Instructions / Assembly

ROPE

LADDER

SUPPORT

4 X 4 X 29"

CENTER POST

#8 X 3" WOOD SCREW

(2 AT FRONT)

T-NUT

5/16" WASHER

5/16" X 4-1/2"

HEX BOLT

#8 X 3" WOOD SCREW

(3 UNDER DECK)

FRONT FACE BOARD

STEP 42: LOWER LEVEL FRONT CENTER POST

1: LOCATE THE 4 X 4 X 29" CENTER POST. PLACE THE 4 X 4 X 29" CENTER POST CENTERED

BEHIND THE HOLE IN THE ROPE LADDER SUPPORT. CAREFULLY DRILL A 3/8" HOLE

THROUGH THE CENTER POST USING THE HOLE IN THE ROPE LADDER SUPPORT AS A GUIDE.

2: HAMMER A T-NUT INTO THE HOLE IN THE BACK SIDE OF THE CENTER POST. FASTEN THE

CENTER POST TO THE ROPE LADDER SUPPORT WITH A 5/16" X 4-1/2" HEX BOLT AND A 5/16"

WASHER.

3: SQUARE THE CENTER POST TO THE DECK. ATTACH THE CENTER POST TO THE FRONT

FACE BOARD WITH TWO #8 X 3" WOOD SCREWS FROM THE FRONT. GO UNDER THE FORT

DECK AND INSTALL THREE #8 X 3" WOOD SCREWS THROUGH THE CENTER DECK BOARD

INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE CENTER POST.