ADJUSTABLE LENGTH ROWING
SHOE INSTRUCTIONS
INSTALLATION
Your new Active Tools shoes should be direct replacements for your old ones providing they had the original ‘Adidas’
screw fixing pattern. However some makes of shoe have inaccurate, or misaligned, versions of this pattern (including
some Adidas shoes) so the mounting holes may have to be adjusted slightly. Alternatively we can supply new shoe
mounting plates to suit most boats.
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If the old hole pattern is substantially different, or you are using new un-drilled plates, you will need to use the template
supplied. In most situations the 'Standard Installation' instructions will work well but if your boat is unusual, or you want to
set your shoes at a specific angle relative to each other, please follow the 'Custom Installation' instructions.
Standard Installation
a) Cut out the areas of the template sheet shown in the illustration (only one is shown, for clarity).
b) Locate the templates on the shoe mounting plate so that the shoes will be positioned as you want them to be.
c) Mark the mounting hole positions on the plate and drill 1/4 inch or 6mm diameter holes in the marked positions
and then countersink the holes on the rear of the plate.
d) Fit the shoes to the plate using the Stainless Steel countersunk screws provided.
Dotted Line to be on the
bottom edge of the plate
Custom Installation
a) Cut the template sheet into two pieces to separate the right and left shoe templates.
b) Leave the foot stretcher in the boat and set the shoe mounting plate to its middle position. Attach the
templates to the foot stretcher in the exact positions you want the shoes to be in using small pieces of sticky tape.
When you do this make sure that the shoe positions are set so that the footplate can be moved to achieve a sufficient
range of heel heights.
RIGHT SHOE
LEFT SHOE
c) Mark the mounting hole positions on the plate, remove the plate, drill 1/4 inch or 6mm diameter holes in the marked
positions and countersink the holes on the rear of the plate.
d) Fit the shoes to the plate using the Stainless Steel countersunk screws provided.
After fitting the shoes you need to check that the heel heights are correct.
On some shoe mounting plates space may be limited so nuts, rather than thumbscrews, will need to
be used to hold them in place.
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