Advantage or Traditional with wing rigger

Most rigging adjustments can be made with a 3/16” allen wrench and an adjustable wrenc
To attach and remove wing rigger – use the large thumbscrews on the wing – NO tools

To change the spread:

Lockplate bolt – 5/32” allen wrench
Lockplate nut (white wing) – 7/16” hex wrench (socket, open end, etc.) (11mm OK)
Lockplate nut (black wing) – 10mm hex wrench
To change the height of the oarlocks:

Top-of-pin nut – 10mm (for titanium pins) or 13mm (for stainless steel pins) hex wrench
Lockplate nut and top-of-pin nut – adjustable wrench is fine

To change the footboard position on the wing mounting bars:

Most wing footboards use ball-lock pins requiring no tools – press the button on the end of the pin while removing or installing the pin
Some wing footboards use a bolt – 3/16” allen wrench

To remove the wing from its mounting bar

Rarely Done – ONLY to change white washers under wing, which are usually set at the shop and not changed

Wing rigger bolt – 3/16” allen wrench

To attach and remove wing rigger – use the large thumbscrews on the wing – NO tools

• Hold the wing level.
• Hold the bottom of the footboard with one hand, and the wing with the other.
• Rest the forward ends of the wing mounting bars on the screws in the forward mounting blocks.
• Allow the heelbar pin to slide into a slot in the stretcher fitting.
• Lower the aft end of the wing.
• Screw the thumbscrews into their mounting blocks. They should be tight.

• Make sure the heelbar pin is all the way down into a slot in the stretcher fitting.
• Make sure the white heelbar wing nuts are tight.
• Make sure that the footboard cannot move and does not click or rattle.

• If necessary adjust the length of the heelbar by loosening the wing nuts and sliding the bar.
• Use the heelbar to adjust the angle of the footboard.
• Once the wing is set for a particular footboard angle, you do not need to loosen the heelbar when installing the wing.