts along the leading edge have not been curled over
whilst inserting battens.
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Check that the battens are secured with doubled bungee cord.
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