Pakboats Quest 150 Assembly Instructions
1. Unpack the Quest from its bag, stretch out the black hull skin and
assemble all the shock corded rods. There should be five. The two
longest rods are the gunwales. The rod with plastic clips attached
is the keel. The two short rods are seat side rails.
2. The gunwale rods are installed
by sliding them into channels at the top of the hull skin on
each side, starting from the bow.
Note: Slide in the gunwale
end with a black end plug
. Slide both gunwales in as far as
they will go. Check to make sure they
are all the way in to the stern stem. Lift
the free end of the bow stem so it pivots
up and forward. This will move forward
the two short rod ends connected to the stem. Connect the rod ends to the
gunwale ends and turn the bow stem back to its position in the hull. The
rod ends and gunwales should form straight rods.
3. Connect the keel rod to the bow and stern stems. The keel is marked with tape at the bow end,
and there is a matching mark on the bow stem. Note that one
joint behind the center of the keel is flexible and forms a hinge.
4. Lay out the U-shaped cross ribs next
to the Quest with the narrowest near
the ends and the widest at the center
(size and shape are identical in bow
and stern).
Please note that the
