Purpleline Orbit AIR COMET 325 Low, Pitching Instructions

SAIL  TRACK

 

INSTALLATION

 

1. 

Layout

 

the

 

sail

 

track

 

lengths

 

supplied

 

in

 

your

 

Orbit

®

 

Air

 

Annexe

 

bag

 

in

 

front

 

of

 

the

 

caravan

 

wall

 

that

 

you

 

will

 

be

 

installing

 

on.

 

2. 

On

 

the

 

caravan

 

wall,

 

carefully

 

measure

 

and

 

mark

 

a

 

straight

 

line

 

and

 

a

 

starting

 

point

 

for

 

your

 

sail

 

track

 

to

 

follow.

 

3. 

Once

 

you

 

have

 

worked

 

out

 

your

 

end

 

point

 

cut

 

the

 

excess

 

length

 

of

 

sail

 

track.

 

Clean

 

up

 

the

 

ends

 

of

 

the

 

sail

 

track

 

with

 

a

 

small

 

round

 

file

 

to

 

give

 

a

 

nice

 

clean

 

entry.

 

It

 

is

 

harder

 

to

 

do

 

this

 

after

 

it

 

is

 

fixed

 

to

 

the

 

side

 

of

 

the

 

caravan

 

wall.

 

4. 

Apply

 

small

 

squares

 

(say

 

10mm

 

x

 

10mm)

 

of

 

double

 

sided

 

self

 

adhesive

 

foam

 

tape

 

(1.5mm

 

thick)

 

about

 

every

 

300mm

 

to

 

the

 

caravan

 

wall

 

along

 

the

 

line

 

where

 

you

 

want

 

the

 

sail

 

track

 

to

 

be

 

positioned.

 

Keep

 

the

 

end

 

patches

 

about

 

75mm

 

from

 

the

 

ends

 

of

 

the

 

sail

 

track.

 

5. 

Then

 

apply

 

a

 

bead

 

of

 

Sikaflex

 

11F

 

between

 

the

 

tape

 

patches

 

for

 

the

 

full

 

length

 

of

 

the

 

sail

 

track.

 

6 

.

 

Press

 

the

 

sail

 

track

 

onto

 

the

 

tape

 

patches

 

and

 

squeeze

 

the

 

Sikaflex

 

out.

 

The

 

tape

 

will

 

hold

 

the

 

sail

 

track

 

in

 

position

 

until

 

the

 

Sikaflex

 

sets

 

(allow

 

24

 

hours

 

minimum

 

before

 

"testing”).

 

Important: When 

fixing 

and aligning

 

the sail track lengths  to the  caravan 
wall, make sure there  is no gap 
between the  sail track join, so the  air 
annex slides  in and out of the  sail track 
channel smoothly.  Seal joins with extra

 

Sikaflex 

to avoid water  going through

 

if needed.

 

7. 

Clean

 

up

 

any

 

excess

 

Sikaflex

 

immediately

 

with

 

clean

 

rags

 

and

 

turps

 

as

 

excess

 

Sikaflex

 

will

 

hamper

 

the

 

air

 

annexe

 

to

 

slide

 

in

 

and

 

out

 

of

 

the

 

sail

 

track

 

smoothly.

 

8. 

Job

 

done!

 

8. 

Your

 

annexe

 

is

 

supplied

 

with

 

two

 

adjustable

 

rear

 

support

 

poles.

 

Ensure

 

the

 

rear

 

weather

 

seal

 

pads

 

are

 

located

 

between

 

your

 

caravan’s

 

wall

 

and

 

the

 

rear

 

support

 

poles.

 

The

 

poles

 

should

 

be

 

inserted

 

with

 

the

 

bottom

 

part

 

through

 

the

 

retaining

 

loop

 

located

 

at

 

the

 

base

 

of

 

the

 

rear

 

seal

 

pads

 

and

 

with

 

the

 

flat

 

end

 

inserted

 

into

 

the

 

integral

 

pocket

 

in

 

the

 

top

 

back

 

end

 

of

 

annexe

 

above

 

the

 

rear

 

seal

 

pads.

