SETUP of
“The DockSider”
TM
continued
If your kayak wants to lean to the right or left, check the straps to see if there is an excessive amount of strap on the
side that’s leaning, if so shorten.
Also, you may want to adjust the position of the kayak in the rack. If the lean is to the left, reposition the kayak
slightly to the right to have the center of gravity positioned between the straps. Reposition the kayak to the left if the
lean is to the right. By holding the handle with both hands, you can “Feel” if there is more weight on one sid
e versus
the other. Remember this positioning for normal operation.
d: Grasp the center of the cradle or use tether strap and SLOWLY rotate the handle to the Cradle / Kayak
storage position. Rotate SLOWLY, to understand the “feel” of the lift when your kayak rotates
toward the
Dock. As the Kayak starts to rotate, grasp the top of your Kayak and guide to its storage position.
On the Dockside Operation model, rotate Latch Plates (both sides) into position to maintain the
position of
the Kayak and Rack.
If your Kayak in it’s storage position looks like :
Now that the webbing length is set, Secure Loose end of webbing length as follows:
To Short To Long To Long
The webbing strap length is:
Note: If the dock surface to water height is between 10 and 15 inches, the figure above on the left maybe the
best that can be achieved with the contour of your kayak.
To adjust the Length of the webbing straps:
Depress Cam Buckle lever and pull in the direction shown
The ideal storage position should look like:
Pull to Lengthen
Pull to Shorten
Never adjust such that the bottom of your Kayak is closer than 2 inches to the end of the cradle.
Note: the closer the kayak is to the end of the cradle, the greater the reach of operation.
Suggestion: If the Webbing length is to short, lengthen significantly.
Manually, position your kayak in the storage position at the desired angle, and then tighten
straps by shortening.
Position the 1st Webbing Keeper approximately
12 to 15 inches down from the cradle handle; on each
web strap.
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