User Manual

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➜ Undo all the hook and loop fasteners before you try to get the ends of the deck off.
➜ Open the air tube valves .
➜ To remove the gunwales:
• Open the black flaps to expose the gunwale ends.
• Grip the exposed end of the gunwale and lift it above the gunwale channel.
• Make sure the gunwale does not have fabric tightly around it.
• Torque the gunwale so it forms an arc and pull it out. It should slide out easily.
• If the gunwales do not slide out easily
• Move to the other end of the boat
• Grip the side fabric on one side just below the gunwale, about a foot (30 cm)
from the end.
• Push with the other hand against the end of the gunwale.
• Straighten the boat skin, move your hands, and repeat the process on both
sides of the boat until the gunwales can easily be pulled out.
➜ Roll up the boat skin from the end opposite the valves.
Disassembling the Puffin Swift
Disassembling is essentially the assembly process in reverse, but there are a few
important details:
Note!
• Reduced pressure in the air tubes is common if you assemble the boat on a warm,
sunny day and go paddling in cold water. Under these conditions you should add some
extra pressure during assembly.