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22. Zip up the rear deck, again making sure
everything is centered. If not, with the zipper
open, you can exert force on the skin (as shown in
the photo at left) to move it in the direction it
needs to go.
Please read the next few steps carefully!
23. With the rear zipper unzipped, reach into the boat and slide the tensioner assembly as far toward the
stern as possible—about two or three inches. Place the black tube eyes, which are mounted on the
aluminum channel of the tensioner assembly, onto the ends of the lower longerons (the photo above
shows this part in position, but was taken out of the boatskin for clarity). The tube eyes just slip onto the
ends of the lower longerons.