© TAKACAT – Friedel Hacker (Dipl.-Ing.)
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Owners Manual – T240L + T280L:
Boat Manufacturer:
AIR YACHT Ltd. - 3 Owens Rd, Epsom - Auckland 1023 -
Neuseeland - www.takacat.com
Please note the information given on the rating plate
attached on the transom plate and the information
on the inside of the tubes.
All Takacats are designed for short shaft engines.
Outboard motors with long shafts or extra long shafts
must not be used.
Assemply boat:
1.
Firstly the both catamaran tubes must be inflated to
220mbar. Maximum pressure is 250mbar. The Halkey-
Roberts valve must be set to inflate, meaning the valve
mechanism must pop out a bit.
2.
Place the high-pressure floor precisely between the
tubes and the transom area. The correct position is
obtained when the two fixing/trailing rings can be
passed at right angles through the two slots of the
connecting floor. Inflated the high-pressure floor to a
minimum of 600mbar. The maximum pressure is
680mbar. The Halkey-Roberts valve must be set to inflate, meaning the valve mechanism must pop
out a bit. When inflating, always press the ground slightly on the sides.
3.
Inflate the included seat with 200mbar, position it where you need it. You can fixed it at the inside
rings.
4.
Finaly the two oars must be assembled and mounted on the oarlocks and be fixed at the end.
Maintenance:
Regularly check valves, stitching, ribbons, hooks, screws and nuts on your Takacat boat. Pontoons are more
alive than a plastic hull and their constant movement can cause fatigue damage. It is important to keep the
pontoons sufficiently inflated. Under-inflation will cause more water resistance and thus slowing. Regularly
check the pontoon mounts to the transom and hull and other joints in the tubes. In smaller inflatables
between any loose floorboards and pontoons, it is important to keep areas clean from dirt and debris that
could rub and wear down the pontoon.
Cleaning basically requires no more than a cleanser, a brush and a sponge for managing the cleaning and
maintenance of the boats pontoons.
Soap: Mix the soap with water according to instructions on the package. Scrub the pontoons with a sponge
or scrubbing brush. Rinse off with water. Never use high pressure when cleaning the boat, it can damage
the stitches or fabric of the pontoons, etc.
