Wakeboard Tower & Hardtop (Msx Models) - Monterey M3 Owner's Manual

Exterior Equipment
be installed properly in order for the optional clear
connector and side curtains to fit.
The front and rear sections of the top are folded
against the arch and covered with storage boots
when the top is in the folded or down position. To
open the rear top, remove the boot on the rear
portion of the top and zip the top to the zipper
on the rear of the arch. Open the top by pulling
the main bow towards the rear of the boat until
it stops. Remove the quick release pins on the
deck hinges for the stanchions that are mounted
on the arch and release the Velcro straps securing
the stanchions to the main bows. Then attach the
adjustable stanchions to the deck hinges. Secure
each stanchion socket to the deck hinge with the
quick release pins. Use your body weight on each
rear corner of the top to pull down and stretch the
fabric until the spring loaded button in the inner
stanchion tube lines up with the hole in the outer
tube and locks into place. The top canvas should
be stretched tight when both stanchions are locked
in the out position.
To open the front top, remove the boot on the front
portion of the top and zip the top to the zipper
on the front of the arch. Release the stanchions
from the lower deck hinges and open the top
it by pulling the main bow towards the front of
the boat until it stops. Use your body weight on
each side of the top bow to pull down and stretch
the fabric until the stanchion socket will fit into
the upper deck hinge on the forward side of the
arch. Repeat on the other side and secure each
stanchion socket to the deck hinge with the quick
release pins. The top canvas should be stretched
tight when both stanchions are secured in the up-
per deck hinge.
Close the center section of the windshield and at-
tach the clear connector to the zipper at the front
of the top and snap it to the top of the windshield
frame beginning with the center snaps. If the
top is adjusted properly, the clear connector will
have to be stretched just enough to pull out the
wrinkles and reach the snaps on the windshield.
The front bow will continue to bear the main load
of the top.
Once the clear connector is completely installed,
the side curtains can be put on. Attach the forward
side curtains to the zippers on the sides of the top
and to the front connector. Snap the curtains to
the windshield, deck and arch beginning with the
forward snaps on the windshield. If the top is
adjusted properly, the side curtains will have to
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Convertible Top Deck Hinges and Quick Release Pins
be stretched slightly to pull out the wrinkles and
reach the snaps. The main load for the top should
remain on the bows and the arch.
If you have the optional drop curtain and rear
enclosure, attach it to the zippers on the rear of
the top and side curtains. Then snap the drop
curtain to the arch and deck beginning with the
forward snaps on the arch.
There is a panel in the clear connector that can be
rolled up and secured by straps on the forward top.
This roll up panel allows the walk-thru feature of
the cockpit and windshield to be used when the
top and clear connector are installed.
The side curtains and clear connector should
be stored either rolled or flat, without folds or
creases. Folding the curtains will make permanent
creases that could cause the vinyl to crack.
NOTICE:
Cold weather can make the clear vinyl ma-
terial on the curtains stiff and difficult to
stretch to the snaps. This can be particu-
larly difficult with new canvas that has been
stored off the boat. Laying the curtains in
the sun for 30 minutes during the heat of the
day will make installing them much easier
in cold weather.
11.6 Wakeboard Tower & Hardtop
(MSX Models)
The wakeboard tower and hard top consists of a
laminated fiberglass top mounted to a welded alu-
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