Everglades 2012 350 LX, Owner'S Manual, Page: 111 / 164

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Exterior Equipment
To lower the Upper helm station:
1. Before raising or lowering the upper station, the
boat should be either on a cradle, the trailer
or moored to a dock in a safe location close to
the haul out where rough water, wind or boat
wakes are not a problem. Also make sure there
are no low hanging power lines near the boat
that could come in contact with sunshade as
it is rotated.
2. Place the cradle for the sunshade and rear sec-
tion in the center of the cockpit.
3. Remove the outriggers and lower or remove
antennas that may interfere with the operation.
4. Fold the seat bolsters up to the leaning post
position.
5. Secure 1/2” x 15’ nylon handling lines to each
side of the sunshade frame.
6. Loosen the hand bolts on each side of the Upper
station near the seats.
7. With one or two people on the rear section
and one on the front, lift each section slightly
to take the strain off the alignment pins where
the sections separate.
8. Rotate the rear section just enough to separate
it from the front section and carefully lower the
front section until it rests on the pads on the
hardtop.
9. The person handling the front section can now
move to the cockpit to assist in rotating the
rear section to the cradle.
10. The person or persons supporting the rear sec-
tion can now use the handling lines to carefully
and slowly rotate the rear section behind the
rear of the hardtop to the person in the cockpit.
11. As the rear section is lowered the person in the
cockpit will help support the weight and align
the cradle.
12. Continue lowering the rear section until it rests
in the cradle.
13. Use straps to secure the front section to the
hardtop and the rear section to the stern cleats
so they don’t bounce during transport. Make
sure to use padding between the straps and
powder coated frame to prevent chaffing and
damage to the powder coating.
To raise the Upper Helm Station:
1. Make sure there are no low hanging power
lines near the boat that could come in contact
with the sunshade as it is rotated to the “UP”
position.
2. Remove the straps and position one person on
the gunnel near the rear of the hardtop and
one in the cockpit.
3. Secure two handling lines to each side of the
sunshade frame. Then position one person in
the cockpit and one or two persons on top of
the hardtop.
4. With everyone in position and ready, slowly
lift the rear section as high as possible. The
person in the cockpit should lift the section
using the cradle to increase his lifting height.
5. Use the handling lines to continue rotating
the rear section until it is in the “UP” position.
6. While one person on the hardtop holds the
rear section, the other person can lift the front
section until it aligns with the rear section.
7. Raise or lower each section as required to
achieve proper alignment for the pins. Then
lower each section slightly to seat them to-
gether.
8. With the sections aligned and seated, secure
the sections together by tightening the hand
bolts. You may have to adjust the sections
slightly to achieve proper alignment while
starting the bolts.
9. The hand bolts should be torqued as tight as
you can get them by hand. Do not uses pliers
or tools to tighten the hand bolts.
Notice:
Periodically coating the hand bolts with Tef-
Gel or anti-seize will lubricate the threads
and make loosening or tightening the hand
bolts easier. It will also prevent galvanic cor-
rosion that could cause the threads to seize.
10. Install antennas and outriggers as required
and test all upper station controls and equip-
ment before operating the boat.