 

Adjust

 

these

 

poles

 

as

 

necessary

 

to

 

obtain

 

the

 

correct

 

tension

 

using

 

the

 

adjustable

 

quick

 

lock

 

bracket.

 

9

.

 

Ensure

 

the

 

weather

 

skirt

 

is

 

laid

 

and

 

pegged

 

correctly

 

to

 

help

 

stop

 

any

 

water

 

entering

 

the

 

annexe.

 

The

 

weather

 

skirt

 

has

 

a

 

dual

 

pegging

 

system

 

so

 

the

 

skirt

 

can

 

be

 

pegged

 

inside

 

or

 

outside

 

the

 

annexe.

 

10

.

 

Located

 

in

 

the

 

central

 

air

 

beam

 

is

 

an

 

integral

 

sewn-in

 

vertical

 

storm

 

pole

 

pocket

 

which

 

can

 

be

 

used

 

in

 

conjunction

 

with

 

a

 

rear

 

support

 

pole

 

in

 

certain

 

weather

 

conditions

 

to

 

aid

 

stability

 

and

 

any

 

water

 

dispersal.

 

Insert

 

the

 

flat

 

end

 

of

 

the

 

pole

 

with

 

the

 

black

 

plastic

 

protection

 

piece

 

into

 

the

 

integrated

 

storm

 

pole

 

pocket

 

and

 

adjust

 

it

 

to

 

the

 

correct

 

tension

 

(slightly

 

lifting

 

the

 

roof,

 

but

 

taking

 

care

 

not

 

to

 

over

 

adjust)

 

and

 

tighten

 

using

 

the

 

quick

 

lock

 

brake.

 

TAKING  DOWN  YOUR  ANNEXE

 

Taking

 

down

 

your

 

annexe

 

should

 

ideally

 

be

 

done

 

when

 

the

 

annexe

 

is

 

completely

 

dry.

 

If

 

taken

 

down

 

wet,

 

dry

 

completely

 

at

 

the

 

first

 

opportunity

 

to

 

avoid

 

damage

 

to

 

your

 

annexe.

 

To

 

dismantle

 

your

 

annexe,

 

deflate

 

each

 

tube

 

by

 

unscrewing

 

the

 

dust

 

cap

 

and

 

then

 

the

 

valve

 

from

 

the

 

bladder.

 

Un-peg

 

the

 

annexe

 

and

 

then

 

release

 

the

 

beading

 

from

 

the

 

caravan

 

sail

 

track

 

channel.

 

The

 

annexe

 

should

 

be

 

folded

 

carefully

 

and

 

packed

 

in

 

a

 

dry

 

safe

 

place.

 

Leave

 

the

 

valves

 

un-fitted

 

whilst

 

being

 

stored.

 

ORBIT 

AIR

 

COMET

 

325

 

LOW 

325

 

WIDTH

 

RANGE

 

DEVELOPED

 

SPECIFICALLY

 

FOR

 

THE

 

AUSTRALIAN

 

CLIMATE

 

From

 

the

 

Makers

 

of

 

the

 

Multi-Award

 

Winning

 

AirOPUS

®

 

Camper

 

Trailer

 

INFLATABLE

 

CARAVAN

 

ANNEXE

 

PITCHING

 

INSTRUCTIONS

 

CONTINUED

 

SAIL

 

TRACK

 

REQUIRED

 

Installing

 

sail

 

track

 

without

 

pop

 

rivets,

 

screws

 

or

 

drilling

 

into

 

your

 

caravan

 

DO

 

NOT

 

USE

 

THE

 

PUMP

 

TO

 

DEFLATE

 

YOUR

 

ANNEXE.

 

SIMPLY

 

UNSCREW

 

THE

 

VALVES

 

TO

 

DEFLATE

 

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