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number of persons on board, the total weight of persons and equipment must never exceed the
recommended maximum payload.
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WARNING - CAUTION FOR ABANDONING WIND and CURRENTS.
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Attention - For towing the boat, only the appropriate tow rings in the bow and stern areas are to
be used. Failure to do so may result in damage to the boat hull.
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Caution - There should be no loose objects in the boat. Always make sure that all objects,
including any paddles, anchors etc. are safely stored in a suitable bag or pouch and that this is
additionally secured.
Delivery Package
In the scope of supply of the Takacats the following components are contained which are to be carried
along: rolling seat or flat seat, rudder or paddle, spare valve, repair kit incl. emergency glue, hand pump,
mooring line.
Depending on the engine and country regulations, additional items such as emergency signals, fire
extinguisher, driving lights, anchor, bilge pump, etc. must be carried. A spray bottle with some rinsing water
is also sometimes helpful, e.g. for the transom tubes or for cleaning the hoses and the high pressure floor.
Please inform yourself in your own interest about the country-specific features.
Assempling
Step 1:
Remove the hose set from the carrying bag and lay it spread out on a flat surface. Check that the valve plugs
are in the filling position and inflate the hoses slightly.
Step 2:
Spray the longitudinal tubes of the lower transom mount with some soap water or if not available moisten
the longitudinal tubes with some water. Insert the lower transom mount into the lower sockets from the
outside, with the two fixing tongues for the transom plate positioned "outward-up". Make sure that
the left
and right wheel mounts do not scrape the tube fabric until the tube is completely filled.
You can, for
example, place a cloth as protection between the hose and the wheel mountings.
Applies only to open transom - spray the longitudinal tubes of the upper transom mount with some soap
water or if not available moisten the longitudinal tubes with some water. Then insert the upper transom
mount from the inside into the two upper guides, the two fixing tongues for the transom plate must be
positioned "outside-down".
ATTENTION (only applies to open transom):
Please do not use brute force when installing the transom mounts. If the transom mount cannot be inserted
easily, moisten the tubes and the tube guides with some soapy water or rinse water.
Never use acidic oils, grease or sunscreen etc.
Step 3:
Set the valve pins of all inlet valves to pump position. Insert the HALKEY ROBERTS of the air pump hose into
the corresponding inlet valves one after the other, lock them correctly and pump up
the carry/drive hoses of the Takacat to approx. 220 mbar.
For Takacats with several hose chambers (T380LX
and T420LX), first pump up the rear hose chambers to approx. 150 mbar and then the front hose
chambers to approx. 220 mbar
(
If individual chambers of multi-chamber hoses are pumped up directly at
full pressure, the inner hose bulkhead may tear under certain circumstances - when folding multi-
chamber boats, first relieve all hose chambers of pressure and never empty just one chamber
completely
). The pressure in the front hose chambers is then equalised with the rear hose chambers via the