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6 / Pro SerieS GS-400 / 450 MountS
1. To find the proper location of the mounting plate, keep in mind that the handle of
the GS-400/450 requires 9.25” of clearance from the center of the 3-1/8” hole in
order to rotate the outrigger 90° from facing aft to the outboard position. The handle
positions can be changed on this model.
2. If you are going to weld your own mounting plates to the frame, unlace the canvas
and remove any wires that may be inside the tubing of the brace bars and the T-top
frame where you are going to weld. If you are using one of our weld-on plates, steps 3
and 4 have been done for you.
3. If you are having plates made, they should be 3/8” thick by 5” wide and long enough
to fit between the brace bars. When drilling the holes, it is best to cut the 3-1/8”
hole and drop the GS-400/450 into the hole and mark the location of the four (4)
mounting holes right through the holes in the unit. When determining where to place
the 3-1/8” hole in the plate, refer to step 1.
4. Weld the plates to the frame and brace bars. The mounting plates should be welded
on three (3) sides.
5. Reinstall the lacing on the canvas.
6. With a razor knife, cut an X in the canvas through the 3-1/8” holes in both of the
aluminum mounting plates. Then cut each of those triangular pieces in half so you
now have eight (8) flaps of canvas going down through the hole in the plate. Remove
the excess canvas flaps.
7. The bodies of the GS-400 and GS-450 are exactly alike. They each come with the
handle in the same position as the outrigger tube. If this is the handle position you
want, one of the units will be ready to drop right in with the upper adjusting knob
facing outboard and the outrigger tube facing aft along with the handle opening.
8. Locate this unit and remove the two (2) hex head screws from the handle with a 1/8”
Allen Wrench and pull the handle out.
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