Clearblue NAPALI - Manual (Page 6)

21. Slide the seat backwards to the middle of the cockpit.
22. Unravel the tensioning webbing (part 12) and lay it alongside the kayak with the karabiner at the bow end.
23. Attach the karabiner to the bow end-frame. The correct position of this is shown in figure 5. Hold the
karabiner with the opening facing down. Open the karabiner and hold it open with one finger. Reach into the
bow and clip it over the horizontal strut in the middle of the bow end frame. This is done “blind” but is not
difficult.
24. Ensure that the short lengths of webbing sewn onto the main length of the tension webbing system near the
bow are uppermost and are not twisted round the rest of the webbing. Attach the clips on the short lengths of
webbing to the side release buckles on the small cross rib. (Figure 6 – shown without the skin in place.).
25. Lay the long lengths of tensioning webbing out beside the kayak – see figure 7. Take one of these lengths
and put it inside the skin. The webbing must pass between the small cross rib and the skin and fits into a notch
in the cross rib between the green and blue rods. Take the webbing to the stern and check that it is not twisted.
26. Locate one of the two stainless rings attached to the stern end frame. Pass the webbing through the ring
from top to bottom and pull it tight. Take the end of the webbing back towards the bow and thread it up through
the ring in the webbing near the cam-lock. (see Fig 12) Now pass the webbing through the cam-lock and pull
the webbing tight. To prevent relaxation of the tension, position the cam-lock as close to the ring as possible
and close the cam. The webbing must be tight to effectively control the rocker and the tension should be
applied now.
27. Repeat step 26 with the webbing on the other side.
28. The small stern cross rib (part 7) can now be positioned and locked in place with the short webbing and the
side release buckles (Figure 12). The small frame is positioned to optimize the skin tension. Once the owner has
assembled the kayak a few times the optimal position will become clear and only minor adjustments will be
required depending upon temperature, i.e. under warmer conditions the urethane will be more relaxed.
29. Identify the forward large cross rib (part 8). It has 2 cleats riveted into it. Align this cross rib between the
green bands on the green rods at the front of the cockpit with the cleats on the cockpit side of the rib. Snap the
cross rib into position in line with the skin tensioning straps (straps and rings inside of the canopy - see Fig 13).
30. Repeat this process with the other large cross rib. It has no cleats and can be placed with either side to the
front or rear.
31. Check that the two large cross ribs are connected to the same central Kevlar segment on the green and red
color coded tubes and should not span a join in the Kevlar tubes.
32. Check that the webbing tensioning system passes outside of the green coded tubes on both sides of the
cross ribs.