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Cataraft Assembly
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Components
4-side rails with break downs 8 pieces 5’ each for 10’ frame or
4’ each 8’ frame
4-verticals with low pro fittings and ubolts 14” high
3-bottom cross rails 41” wide (1 middle, 1 front, 1 rear) 
3-1 upper cross bar with rowing seat 1 front and 1 back cross bar 72” each 
2-oar stands with oarlocks 
Ubolts, washers, nuts and low pro fittings  
(Do not remove low pros from frames only the ubolts, tighten ubolts evenly
or they will break)
1-Cargo module optional 3 short bars with lo-pros and 1 long bar, 2 loop straps
and 1-mesh   
16-1 to 4 foot straps 
Important notes
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Do not secure ubolts until all assembly is completed.
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Tighten ubolts evenly or they will snap
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Loosen ubotls so the lo pro fittings and components can slide on the bars for
tightening in place when assembly is completed
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Only disassemble the frame by the ubolts DO NOT REMOVE THE LO PRO FROM THE
FRAME PIPE
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Only remove one set of nuts and bolts from the side rails breakdowns
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Put nuts and washers back on the side rail break downs and ubolts through the
lo-pros so they will not get lost
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Recommend taking a 1\2 inch socket wrench for assembly
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Make sure all bolts are positioned not to rub on tubes (top side rails should
be horizontal bottom side rails vertical and all ubolts should have the flat
surface against the tubes and nuts away from tubes)
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On the aire tubes the zipper seam is on the inside side of the tube
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On the NRS tube the NRS symbol is on the front outside of the tube
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Inflate tubes to approx. 3-psi try to inflate chambers as equally as possible.
Should be able to slightly indent tube with thumb when moderate pressure is
applied
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May be necessary to ad air on cold days or release are on hot days so tubes
are not under or over inflated
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You will need a Frame wrench or socket wrench with a ½ inch head (rentals
frame wrench is in repair Kit)
Steps 1 connect side rails   each
side rail is stamped by the breakdowns with 1, 2,3, and 4 dots by the male
and female connection.
(be sure to match the male and female side rail with 1 dot to each other, repeat
with the other rails matching 2 with 2 and 3 with 3 and 4 with 4.    bolt
together (Never remove the bolts on the inserted sleeve
or breakdown connection that secures the sleeve to the rail).  
Step 2 lay rails as shown  slide on back top cross bar  
Step 3 attaches oar stands  at
the break down connection. Make sure the nuts on the top rails are horizontal
(if they are vertical they will
rub a whole in your tubes)
Step 4 adjust seat bar general rule is 18 inches from the oar stands  
Step 5 attach verticals to top front and back cross bars
as shown, it is important to make sure the ubolts are positioned so the flat
part of the bolts are against
the tubes of the raft.   16 ½ “ from
center of top rail. Crossbars are marked 
Step 6 attach cargo floor as shown through both bottom side
rails 
Step 7 attach bottom side rails   to the verticals
Step 8 attach the bottom cross bars and foot bars  
Step 9 attach the cargo floor to the cross bars and foot bars with zip ties
provided or lace with parachute cord   
Step 10 square up frame and tighten 
Step 11 attach frame to tubes  set frame so inside
D-rings are just inside the corner of the front and back frame lo-pros and
just below the
bottom cross bars   next attach a short 1 or 3 foot
strap to the inside Middle D rings first. (This will keep your
tubes parallel to each other and not bowed in or out) next attach 3 or 4 foot
straps to the out side middle D-rings  then the inside front
Step 11 continued and back  then outside front and back  your
strap buckles should be positioned as shown so not to rube on tubes 
Cargo module
Attach the 3 short bars to the front of frame cross bar  next
attach long bar with ubolts  next attach the mesh or board pending
on package
First attach loop strap to each side of frame as shown   next
lay the mesh as shown  then fold over the ends around the side
bars  and weave the ends together as shown    then
pull tight. You should also weave the front and back of mesh to the frame.
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