Facnor IB-FXE — Installation Manual
INSTALLATION MANUAL
Box content, bowsprit and crossbeam connection, bridle attachment, electric connection, use and maintenance of the Facnor IB-FXE electric Code Zero furler integrated in a catamaran bowsprit (4500 and 7000), with the full IB-FXE spare part lists.
DocumentFacnor IB-FXE Installation Manual
FormatPDF · 8 pages · 2.1 MB
LanguageEnglish
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Box Content & Options
- Motorization kit or standard kit, 4500 & 7000: aluminium whisker pole supplied at length, swivel with protective cover (complete kit), bridle attachment, topping lift attachment, tack attachment and textile shackles (one delivered, one installed).
- Electrical wire output: 2 x 6mm², L 7m (bowsprit included). Do not leave the wire on the ground or drag it, and do not immerse it in sea water.
- Options: textile bridles kit or special wire bridles kit (bridle attachment + wire, stropes kit for textile bridles), wireless remote control, wire control, FAST thimbles 4500 & 7000, LB4T5 & LB7T snatch blocks.
- Serial number: 4 digits. Warranty: 2 years. Tools are not provided.
Bowsprit & Crossbeam
- Add a topping lift (rope or wire) between the top of the cathedral and the bowsprit shackle to hold the bowsprit.
- Connect the bowsprit to the beam; the end fitting depends on the boat.
- Thru pin: position the rear end in the beam connection, insert the pin (1), the washers (2), then secure with a split pin (3).
- Whisker pole pin (pin not supplied): partially unscrew the screws on both sides of the rear tip (so they do not fall in the water), insert the pin and tighten the 2 screws.
- Holed beam: simply insert the rear end into the beam housing.
Bridles & Wiring
- Wire bridles: hook the wire to the hull padeye (with a double jaw toggle for example). Textile bridles: hook the textile to the padeye.
- IB-FXE 4500 (pin/screw): engage the bridle axis through the bridle attachment and the eye of the stropes, then fit the 2nd screw with blue threadlocker, making sure it sits in the countersink.
- IB-FXE 7000 (pin/split pins): engage the bridle axis the same way, fit the 2nd split pin and open it as much as possible.
- Connect the wire to the supplied relay box (instructions ref. 29160050151) on "TO DRIVE UNIT", after cutting the excess if necessary. Remote control options: instructions ref. 29160050195.
Use, Safety & Maintenance
- Lay the sail on deck and check the halyard layout; make sure the sail passes above the martingale cables.
- Bottom: connect the tack by engaging the pin until it locks ("click"); to disconnect, press the trigger to extract the pin. Top: open the trigger pin, connect the head and refit the protection cover.
- Check the halyard tension, then unfurl while watching what is around you, and check furl-in and furl-out visually.
- To furl: tension the luff, keep the sheet slightly tensioned, press the remote or wired control and release the sheet progressively; bear away and ease the sheet well.
- Be vigilant during foredeck work, especially when connecting or disconnecting the tack. Do not handle the IB-FXE while it furls in or out.
- The operator holding the control is in charge of the manoeuvre; controls are for responsible adults only; never press a button while a crew member handles the drive unit.
- Do not keep the sail hoisted: lower it when not in use and before harbour manoeuvres to reduce windage. Check the whisker pole topping lift in harbour or at anchor.
- Rinse the mechanisms with clear water after every use.
Spare Parts
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | IBFXE |
| 2 | Swivel assembled |
| 3 | Quick pin trigger mechanism + screws |
| 4 | Pin ring + axis lock + pin + screws |
| 5 | Swivel protective cover |
| 6 | Shackle |
| 7 | Relay box |
| 8 | Circuit breaker |
| 9 | Radio control kit (wireless transmitter + receiver, option) |
| 10 | Wired remote (option) |
| 11 | Wire bridles connection |
| 11A | Wire bridles kit (11+12) |
| 12 | Wire bridles |
| 13 | Textile bridles |
| 13A | Textile bridles kit (13+14) |
| 14 | Toggle |
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| 21 | Motorised drive unit |
| 21A | Motorised drive unit + fasteners (21+23) |
| 22 | Tube (cannot be sold separately) |
| 22A | Tube kit (22+23+24+26+30) |
| 22B | Equipped tube kit (22A+25+27A) |
| 22C | Equipped tube with eye straps (22+23+24+25+26+30+31+32+33) |
| 24 | Eye straps kit (cannot be sold separately) |
| 24A | Complete eye straps kit (23+24) |
| 25 | Rear end (cannot be sold separately) |
| 25A | Rear end kit (25+26) |
| 26 | Rear end fastening kit |
| 27 | Loop |
| 27A | Topping lift attachment kit (27+28) |
| 28 | Shackle D.8 (the French column reads D.5, as printed) |
| 29 | Scratch soft toggle |
| 30 | Spinnaker eye strap (cannot be sold separately) |
| 30A | Spinnaker eye strap kit (30+23) |
| 31 | Textile spinnaker kit |
| 32 | Shackle D.8 |
| 33 | Rope clutch (cannot be sold separately) |
| 33A | Rope clutch kit (33+26) |
| 33B | Spinnaker kit without eye straps (31+32+33A) |
| 33C | Complete spinnaker kit (33B+30A) |
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| 41 | Sealing kit |
| 42 | Motors only (cannot be sold separately) |
| 42A | Motor replacing kit (2x rep 41 + 1x rep 42) |
| 43 | Port cover (cannot be sold separately) |
| 43A | Port cover replacing kit (1x rep 41 + 1x rep 43) |
| 44 | Starboard cover (cannot be sold separately) |
| 44A | Starboard cover replacing kit (1x rep 41 + 1x rep 44) |
| 45 | Cable only (cannot be sold separately) |
| 45A | Power supply wire replacing kit (2x rep 41 + 1x rep 45) |
| 46 | Belt only (cannot be sold separately) |
| 46A | Belt replacing kit (1x rep 41 + 1x rep 46) |
| 47 | Bridles axe + screws |
The IB-FXE lists give item numbers only, no Facnor part numbers: quote the model (4500 or 7000), item number and serial number when you ask us for a part.
Need a part that isn't listed? Ask us to source it and quote the part number from the PDF.
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