Assembly; How To Operate The Valve; Preparation Before Inflating; Inflation And Floor Installation - Vetus TRAVELLER Mode D'emploi

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Assembly

4.1

How to operate the valve

During inflation
Rotate the valve centre piece
1/4 turn to close the valve.
Make sure the valve in this
position when installing the
pump to inflate the boat.
4.2

Preparation before inflating

• Find flat surface where boat will be assembled.
• Remove any sharp objects from flat surface.
• Unfold and spread boat out flat.
• Verify the valve is in the correct position.
• Connect the pump to the valve and start inflating.
Do not inflate any one chamber in full at a time as this causes unnec-
essary stress to the inside bulkhead.
Provide a uniform distribution of air in each chamber. By this method,
the bulkheads that divide the main air chambers are maintained so
that there is equal pressure and approximate inflated size on each
side of the bulkhead.
During inflation, do not use a compressed air source (I.e. automotive
tire air compressor) to inflate boats. Over inflation through the use of
compressed air may result in ruptured seams and/or bulkheads.
Over inflation in the air chambers can cause structural damage to
your boat. Do not allow your boat to stand in direct sunlight when
out of the water as expansion of the air may lead to damage or burst-
ing (maximum air pressure: 0.25 bar). For an inflatable air floor the
maximum air pressure is 0,7 bar.
4.3

Inflation and floor installation

It is usual that the boat has at least 3 chambers.
• Begin inflation at bow , then starboard  and port side .
• Inflate chambers to around 40-50%.
Air floor boat only:
• Put in the air floor and inflate it to around 70%.
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During deflation
Press and rotate the valve centre
piece 1/4 turn to open the valve.
Aluminium floor boat only:
• Install no. 1 and no. 4 floor board first with the numbers facing up.
• Then install the floor boards no. 2 and 3.
• Make sure all floor boards are well seated in correct position then
push down the joint slowly and firmly until in flat position.
• Put the aluminium stringers into the sides of floors. In order to put
the aluminium stringer easier, put an oar under the boat.
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