Talamex inflatable boats – User’s manual
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Never surpass these values
Inflate the boat to 0,25 bar = 3,6 PSI = 25 kPa
Inflate the airkeel to 0.4 bar
Inflate the airfloor to 0,8 bar
caution
Over-inflation
can cause structural damage to your
boat. Avoid the boat to stand in the direct sunlight
when the boat is not in the water
. This might heat
up the air in the boat so much that expansion causes
damage to your boat (except with properly used
overpressure valve).
Do not use mechanical compressors to inflate your
boat. The pump that is delivered gives exactly the
right pressure to your boat.
3.5
Floorboard
Talamex boats that are equipped with an inflatable or
a non-inflatable floorboard must be operated with
these floorboards properly installed before use. Using
the boat without provided floorboard is unsafe,
uncomfortable and it might result in damage to the
boat. See points 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8 for floorboard
installation.
3.6
Installing aluminium floor
Instructions to install the floorboards in the
Talamex models with an aluminium floor:
•
Inflate the boat including the keel section (see
3.4).
•
Check if no parts of the tubes keep sticking
together.
•
Deflate the keel, and deflate the boat for about
2/3.
•
Place the front section (bow board 1) of the
floorboard as far in the front of the boat as
possible. Make sure the hole in the bottom is
straight above the valve of the keel section.
Place the side with the sticker faced down.
•
Place part two into the boat. Put the two parts of
the floorboard “in line”.
•
Take part three and eventually part four of the
floorboard.
•
Make a bridge of the last two floor parts.
•
Push down the two parts to the bottom of the
boat.
•
Inflate the keel approximately 5-10 strokes. The
floorboards will be in a level position.
•
Deflate the side-tubes of the boat completely and
install the aluminium stringers.
Installing the aluminium stringers:
After installation of the floorboards, place the
stringers (A) in the sides of the floor (B) next to the
tubes (C). The stringers are marked with numbers,
number 1 should overlap floorboard 2 and 3, etc.
Talamex models vary in lengths and number of
stringers. The length of the stringer should be evenly
distributed over the length of the floorboard.
To install the stringers easier it is recommended to
put an oar (paddle) under the bottom of the boat.
This lifts up the floorboards to have easier access to
put the stringers on the sides of the floor. Also we
recommend sliding the stringer in a rotating
movement from top to bottom around the floor
profile.
