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CONTENTS
GENERAL INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................2
STRUCTURE TERMINOLOGY..................................................................................................3
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................................3
PARTS TERMINOLOGY...........................................................................................................4
PACKING LIST........................................................................................................................5
INSTALLATION TIPS...............................................................................................................5
STEP ONE: UNFOLD THE HULL...........................................................................................5
STEP TWO: INFLATION.......................................................................................................6
STEP THREE: FLOORBOARD SEAT AND BENCH BAG ASSEMBLY.......................................7
STEP FOUR: OAR FITTING AND ASSEMBLY.......................................................................8
STEP FIVE: SELF-BAILING DRAIN VALVE...........................................................................8
MOTOR INSTALLATION...........................................................................................................9
DEFLATION AND DISASSEMBLY.............................................................................................9
PRESERVATION......................................................................................................................9
MAINTENANCE......................................................................................................................10
REPAIRING............................................................................................................................10
FOLDING & STORAGE...........................................................................................................11
OPERATION ON YOUR SILVER MARINE®..............................................................................12
Rowing..............................................................................................................................12
Motoring & Safety...............................................................................................................12
Towing.................................................................................................................................12
Stability and buoyancy.......................................................................................................12
TROUBLESHOOTING CHART.................................................................................................13