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9.
Inflate
upper
air tubes
just enough to give a
little pressure. Inflate
lower
air tubes
alternately until they feel hard (about as much
as you can easily do with the pump provided).
Continue inflating
upper
air tubes
alternately
until full pressure is obtained.
10. Mount the
forward deck support.
11. Locate the
strap
attached to the front end of
the
boat skin
and secure
cross rib (B2)
as
shown in
Figure 4.
12. Mount the
stern deck support.
13. Locate the
strap
attached to the rear end of
the
boat skin
and secure
cross rib (B1)
as
shown in
Figure 4.
14. Inflate the
seat.
15. Mount the
seat.
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The
seat
is placed with the
aluminum
frame
to the back against
cross rib (B1).
Front seat-straps:
Around
cross rib
(A)
and back to snap.
Back seat-straps:
Run longest end under
cross rib (B1)
and
keel,
and buckle to
short end.
The
seat
is equipped with additional
straps on each side for back adjustment.
➜
The straight rod with a
clip
at each end, is
the
stern deck support
. One
clip
will attach to
the top of
cross rib (B1).
The other end of the
rod should be attached to the stem.
➜
The straight rod with a
latch clip
close to
one end, is the
forward deck support
. The
latch clip
will attach to a corresponding clip at
the top of
cross rib (B2).
The clip at the other
end of the rod should be attached to the
stem near the top.
➜
Make sure the
keel
is straight during the
iinflation. If it bowes to one side, add more
pressure to the
air tubes
on that side. The
hull is straight when the
keel
is between the
two white lines.
Strap
Cross Rib (B1 or B2)
Buckle
Attached to
end of boat skin
Figure 4, Securing Cross Ribs (B1) and (B2)
Tighten well!
➜
The
seat
should not be completely full of
air.
