– 6 –
➜
Undo all the
hook and loop fasteners
before you try to get the ends of the
deck
off.
➜
Open the
air tube valves
.
➜
To remove the
gunwales
:
•
Open the
black flaps
to expose the
gunwale ends
.
•
Grip the exposed end of the
gunwale
and lift it above the
gunwale channel
.
•
Make sure the
gunwale
does not have fabric tightly around it.
•
Torque the
gunwale
so it forms an arc and pull it out. It should slide out easily.
•
If the
gunwales
do not slide out easily
•
Move to the other end of the boat
•
Grip the side fabric on one side just below the
gunwale
, about a foot (30 cm)
from the end.
•
Push with the other hand against the end of the
gunwale.
•
Straighten the
boat skin
,
move your hands, and repeat the process
on both
sides of the boat until the
gunwales
can easily be pulled out.
➜
Roll up the
boat skin
from the end opposite the
valves
.
Disassembling the Puffin Swift
Disassembling is essentially the assembly process in reverse, but there are a few
important details:
Note!
• Reduced pressure in the
air tubes
is common if you assemble the boat on a warm,
sunny day and go paddling in cold water. Under these conditions you should add some
extra pressure during assembly.
