Batten Instructions

Properly Loading/Unloading Battens Into Your Sails

#1 Lay Batten and batten
pusher out on top of the sail.

#2. Insert the batten into the pocket.

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#3. Slide the batten into the pocket.
Be sure that the batten is in the elastic
at the end of the pocket.
You should be able to feel the stretch.

#4. Push the batten in hard
so that it is past the flap.

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#5. Pull the leech down so that
the end of the pocket opens,
allowing the batten to slide into it.

#6. When you let go of the batten,
everything should lay flat.

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REMOVING THE BATTEN:

#1. Grab the batten
and the batten pocket.

#2. Pull the sail towards the leech,
forcing the batten further into the pocket.

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#3. Open the batten pocket
and remove the batten.

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