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6) Installing the rudder system 

 
 

Overview parts: 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
At the first assembling take the small 
security ring (1.) off the rudder blade. 
 
Then open the wing nut (2), put the 
distance piece through the hole (3) and 
reclose the wing nut. 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

 
 
Now place the rudder onto the cavity at 
the stern and secure it with pin, by 
pushing it through from above. Secure the 
pin at the bottom again with the little ring. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Steering rope extension 

2x Steering rope 

Steering bar 

Rudder blade 

Shackle for 
steering bar 

Carabiner 
for Pull up 
rope

 

Pull up rope

 

Содержание Scubi 3

Страница 1: ...Assembly Instruction nortik scubi 3 recreational kayak ...

Страница 2: ...ice that it will help you at one point or another After a few times and with a little practice you won t need the manual anymore The experience shows that the first assembly needs more time than you will need later and we ask you to assemble the boat step by step according to this instruction After some practice you will assemble the nortik scubi 3 easily within 15 minutes If you have any question...

Страница 3: ...ir Set with adapter for valves no pic 7 Double action pump no pic 2 Markings All keel rods have little marks with arrows Sort the rods in a way that all arrows point in the same direction The arrow always points in direction of the bow On the first rod 1 the marking is right in the front On the last rod 5 it is in the back 1 Marking in the front 2 Hemispherical end 3 Riveted half tube 4 Only the c...

Страница 4: ...them into the hull Then mount the cross ribs and at last inflate the sponsons First unfold the hull and take out one of the stem elements they are identical Insert the stem element as far as possible into the stern Fold up the flexible rod and clip it to the cross tube attached to the hull ...

Страница 5: ...sleeve on the hull before clipping it to the stem element Push both as far as possible into the stern Make sure everything sits centrally Take the keel rod 4 two open ends and a riveted clip and push it through the sleeve on the hull behind the middle seat towards the bow sleeve stern sleeve stern stern sleeve ...

Страница 6: ...ern through the sleeve under the back seat Again make sure everything sits centrally Now the keel rod 3 with a riveted half tube is clipped to it Push it from the front under the middle seat and clip it onto keel rod 4 bow stern stern stern ...

Страница 7: ... the hull Install keel rod 1 two open ends and the arrow pointing towards the bow is on the forward position Push it from behind through the sleeve on the hull before clipping it to the stem element Again push both as far as possible into the bow Make sure everything sits centrally Take keel rod 2 with a hemispherical end and push it with the open end through the sleeve under the front seat Then c...

Страница 8: ...tube on top IMPORTANT Do not grab the rods too close to the ends but at least a length of the riveted half tube away from it see picture on the left Pull them both up until you can fit the lower with hemispherical end in the upper with the riveted half tube rod Make sure that bow and stern do not twist sidewise but stand as much as possible upright Slowly push both rods downwards into the hull Thi...

Страница 9: ...pin in the next step Push the split pin through the two rods and put the rubber band around to secure it Now install the cross ribs First take one of the two identical open cross ribs C D Push the boat skin a bit aside and place the cross rib behind the middle seat diagonally onto the clip on the keel rod see picture on the left ...

Страница 10: ...s rib sits upright clip in the tubes holding the seat on the back side of it see picture below Proceed likewise with the second cross rib Join it diagonally to the counterclip on the keel in front of the middle seat and right it up Clip in the front of the seat tubes ...

Страница 11: ...e In one position you can inflate and disconnect the pump without letting the air out again If you want to deflate push in the pin and do a half turn The valve stays open Now inflate the high pressure sponsons IMPORTANT There is an adapter for the filling valves in the repair kit Put it onto the double action pump Then insert the adapter into the valve and with a half turn screw it to it Best is f...

Страница 12: ...ons for safety disassembling and stowing the boat into the packing bag 5 Installing the deck Mount the optionally available deck from the stern Place it in such wise the deck just covers the Velcro on the boat It will overlap a little in the back see picture on the left Then mount it completely and make sure to tauten it Then shove the overlap underneath the black cover at the stern The two little...

Страница 13: ...the distance piece through the hole 3 and reclose the wing nut Now place the rudder onto the cavity at the stern and secure it with pin by pushing it through from above Secure the pin at the bottom again with the little ring Steering rope extension 2x Steering rope Steering bar Rudder blade Shackle for steering bar Carabiner for Pull up rope Pull up rope ...

Страница 14: ...ll up line through it Then lead the two steering ropes through the holes of the cross beam and turn them around They will lock themselves by being tensioned Now lead the extensions of the steering lines with chains from behind under the cross rib of the middle seat ...

Страница 15: ...rough the two D rings on which the back rest is attached Now knot the steering line to the last chain link of the extension You can adjust the length of the line to your requirements Then position the steering bar as you favour and secure it with the shackles By pushing the bar with your feet you can now change the direction of the rudder blade ...

Страница 16: ...seat cloth from the middle seat To do this open the two front brackets of the center seat which hold the side seat bars For this you need an Allen key Then you can remove the side seat bars and pull out the seat cloth If you want to do this frequently you can also order two splints similar to the keel connecting pin Important Always reinsert the side seat bars after removing the seat cloth Also pl...

Страница 17: ...fold the sides in the middle lengthwise as shown Then fold the bow once Then lift the skin up where the bow piece is on top and fold the skin again as shown in the picture Then place the skin flat on the floor The bow piece is then at the bottom Then fold the stern part once And then fold the skin once again on the skin which is folded from the bow So you can get the hull back into the bag easily ...

Страница 18: ...et out air in case the pressure exceeds too much It is a security mechanism for the extreme case Do not test it willingly but follow the guidelines You can store your nortik scubi 3 built up or disassembled in the bag Please make sure that your boat is not exposed to unnecessarily long heat If it is built up take the pressure from the sponsons by deflating them a bit Repairing and reinforcements T...

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