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MARKSETBOT SETUP GUIDE
Welcome to the MarkSetBot family! By using MarkSetBot, you're not only creating an easier
world for your race committee and other race organizers, but you're helping to move race
administration and sailing to a new, more efficient, environmentally friendly, and technological
platform. But, perhaps most importantly, you've invested in a product and a company vested in
growing sailing. So, please reach out to us at sales@marksetbot.com or
marksetbot.zendesk.com with any questions, concerns, or comments!
Hopefully by now you've received your Bot and all of the parts surrounding it. This document
along with the video series found here: https://youtu.be/5Svco93sYDI should help to guide you
through the process of setting up and activating your Bot!

WHAT IS IN THE BOXES:

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62" x 16" x 10" box
o 1 Minn Kota Electric Trolling Motor
o 1 Minn Kota propeller
o 1 frame
o 1 ProNav upper unit
o 1 Retaining strap for Pelican case (goes between Port and Starboard deck bars
o Fasteners: Frame and deck bolts (built in to plywood shipping mount)
▪ 6 x 2.75" carriage bolt
▪ 6 x 1/4 20 wing nuts
▪ 2 x spare carriage and wing nuts
26" x 18" x 18" box
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o 1 deck (black) with ProNav lower unit attached
o 1 Pelican Box
▪ 1 Nexus smartphone; this is the "brain" of the Bot – Unless otherwise
specified, you need to provide your own SIM card. If the Nexus 5x, you need
a nano SIM. If the Nexus 5, you need a micro SIM
▪ 1 USB-C Charger
▪ 1 lithium-ion battery
▪ 2 Y connectors
o 1 grey padded bag containing:
▪ 1 air compressor
▪ 1 air compressor tube
o 1 kit containing
▪ 110v to lithium-ion battery charger
▪ Patch kit
▪ Zip ties
o 2 pontoons
o 1 rudder
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  • Page 1 MARKSETBOT SETUP GUIDE Welcome to the MarkSetBot family! By using MarkSetBot, you’re not only creating an easier world for your race committee and other race organizers, but you’re helping to move race administration and sailing to a new, more efficient, environmentally friendly, and technological platform.
  • Page 2 1 topside ▪ MarkSetBot logos face forward and aft. Forward side has a D ring on the lower ring (used for attaching the towing bridle when not in use) WHERE TO START If not already done, attach the propeller to the motor (https://youtu.be/IjoQGvkz6wM)
  • Page 3 Inflate the pontoons ( https://youtu.be/-e1DRwTy1jY You will use the same battery to inflate the pontoons that you use to power the MarkSetBot The air compressor will have a red and a black cord, along with clamps on each end. Connect these colored cords to their corresponding terminals on the lithium-ion battery Attach the air compressor tube to the “out”...
  • Page 4 The battery in the box will now power the Nexus, motor, and ProNav The ProNav should take 60 seconds to boot up. Do not try to activate it before then. The Minn Kota also takes some time, and the Nexus must connect to its signals. MarkSetBot Setup Guide...
  • Page 5 Upon finishing using the Bot, switch the Pelican box to the “off” position. Using the MSB app, turn the nexus brain “off” On/off switch MarkSetBot Setup Guide...
  • Page 6 The latest bots come with a dome for the topside. Older bots have a cone for their topside. If you have a dome, there are assembly videos here: https://marksetbot.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001650893-How-do-I-assemble-the- dome-or-cone-and-mount-it- If you have a cone, go to the same link but scroll down to “Cone (old style from 2017)” MarkSetBot Setup Guide...

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