FLOATS
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The Bottle Catamaran floats are made from drinks bottles. These should not be
shorter than 20 cm, otherwise they will be too short to fit the float supports and the
assembled catamaran will not be balanced when it is floating. Remove the cap of the
empty, clean drinks bottle. Push the neck through the loop in One of the float supports
and refit the cap. Make sure the side of the bottle fits snugly against the float support
before you tighten the cap.
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Now strap the bottles in place with the straps provided. There is one strap for each
bottle. Push the pointed end of a strap through the rear slots of one float support, from
the centre of the model towards the outside. Pass it around the bottle and through the
plastic connector on the other end of the strap. The loose tail of the strap should point
outwards, away from the spinning propeller. Tighten the strap so that it holds the bottle
firmly without crushing it. The straps provided are long enough to hold a 1.25-litre bottle.
Repeat for the other bottle. Note: the loop on the float support fits most plastic bottles.
However, if you cannot find bottles that fit the loops, you can simply tie your bottles to the
float support with the plastic straps provided, without the necks poking through the
loops.
F IN A L ASSEM BLT
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Set the switch on the battery case to ‘O F F ’ . Insert two ‘AAA’ 1.5 volt batteries into the
battery case. The negative terminal of each battery (the flat end) goes against one of the
springs in the battery case. Cover the battery case.
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Push the propeller onto the rotor shaft, leaving a gap of about 1 millimetre between
the rear of the propeller hub and motor housing. Check that it spins freely. (Warning:
Examine the plastic propeller carefully before you put in on the motor spindle. If there are
any breaks in the blades or the outer rim, do not run the motor. Contact our customer
services for a replacement.)
Congratulations! Your Bottle Catamaran is now complete.
