Nautiraid GRAND RAID 540 User manual
GRAND RAID 540
Instruction book
• Get your parts out of the bags : check how they are stored in the bag
and how the skin is plied. It will help you when you will get the
disassembled parts back in the bags after your paddling session.
• Display them on a flat and clean surface.
The parts inside your bags are : 1- crossribs. 2- floorboards. 3- keel
extension bars front and rear. 4- front and rear half frames.
5- skin. 6- inflatable seats. 7- cockpit rim (4 parts).
• The parts have color marks : the red ones go the front, the blue ones to
the rear. On this particular frame which has optional black varnish, red
and blue tape is used. On clear natural varnish, colors are marked with a
pencil (below).
1 2
3
4
57
6
• Take the front half frame
(red marks). Open it by
turning the first crossrib
90°.
• Secure its position with
the little strap which
eyelet goes in the crossrib
screwhead.
• Open the half frame
around its hinges.
• Take the front keel extension
bar (red marks) to connect it
with the front frame.
• Take the crossrib n°2 (left, red marks). Present
it on the frame. Lift the locker to secure it on the
bolt head - on the keel bar (right).
Do the same for the rear half
frame (blue marks).
• Connect the crossrib to the top
deck bar with the pin.
• Secure it in place with the pin.
Do the same for the rear half
frame (blue marks).
• Slide the front half
frame into the skin.
• Do the same for the rear frame.
• The frame has to be carefully
centered in the skin : the eyelet at the
top has to be aligned with the frame top
screw head. It’s not necessary to force
the screwhead into the eyelet : once in
tension (next step), the screw head will
be below the eyelet.
• Be careful that the stabilairs hoses and the rudder lines are not struck
between frame parts and the skin.
• Put the keel into tension :
insert the end of the keel bar
into the lever axle.
• Push the lever towards the ground.
Once in place, turn the latch to secure the lever.
• Take the two
parts of the
gunwale and
bent them until
you can connect
them.
• Release the pressure, the gunwales get back in place against
the skin. Do the same for the remaining four stringers (below).
• Get the floorboards in place : the red marks go at the front and the
blue marks at the rear under the crossribs.
• Lift the two
floorboards by
the middle of the
boat and lay them
down. Be careful they
are correctly aligned
on the keel.
• Attach the straps
over the floorboards.
FLOORBOARDS
• Put in place the n°4 crossrib which goes at the centre
of the boat. N°4 doesn’t have any marks, while n°3 has
red marks ans n°5 has blue marks. Like the previous
crossribs, secure the locker on the bolt head on the keel
(red arrow and left). The lockers face the front of the
kayak.
• Once the crossrib in place, grab the
gunwales and lift it over the notch.
• Do the same for crossribs n°4 and 6.
CENTRAL CROSSRIBS
• Be sure that all eight bolt
heads are passing through
the eyelets.
• Put in place the rear half hoop.
The three metallic holes will go on
the bolt heads.
• Then connect the side bars
(red marks towards the front).
They also click on the bolt heads.
• Put in place the front half
hoop.
COCKPIT RIM
SEATS
• Inflate the seats before putting
them in the boat.
• To get the cockpit watertight, insert the sem into the slot of the cockpit rim.
Always start from the rear.
• Attach the seats in place, tying
the straps around the crossrib.
• Clip the backrest straps to the
buckles on the sides of the cockpit.
LAST STEP
• Inflate the stabilairs (without too
much pressure). Your Grand Raid
is ready to hit the water !
• Put in place the rudder by pulling
the pin.
• When in position with the
bracket, put the pin again and
secure it with the elastic.
• Get out the movable ring.• On the rudder bar, unscrew the
shackle on port.
RUDDER INSTALLATION (OPTION)
• Put the rudder bar through the
hole.
• Slide the ring back in place.
• The rudder leverage black cord
has to be stretched along the
starboard side. Connect it to
the plastic hook with elastic.
• Turn the locker 90°.
• Put back the shackle.
• Put the foot control plate in the boat.
• Connect the rudder control lines to the lines of
crossrib n°2 (below, at the end of the white elastics).
The lines go through the holes on the pedals before
being connected to the hook.
• Always start by deflating the
stabilairs. Get the cockpit rim off.
• Be careful that all the screw
heads (8) are out of the eyelets.
• Release the tension by lifting
completely the central lever.
• Get the three central crossribs
out, remove the floorboards.
DISASSEMBLY OF THE KAYAK
• Deconnect the gunwales and the
four stringers.
• Grab the boat by the front handle.
Slap the sides of the front end for
the skin tends to stick to the frame.
Shake it too, to help the frame slide a
few inches.
• Put the skin on its side, the deck
plyed on the inside.
• Get the half frames out of the
skin.
• Put crossrib n°2 on the skin, and
make a first ply.
• Ply again over rib n°3.
• Put in the middle the remaining rib and the cockpit rim half hoops.
• Do the same at the other end with rib n°5 and 6 to get a plied skin like on the
picture below.
• You can now put the boat
back in its bag. Seats and other
accessories go between the
skin and the bag inner surface.
FOLDING THE SKIN
• Put on the ground a floorboard
over the two straps.
• On the floorboard, put the two
cockpit bars and the rear keel
extension.
• Sling the front extension bar.
• Put the last floorboard over it and
tie the bundle.
• Put a folded half frame over it.
• Put the second half frame over it.
WOOD BAG ARRANGEMENT
• Kayak maintenance : rince your boat on the inside and outside after
each outing at sea. Rub with a sponge to get the salt away. Wash it with
soapy water if necessary. Dry it carefully before storing it in its bag for a
long period of time.
• The kayak has to be dry, if you have to fold it while still being humid,
don’t delay to get it out of its bag to avoid moisture.
• Bags composition :
- Skin bag : skin, two half cockpit rims, all removable crossribs,
seats, accessories.
- Wood bag : floorboards, extension keel bars, half frames, cocpit
side bars
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