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Photo #5
Photo #6
16. Insert the end of the deck strut into the U-bracket attached to the top of the crossframe (see photo
#6), twisting the strut so the snap button pops into place. Finally, click the lower longerons into the
crescent-shaped clips.
17. Repeat this process with crossframe 4-S, which installs at the back of the cockpit (with the sticker "4-
S" facing the cockpit). Finally install crossframe 3-S across the middle, with the sticker "3-S" facing the
stern (back) of the boat. When complete, zip up both zippers.
11. The side frame latches are joined in the same
way as the bottom keel latch. You may need to
push downward slightly as you close each latch.
Avoid trapping the clear sponson tubes in the
latches, but don't worry if this happens as you can
free them afterward.
All latches should now be closed and the boatskin
tight.
12. Now join the two sets of lower longerons. For
each set, slide the external tube out of the way
(you may need to disengage the snap button first),
and line up the two ends of the longeron. The
tubing must be straight so that you can now slide
the external tube back over the joint. Engage the
snap button by twisting the pieces until the button
pops up into the hole provided (see photo #5).
13. Now unzip both zippers. Locate crossframe 2-
S, and temporarily remove the black cockpit nose
by unscrewing the knob. This crossframe will be
installed at the front of the cockpit, located at the
black plate marked with the #2 on the bottom
frame, and positioned so that the "2-S" sticker
faces toward the cockpit.
14. Begin by attaching the crossframe to the side
frames, just as in step #4. Again, make sure the
entire metal fixture is properly engaged in the
keyholes and that the tab pops up to hold the
frame in place. You may find it helpful to grasp the
black plate from behind, using its flexibility to
persuade the crossframe into place.
15. Next, insert the bottom metal bracket of the
crossframe into the black plate on the bottom keel
section.
18. Now locate the washboards and place them
temporarily along the cockpit edge to be sure you
have the left and right sides in the proper
locations. Each washboard has a grooved track
along the bottom, and black urethane corners that
locate at the rear corners of the cockpit. Also find
the rope ends that stick out of the deck fabric at
the rear of the cockpit.
Photo #7
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