Sea Eagle 325FC manual

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    1 Sea Ea gle ® FoldCat 325fc & 375fc Instructions and Owner’ s Manual October 2006 19 N. Columbia St., Suite 1, P ort Jefferson, NY 11777 (631) 473 7308 Shown with Optional Skegs[...]

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    2 INTRODUCTION Sea Eagle FoldCat 325fc & 375fc Congratulations, you just bought the finest 1 or 2-person fold up fishing boat on the planet. Before proceeding with assembly and inflation, please check to see that you have all necessary parts: Sea Eagle FoldCat 325fc Deluxe Package includes : - 325fc FoldCat inflatable hull - catamaran carry bag[...]

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    3 Feed the 2 fabric beads in the bow of the 375fc FoldCat hull through the 2 nylon slotted fittings under the aluminum step bench as shown. Stabilizer Underbars The SE 375fc, has 4 aluminum stabilizer underbars - 2 short and 2 long. The SE 325fc has 4 stabilizer bars all short. From the bow of the FoldCat slide the short aluminum underbars under th[...]

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    4 If the stem is not in the up position, turn the yellow stem counterclockwise with your thumb to bring it in the up position. A41 Bellows Foot Pump This pump is used for all our products and is one of the best on the market today. We firmly recommend you always carry your A-41 on board for safety. Attach the hose to the valve on the right side of [...]

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    5 Attach the other end of the hose to adapter # 1 from the cluster. Push the adapter in the Halkey-Roberts valve on the boat and switch on the pump. The pump will go through the two stage pumping system - a high speed fan to quickly inflate your hull, and a piston pump to achieve the desired pressure our FoldCats needs. It will automatically stop o[...]

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    6 Please note, f or disassemb ly it is v er y easy to detach the s wiv el seat or the pedestal from the quick release seatmount by sliding them out while lifting up the spring loaded quick release le v er mechanism on the s wiv el seat mount with your finger as sho wn below . Rod Holders Each rod holder includes the plastic flush mount adapter and [...]

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    7 Motormount Parts for the motormount include wooden motormount plate, 2 aluminum L-brackets, four bolts, 4 washers and 4 knurled nuts. This rearmost slat has 2 pre-drilled 3/8" holes for placement of motormount. Bolt the aluminum L-brackets through these 2 holes by inserting the 2 bolts down through the front holes in the L-brackets and secur[...]

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    8 Insert the canopy rods with preassembled pins into the raised oar lock rod bases as shown. The center black strap on the canopy should be attached to the sea tie on the aluminum step rod in the bow. Attach the other two black straps to the two sea ties on the last aluminum slat in the stern as shown. Fully assembled canopy should look like this C[...]

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    9 Basic Motoring Instructions The Sea Eagle FoldCat 325fc and 375fc are a very light weight catamarans. Since only the pontoons are in touch with water, there is less drag and so they motor very well even with small outboard motors. They take only up to 3 HP gas engines. You can also use up to 74 lb. thrust electric motors. As with any boat, while [...]

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    10 department to get a replacement valve. Repairs Through use you may occasionally puncture your boat. Most leaks only take a few minutes to repair. Your boat comes with a repair kit, and additional repair supplies can be ordered from our website. Small Repairs: Deflate your boat. Thoroughly clean and dry area to be repaired. For a small puncture ([...]