| **Before
choosing a location for your Windfeather® look around carefully
for any objects close enough to come into contact with the sail
or streamers. Be especially careful
not to come into contact with power lines.**
Locate the white fiberglass ground stake
and galvanized ground washer. Insert the pointed end of stake through
the rubber center of the washer sliding the washer about half way
onto the stake. Exact placement does not matter, as the washer is
self adjusting. Use a hammer to drive
the ground stake into the ground until firm. The depth required
will vary depending on the type of soil, and is usually between
6 and 12 inches. Some locations with especially compacted soils
may prove difficult to drive the stake into. If this is the case
in your area, we recommend using a long screwdriver or similar object
to create a pilot hole before driving in the ground stake. Do
not replace ground stake with anything that might cause damage to
your pole. Use of rigid metal stakes, especially rebar can easily
destroy the bottom section of your pole.
Remove the pole from the carry bag and
pull the black rubber plug from the top end. Tilt the pole over
until the top section with the bead slides out. Pull this section
out until the next section emerges and then, holding both sections
pull and twist
against each other until firm. Do
not over tighten. Continue
this until the pole is fully extended. Now unscrew the cap from
the bottom of the pole. At this point we recommend that you store
the top rubber plug and bottom metal cap in the cloth storage bag.
Unroll your Windfeathers® sail and locate
the open end at the bottom of the pocket. Run the pole into the
pocket all the way making sure that the bead on top of the pole
is all the way up to the end of the pocket. At the bottom of the
pocket, pull down on the attached loop of bungee cord and slip it
onto the clip on the base of the pole. If
the bungee does not match up with the metal clip check to make sure
that either the top of the pole is not hung in the feather pocket
, or that the pole sections are fully extended.
Unroll the streamers and using the clip,
attach them to the top of the sail. Do
not use your streamers if they will be able to rub against any object
that could cause fraying, especially power lines.
Finally lift your fully assembled Windfeathers®
and place it over the ground stake until the bottom of the pole
is resting on the ground washer, and the ground washer is flush
with the ground.
When taking your feather down simply reverse
the above directions. Leave the streamers attached to the top and
roll the sail from top to bottom trapping the streamers inside.
Be sure to store the ground stake in the plastic sleeve before putting
it in the bag with your sail. This will keep dirt from soiling the
sail. |
