Sea Eagle Boats SE-8 - Manual (Page 3)

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Pumps
A-4 bellows pump - This pump is included
in the Startup Packages of our Sea Eagle
6, 8 and 9 Motormount boats. Attach the
hose to the valve on the left side of the
pump (as shown in the picture) to inflate.
The two piece nozzle adapters allow you to
either inflate our small pipe valves on the
floor and seats or deluxe one-way valve on
the main chambers. We firmly recommend
you to carry your A-4 on board for safety.
A-41 large bellows pump - This pump is
included in the Fisherman’s Dream and
Daytrip Packages of our Sea Eagle 6, 8
and 9 Motormount boats and is one of the
best on the market today. Attach the hose
to the valve on the right side of the pump
(as shown in the picture) to inflate. The
three piece nozzle adapters allow you to
either inflate our small pipe valves on the
floor and seats or the deluxe one-way valves on our main chambers.
We firmly recommend you always carry your A-41 on board for safe-
ty.
MB-50 electric pump - The MB-50 electric
pump works with a cigarette lighter plug to
inflate your Sea Eagle. The star shaped
valve set and the blue deflation cap are not
needed for our boats.
Make sure your pump is off, and insert the
cigarette lighter adapter into your car’s cig-
arette lighter. If your battery is weak you
might want to keep your engine running.
The MB-50 needs no extra nozzles to
inflate the main air chambers of your boat.
Just insert the pump into the valve and
switch it on.
Do not drop your pump or move it sudden-
ly while it is on.
Use the plastic extender tube (not pictured
in setup shot above but shown at left) and
the large nozzle to inflate the floor and
seats.
You should use your A-41 to top off each
chamber to reach it’s proper working pres-
sure.
Inflation Monitor
Chambers 1 and 3 feature an
inflation monitor diagram to
help you gauge the correct
pressure.
As you inflate your boat, the
hull material will stretch so that
the printed diagram will expand
to match the clear plastic strip
included with your boat.
Hold the clear plastic strip over
the boat so the patterns match.
Inflation
Hull material and working pressure: The Motormount Boats are
designed to have a moderate working pressure of approximately 0.75
psi. When properly inflated, you should be able to push your thumb
into the hull about 3/4” with moderate pressure. The PolyKrylar hull
material is thick and highly resistant to puncture and abrasion.
Using an air compressor designed for tires at 50 PSI can harm a
boat designed to work at a far lower working pressure, so we recom-
mend only using Sea Eagle pumps.
Before starting, locate a relatively flat, clean space to unpack your
boat. Unroll the boat so it is laid out flat, and locate your pump.
First inflate the floor chambers using the small nozzle with either
pump (See Pumps and Valves for details)
Next, inflate chamber 1, the upper safety chamber. Be certain to
inflate this before chambers 2 and 3. This pushes the interchamber
bulkhead down into chamber 3 and guarantees that chamber 1 will
be fully inflated in the unlikely event that the main chamber loses air.
Using the inflation monitor, inflate chamber 1 until the pattern on the
clear plastic strip matches the pattern on the boat. This is slightly
below the maximum pressure as depicted above. Later when you
inflate chamber 3 it will add pressure to chamber one so that the
chamber gauge on the clear plastic strip is about one centimeter over
the gauge on the hull.
Proceed to inflate chamber 2. If you are installing floorboards on your
boat, inflate chamber 3 to about 75% of its final size.
After the floorboards are com-
pleted, inflate chamber 3 so
that the inflation monitor match-
es the pattern on the printed
gauge. (see photo above) This
will add pressure to chamber 1
and cause the pattern on the
hull to stretch so that the pat-
tern on the boat is one centime-
ter beyond the pattern on the
plastic sheet. This will not harm
your boat, but do not exceed
this pressure.