removal. If removal is necessary MasterCraft recommends taking
the boat to an authorized dealer for removal. If removal is necessary
and you plan to remove the racks yourself, use extreme caution to
avoid damaging the tower.
The vertical surf racks are bolted to the rear tower tube with four
1/2-13 bolts (Loctite 242 applied to the first 1/4” of the threads). The
racks are mounted to the tower by clamping force so there is no
exact fixed location where they must be mounted on the tower.
Because the vertical surf racks are mounted with a clamping
system, two people will be required for installation and removal,
as this will lower the risk of damaging the tower (dents, scratches,
scus, etc.). Defects as a result of removing or installing surf racks
are not covered by warranty.
The ZFT7 tower has dedicated port and starboard surf rack
installation kits. Be sure that the correct kit is being used before
attempting to install it on the boat.
To install vertical surf racks:
1. Installer 1 hold the board racks with the crossbar in place along
the upper portion of the ZFT7 tower. A second installer, installer
2, will be positioned inside the boat should be ready to attach the
inner clamp and bolt the rack to the tower.
2. Installer 1 will hold the cross bar against the front billet leg
(with the rubber padding contacting the tower leg, see photo).
The cross bar needs to he held high enough that there is an
approximately 1/8” between the billet leg and the pocket (milled
into the front of the cross bar, see photo to right).
3. Installer 2 will line up the bolt holes and attach the clamp hardware
from the inside of the boat, loosely tightening the bolts with Loctite
242 applied to the first 1/4” of the threads in a crisscross pattern.
A torque wrench must be used when tightening the bolts to ensure
that each bolt is adequately tightened.
MILLED IN POCKET
(Rotate the racks around so the black foam
pad rest against the front tower leg)
FRONT TOWER LEG
REAR TOWER LEG
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