Sea Eagle Boats SE-8 - Manual (Page 4)

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Floorboard Assembly
1. Inflate both chambers in the
inflatable floor fully. If the inflat-
able floor is not fully inflated the
floorboards will have a small
gap on either side. Inflate
chambers 1 & 3 to 60-75% of
maximum pressure. You should
be able to push 4 to 5 inches
into the hull.
2. Place floorboards inside the
boat. The boards will overlap
when laid flat over the floor. Lift
both boards and place them in
the aluminum H-bar connector.
The boards should be in an
inverted V.
3. Push down on the center of
the inverted V. Be careful that
your fingers don’t get caught in
the floorboards.
4. Put the aluminum side struts
into place. They should slide
neatly into place. If you are
having difficulty getting access
to the floorboards, you might
need to let a bit more air out of
chamber #3.
5. If you are not installing a
motormount, reinflate your boat
by first pumping up chamber 1
and then chambers 2 & 3. Your
floorboards should fit tightly to
the hull of your boat and pro-
vide excellent stability.
If you are installing a motor-
mount, proceed to the next sec-
tion before reinflating your boat.
Make sure to inflate the boat in
the proper sequence.
Motormount Assembly
Your boat should be about 75%
inflated to install the motor-
mount correctly. This gives the
boat some structure but keeps
it pliable. The MM-3 (left), has
motormount rods which are
bent inward to transfer pressure
into the lower section of the
hull. The MM-2, which fits the
Sea Eagle 6, has motormount
rods which Are shaped like a
letter J.
First insert closure caps into the
four ends of the tubular rods.
Insert the longer end of each
rod through the two motor-
mount grommets on the top
stern section. Insert the shorter
ends through the bottom grom-
mets.
For the Sea Eagle 6, insert a
clevis pin through the holes on
the long top tubes to lock in
place with retainer rings. The
bottom rods are secured as fol-
lows: from the inside of the
tube, push clevis pins through
the holes and thread the retain-
er rings through them.
The Sea Eagle 8 and 9 motor-
mounts have pop-up buttons to
secure the motormount.
Holding the wood motormount
block to the back of the rods,
place the U shaped clamps on
the inside of the tubes. Insert a
bolt through the clamp on each
side and fasten with a knurled
nut & washer behind the board.
Make sure the motormount
block is mounted at the highest
position.