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Exterior Equipment
To lower the Upper helm station:
1. Before raising or lowering the upper station, the
boat should be either on a cradle, the trailer
or moored to a dock in a safe location close to
the haul out where rough water, wind or boat
wakes are not a problem. Also make sure there
are no low hanging power lines near the boat
that could come in contact with sunshade as
it is rotated.
2. Place the cradle for the sunshade and rear sec-
tion in the center of the cockpit.
3. Remove the outriggers and lower or remove
antennas that may interfere with the operation.
4. Fold the seat bolsters up to the leaning post
position.
5. Secure 1/2” x 15’ nylon handling lines to each
side of the sunshade frame.
6. Loosen the hand bolts on each side of the upper
station near the seats.
7. With one or two people on the rear section
and one on the front, lift each section slightly
to take the strain off the alignment pins where
the sections separate.
8. Rotate the rear section just enough to separate
it from the front section and carefully lower the
front section until it rests on the pads on the
hardtop.
9. The person handling the front section can now
move to the cockpit to assist in rotating the
rear section to the cradle.
10. The person or persons supporting the rear sec-
tion can now use the handling lines to carefully
and slowly rotate the rear section behind the
rear of the hardtop to the person in the cockpit.
11. As the rear section is lowered the person in the
cockpit will help support the weight and align
the cradle.
12. Continue lowering the rear section until it rests
in the cradle.
13. Use straps to secure the front section to the
hardtop and the rear section to the stern cleats
so they don’t bounce during transport. Make
sure to use padding between the straps and
powder coated frame to prevent chafng and
damage to the powder coating.
Hand Bolt On Each Side
Securing Upper Station Sections
Forward Upper Station Helm Pads
To raise the Upper Helm Station:
1. Make sure there are no low hanging power
lines near the boat that could come in contact
with the sunshade as it is rotated to the “UP”
position.
2. Remove the straps and position one person on
the gunnel near the rear of the hardtop and
one in the cockpit.
3. Secure two handling lines to each side of the
sunshade frame. Then position one person in
the cockpit and one or two persons on top of
the hardtop.
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