Nautiraid GRAND RAID 540, Instruction Book

Page 1: ...GRAND RAID 540 Instruction book...

Page 2: ...clean surface The parts inside your bags are 1 crossribs 2 floorboards 3 keel extension bars front and rear 4 front and rear half frames 5 skin 6 inflatable seats 7 cockpit rim 4 parts The parts have...

Page 3: ...Take the front half frame red marks Open it by turning the first crossrib 90 Secure its position with the little strap which eyelet goes in the crossrib screwhead Open the half frame around its hinges...

Page 4: ...nt frame Take the crossrib n 2 left red marks Present it on the frame Lift the locker to secure it on the bolt head on the keel bar right Do the same for the rear half frame blue marks Connect the cro...

Page 5: ...in the skin the eyelet at the top has to be aligned with the frame top screw head It s not necessary to force the screwhead into the eyelet once in tension next step the screw head will be below the e...

Page 6: ...Push the lever towards the ground Once in place turn the latch to secure the lever Take the two parts of the gunwale and bent them until you can connect them Release the pressure the gunwales get back...

Page 7: ...rks go at the front and the blue marks at the rear under the crossribs Lift the two floorboards by the middle of the boat and lay them down Be careful they are correctly aligned on the keel Attach the...

Page 8: ...n 3 has red marks ans n 5 has blue marks Like the previous crossribs secure the locker on the bolt head on the keel red arrow and left The lockers face the front of the kayak Once the crossrib in plac...

Page 9: ...sing through the eyelets Put in place the rear half hoop The three metallic holes will go on the bolt heads Then connect the side bars red marks towards the front They also click on the bolt heads Put...

Page 10: ...sem into the slot of the cockpit rim Always start from the rear Attach the seats in place tying the straps around the crossrib Clip the backrest straps to the buckles on the sides of the cockpit LAST...

Page 11: ...e the rudder by pulling the pin When in position with the bracket put the pin again and secure it with the elastic Get out the movable ring On the rudder bar unscrew the shackle on port RUDDER INSTALL...

Page 12: ...hole Slide the ring back in place The rudder leverage black cord has to be stretched along the starboard side Connect it to the plastic hook with elastic Turn the locker 90 Put back the shackle Put th...

Page 13: ...Connect the rudder control lines to the lines of crossrib n 2 below at the end of the white elastics The lines go through the holes on the pedals before being connected to the hook...

Page 14: ...ilairs Get the cockpit rim off Be careful that all the screw heads 8 are out of the eyelets Release the tension by lifting completely the central lever Get the three central crossribs out remove the f...

Page 15: ...Grab the boat by the front handle Slap the sides of the front end for the skin tends to stick to the frame Shake it too to help the frame slide a few inches Put the skin on its side the deck plyed on...

Page 16: ...e middle the remaining rib and the cockpit rim half hoops Do the same at the other end with rib n 5 and 6 to get a plied skin like on the picture below You can now put the boat back in its bag Seats a...

Page 17: ...straps On the floorboard put the two cockpit bars and the rear keel extension Sling the front extension bar Put the last floorboard over it and tie the bundle Put a folded half frame over it Put the s...

Page 18: ...Dry it carefully before storing it in its bag for a long period of time The kayak has to be dry if you have to fold it while still being humid don t delay to get it out of its bag to avoid moisture Ba...

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