Classic Accessories Togiak User manual

OWNER'S MANUAL
Togiak
The
Float Tube
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
WARNING
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injury.
Never exceed the maximum capacity of 300 lbs for yourself and gear.
•YouMUSTwearanapprovedpersonalotationdevice(PFD).
•Thisisnotalifesavingdevice.
•Thisproductisnotatoyandisnottobeusedbychildrenundertheageof
16yearsofageorbyanychildwithoutadultsupervision.Checkthelawsin
yourstate.
•Useonlyinstillandcalmwater.Neveruseinhighwindorwaterwithcurrents.
SAFE FLOATING
•Neveroatalone.
•Neverusethisoattubeinbadweather.
•Keepsharpobjects(knives,shhooks,etc.)awayfromthepontoons.
•Donotuseundertheinuenceofdrugsoralcohol.
•Donottowthisoattubewithapersoninit.
•Seekshelterfromwaterifthereisthreatoflightning.
•Youroattubeincludesasafetyagholderintheback(agnotincluded).
Somestatesrequireuseofasafetyag.
INFLATION
•DonotuseCO2orahighpressureaircompressortoinate.
•Followtheinationinstructionslistedinthismanual.
•Checkforleaksbeforeusing.
•Rememberthatairpressurechangeswithtemperatureandelevationso
alwayscheckyourinationlevelbeforeuse.
Thismanuallistscertainrecommendedpracticesandprovidessomebasic
precautions.However,thislistofprecautionsisnotall-inclusive.Users
mustfollowallapplicablelaws,rules,andregulationsandshouldexercise
appropriatecautioninthesafeoperationofthisoattube.
REMEMBER-alwaysexercisecommonsensewhenusingyouroattube.

Materials list:
• 1floattubecoverwith2flotationbladders
• 1meshstrippingapronwithspreaderbarsleeve
• 3-piecespreaderbar
• 1bladderrepairkit(contains:repairinstructionsandtwoPVCpatches)
• 1pairofshoulderstraps
• 2foamseatpieces
How to inflate your float tube bladders
Floattubebladdersaredesignedtobeinflatedbyfootorhandpump.
To inflate:
Turnthevalvecaponthevalvestemcounter-clockwisetoopentheair
way.Afterinflationclosethevalvebyturning
thecapclockwise(Fig.1).
To Deflate:
DONOTREMOVECAP–Turnthevalvecapon
thevalvestemcounter-clockwisetoopenthe
airwayfromthebladder.
Inflating and assembling your float tube
1. Placeyourfloattubeflatonthefloorwith
thepocketsfacingup.Loosenthetwo
compressionstrapsontheoutside
edgeofbothpontoons.
2. Insertthetwofoaminserts(A)intothe
seatbottomcompartment(Fig.2).
(Itwillbeatightfit.)
3. Pulltheflapdownoverthefoaminserts
andsecurethethreerip-and-gripstrips
undertheseatcushion.
4. Accessyourvalvestem
toyourpontoonbladders
throughtheinsidezipper
pocket.Ifvalvestemsare
notaccessibleinsidethe
pocketseestep6-7.
5. Inflatethetwopontoon
bladdersabout30%—just
enoughtoholdtheirshape.
6. Checkthebladdersby
unzippingthepontoons
(Fig.3).Thebladdersshouldlie
flat,untwistedandcenteredinside
thepontoonShell.
7. Makesurethevalvestemthatattachestothe
bladderfitsintotheaccesspocketofthepontoon
cover(Fig.4).Zipclosedthepontoons.(Atwisted
bladderwilldistortthecoverwhenyoublow
itup.)
8. Inflatetheflotationbladdersuntilmostofthewrinklesareoutofthe
cover.Ifanytwistsdevelopstop,deflatethebladder,straightenit
withinitspocketandre-inflate.Closethevalvecapstightly.
9. Connectthethreespreaderbarpiecesbyinsertingthetwolongtubes
intotheshortercouplingtubewiththeangledendsonbothlongtube
endsfacingout.Nowplacethemeshstrippingaprononthefloorwith
thegraphicsfacingup.Slipthespreaderbarwiththeangledends
facingdownintothefabricsleeveatoneendoftheapron.Sliptheends
oftheapronsleeveintothefabricreceptaclesonthetopleftandright
pontoons.Securethequickreleasebuckles.
10. Pulltightthetwocinch-tightbucklesontheoutsideedgeof
eachpontoon.
11. Therearetwobackrestsupportstrapssewntotheseatbackrestwitha
sidereleasebuckleoneitherend.Besurethesebucklesareclippedto
theircorrespondingpartsontheinsidepontoon.Adjustthelengthof
thestrapforacomfortableseatbackangle.
12. Pulltightthesingleseatbackstrap,tokeeptheseatopenwhileinuse.
Loosenthestraptofoldtheseatclosed.
Lifting the tube in and out of the water
Therearetwowebhandlesnexttothepontoonpocketsthatcanliftthe
tubeinandoutofthewatereasily.
Launching and using your float tube
1. Startwithagentleslope(likeaboatramp).
2. Attachfinstoyourfeet,thenplaceyourfloattubeinknee-highwater.
Stepintoyourtubefromtheopensideandturnsothatyourbackis
facingthebackrest.
3. Nowjustsitdowninyourfloattube,fastenthestrippingapronandbegin
tofloat.Practicekickingwithyourfinstogobackwardortoturn.
Carrying your float tube
Includedwithyourfloattubeisapairofbackpackingshoulderstraps.
AttachashoulderstraptooneD-ringlocatedundertheseatofyour
pontoonboatRepeatwiththeotherstrapontheoppositeD-ringlocated
undertheseat.
Care and storage of your float tube
Alwayspartiallydeflatethebladdersbeforestoringyourassembled
floattubeinavehicleorhotarea.Theairinthebladderscanexpand
significantly.
Ifyouarenotgoingtouseyourfloattubeforanextendedperioddeflate
itandstoreit.Toavoidmildew,besurethatyourfloattubeisdrybeforeyou
packitandthatyoustoreitinadryplace.
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TOP VIEW
BOTTOM VIEW
Float Tube Shell
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