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9
Inflate the
air tubes.
10. Inflate the
seats.
11. Install the
seats.
12. Mount the fabric
end caps.
➜
Inflate one
air tube
so it is full, but has no significant
pressure.
➜
Inflate the other
air tube
enough to place the
keel
between the two white lines in the bottom of the
skin
.
➜
Add air to both
tubes
to desired pressure.
NOTE: Opening the smaller
valve cap
exposes a one-way
valve that fits the nacelle on the pump.
➜
Pull the
air tubes
up towards the gunwales.
➜
The
air valves
are located on the side of each
seat.
The
seats
are installed just in front of each thwart.
➜
Set the seat into position.
➜
Loop the forward seat straps around the
cross rib
.
➜
Set the snaps.
The
end caps
are attached by means of Velcro fasteners.
HAPPY PADDLING!
Configuring Puffin
II
for solo seating.
The above procedure configures the boat as a double.
For solo seating, move the
wide cross rib with a thwart (A),
back one position, and move
cross rib (C1, the smaller one with a thwart
, to the bow end as indicated below.
Cross Rib (A)
Cross Rib (C1)
Figure 4, Configuring for solo seating
