Specifications

IMPORTANT
REGISTRATIONANDREGULATIONS
REGISTERYOURBOAT(USINGYOURMANUFACTURERSSTATEMENT
OFORIGINORMSO,ANDYOURHULLIDENTIFICATIONNUMBEROR
HIN)WITHYOURSTATEORPROVINCEIFREQUIRED.REGULATIONS
VARYBYJURISDICTIONSOCONTACTYOURLOCALREGISTRATION
OFFICEDIRECTLY.
Theoperatorisresponsibleforknowledgeoffederal,stateorlocalregulations
concerningoperationrequirements.Forexample:safetyequipment,discharge
ofoil,speed,noise,wakeetc.
MANUFACTURERSSTATEMENTOFORIGIN(MSO)
YourMSOshouldbeprovidedtoyoubyyourdealer.KeepyourMSOinasafe
place.Youwillneedittoregisteryourboatwithyourstateorprovince.Hand
theMSOtothenewownerifyouselltheboat.IfyourMSOislostorstolen
contactWalkerBayat[e-mail]forareplacement.Note:Thereis
anadministrativefeeforissuingreplacementMSO’s.
WARRANTYANDWARRANTYREGISTRATION
ForinformationontheLimitedWarrantyandExtendedWarrantycoveragesee
theWALKERBAY®RigidDinghyWarrantyPolicyincludedwiththismanualor
gotowww.walkerbay.com.
Westronglyrecommendthatyouregisteryourwarrantytoextendedyour
warrantycoverageasdefinedintheWALKERBAY®RigidDinghy
WarrantyPolicy.AskyourdealertocompleteyourWarrantyRegistration
FormandsubmitittoWalkerBay.
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  OR
SubmityourwarrantyregistrationyourselfbycompletingtheWarranty
Registration/BoatOwnerRegistrationFormonlineat:
www.walkerbay.com/dinghiessailkits/registration/
RegisteringyourwarrantyprovidesWalkerBaywithyourcontact
informationincaseofwarrantyorservicenotifications.TheFederal
SafetyActof1971providesfordefectnotificationtothefirstpurchaser.
FailuretoregisteryourpurchasewithWalkerBayconstituteswaiverof
therighttodefectnotification.
Registeringyourwarrantywillspeedupyourclaimandreducethe
paperworkneededtoprocessyourclaimshouldyourequirewarranty
serviceinthefuture.
UPONPURCHASINGYOURWALKERBAYBOAT
READTHISOWNER’SSAFETYMANUALCAREFULLY.
Ifyouresellyourboatyouwillneedtotransferthismanualandthe
Manufacturer’sStatementofOrigin(MSO)tothenewowner,sopleasestore
theminasafeplace.
RECORDYOURHULLIDENTIFICATIONNUMBERHIN/CIN.
MakeanoteofyourHullIdentification(HIN),alsoreferedtoasCraftIdentifica
tionNumber(CIN)inthespaceprovidedintheFEATURESsectionofthis
manual.
CERTIFICATION
WalkerBayboatsarecertifiedbytheUSNationalMarineManufacturers’
Association(NMMA),andmeetUSCoastGuard,CanadianCoastGuard
andEuropean(CE/ISO)safetystandards.Theyaredesignedfor
shelteredwatersincludingsmalllakes,canals,baysandriverswithwave
conditionsuptoandincluding1.5ft(.5m).Notethatallthree(3)seats
mustbeinstalledfortheboattomeetthesafetystandardsbecausethey
containfoamrequiredforflotation.
CHARACTERISTICSOFPOLYPROPYLENE
ThepolypropyleneusedtomakethehullandseatsofyourWalkerBay
isspeciallyformulatedtobelightweightwhilemaximizingimpact
resistanceanddurability.Thisplasticissusceptibletoscuffingand
scratchingbutthisdoesnotaffecttheintegrityofthematerial.Ifpolypro
pyleneissubjectedtosevereimpact,whiteninginthematerialmay
occur,butthisdoesnotrepresentaweakeningofthematerial.
Polypropyleneisanexcellentmaterialformarineapplicationbecauseit
isresistanttoadhesives.Thismeansthatitiseasytocleanmarine
growthfromyourhull.
CHARACTERISTICSOFDISPLACEMENTHULLS
ThehulloftheWalkerBay8and10isaclassicDisplacementHull.
Displacementhullsarerecognizedfortheirgreatrowingandsailing
performance.Displacementhullsaredesignedformotoringatslower
speeds,theyarenotdesignedformotoringathighspeed.
Allsmallboatsaresensitivetoweightandpassengerdistribution.
Riskofcapsize.Toavoidcapsizeusecautionwhenenteringorexiting
smallboats.
Tomaintainalevelpositiondistributetheloadofpeopleandgear
evenlyaroundthecenterofthecraft.
TheWalkerBay8and10meetorexceedsafety,stabilityandflotation
requirementsoftheUnitedStatesCoastGuard,AmericanBoat&Yacht
Council,andEuropeanCE/ISOstandards.
ACCESSORIES,SAILKITS&RIDKITS
WalkerBayoffersavarietyoffunorusefullaccessoriessuchas:
SailKits
RigidInflatableDinghy(RID)Kits
RowingKits
MooringCovers
BeachingWheels&Dollies
BiminiTops
Visitourwebsiteatwww.walkerbay.comforacompletelistingof
accessoryitemsavailable.
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FAQ?WillanyWalkerBaysailkitworkonmyWalkerBay8
or10?
Answer:No.Eventhoughsomecomponentsofthesailkits
fortheWB8andWB10areinterchangeablethedaggerboard,
mastsupporttube,rudderandsomeothercomponentsare
designedspecificallyfortheWB8orWB10soyoumustusea
sailkitintendedforyourmodelofWalkerBay.
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