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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.
Disassembling the Puffin Swift
Disassembling is essentially the assembly process in reverse, but there are a few
important details:
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:
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Open the black flaps to expose the gunwale ends.
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Grip the exposed end of the gunwale and lift it above the gunwale channel.
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Make sure the gunwale does not have fabric tightly around it.
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Torque the gunwale so it forms an arc and pull it out. It should slide out easily.
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If the gunwales do not slide out easily
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Move to the other end of the boat
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Grip the side fabric on one side just below the gunwale, about a foot (30 cm)
from the end.
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Push with the other hand against the end of the gunwale.
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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.
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