Attaching Keel & Rudder - Aquaglide Multisport 270 Owner's Manual

E. Attaching the Keel & Rudder
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1. Next, tip the entire boat on its side to install the keel and rudder.
Insert one keel (two shafts) into the keel slots in the center of the hull
as shown in photo E1. Wiggle the keel slightly, pushing it inward until it
touches the hull.
2. Secure the keel to the hull with the elastic keel retainer. Make sure the
elastic is fully captured in the keel hook as shown in photo E2.
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Keel Retainer
3. Next, insert the rudder (single shaft) into the rudder slot, located
closest to the the back of the hull. DO NOT use the more forward keel
slot or the keel retainer, both of which are for windsurfing only.
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Center
Keel slots
Keel
Keel Hook
Rudder Slot
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Multisport
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4. Twist the rudder slightly, pushing it inward until it touches the hull.
This may require a slight adjustment of the rudder ring on the top of the
hull.
5. Once the rudder is in position, turn the boat upright again. Secure the
rudder to the hull using the lower hole on the rudder shaft and one of the
clevis pins tethered to the tiller handle as shown in photo E5.
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Rudder Shaft
Rudder Ring
6. Secure the clevis pin using one of the tethered D-rings as shown in
photo E6.
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D-ring
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Tiller Handle
Clevis Pin
(lower hole)
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Clevis Pin
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