Navigator LP240BK User manual

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NAVIGATOR INFLATABLE BOATS
USER MANUAL
User Manual
Navigator Inflatable Boats 2021
https://www.navigatorboat.com

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Contents
Intro, Regulatory 3
Standard Construction Elements 4
Quick Assembly Guide – Flooring. 6
Quick Assembly Guide – Using the Valves. 7
Certification, HIN and Manufacturer’s Identification Code (MIC) 8
Assembly Full Guide: 9
Assembly & hard deck installation for boats with an inflatable keel. 9
Adjusting the pressure in air chambers (including a keel). 11
Configuring the valves: 13
Next steps for boat assembly: 15
Mounting the outboard motor: 15
Disassembly: 16
Cleaning, Maintenance, Repairs 17
Operating the boat: 19
Towing bridle & towing behind: 22
Navigator Inflatable Boats Warranty Terms & Conditions: 23

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Intro, Regulatory
Dear customer, congratulations on becoming a proud Navigator Inflatable Boats
owner. We are confident that you will enjoy using our product for recreation,
adventures, fishing & hunting, or as an auxiliary craft for powerboats and yachts.
This manual has been compiled to help you to operate your Navigator inflatable boat
with safety and pleasure in mind. It contains details about your new inflatable boat; the
equipment supplied or fitted, its systems and information on its operation and
maintenance. Please read it carefully and familiarize yourself with the inflatable boat
before using it.
If this is your first inflatable boat, or you are changing to a type of craft you are not
familiar with, for your comfort and safety, please ensure that you obtain handling and
operation experience before assuming command of the inflatable boat. Your dealer or
national sailing federation of yacht club will be pleased to advise you of the local sea
schools or competent instructors.
Please note that each boat has an identification Hull ID number, which you will find on
a metal plate attached to the transom. Hull ID number starts from letters YNI. You may
need this number to register your inflatable boat if you’ve installed an outboard motor
of 10hp or more (if the specifications allow):
https://tc.canada.ca/en/marine-transportation/vessel-licensing-registration/find-out-if-
you-need-license-register-your-vessel
Additionally, you will need a pleasure-craft operator license to navigate the boat safely
& comply with regulatory requirements. For operators, open the list of accredited
service providers:
https://tc.canada.ca/en/marine-transportation/marine-safety/operator-card-pcoc-faq
PLEASE KEEP THIS MANUAL IN A SECURE PLACE AND HAND IT OVER TOTHE
NEW OWNER WHEN YOU SELL THE INFLATABLE BOAT.

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Standard Construction Elements
A) Roll-up Inflatable Boats
B) Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats

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1 - Inflatable boat;
2 - The elastic inner wall;
3 - Inflation valve;
4 - Stationary transom;
5 - Rigid seats;
6 - Oarlocks;
7 - Grab line lock;
8 - Lifeline;
9 - Bearing for seats;
10 - Carrying handle;
11 - Towing rings;
12 - Side joiners;
13 - Slat flooring;
14 - Hinged transom for with motor plate;
15 - Oars holder.
BOAT COMPONENTS
B) «RIB» Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat
1 - Inflatable Tube;
2 - Hatch;
3 - Fiberglass hull;
4 - Filling valve;
5 - Lifeline;
6 - Carrying handle;
7 - Oarlock;
8 - Hard seat.
Standard kit Navigator Roll-up Boats:
-2 Oars with oarlocks
-Towing handle under the bow
-2 Movable Seats
-Anchor mount D-ring with a rubber bow protector for the rope
-Book-type wooden floor. Floorboards are connected with PVC strips, easy to install &
store (alternative floors: slatted, hard deck wood or aluminum, inflatable floor).
-Small repair kit (Patch, glue, valve unscrew tool)
-Efficient Foot pump
-2 Bags to carry the boat & the floor
NOTE. Our company is constantly improving the design and reliability of
manufactured products. In this regard (and the presence of components) supplied
subject to change, also subject to structural changes in the product.
BOAT COMPONENTS
A) Roll-Up Inflatable Boat

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You should follow the same process for the Book-type floor with the only difference,
that you settle the bow and transom blocks of the floor first and allow a pyramid to
form from blocks # 2 and #3 naturally, and then you apply some force to let the floor
set it.
Warning: do not drag the boat on a solid scratchy surface (asphalt, rocky surface,
concrete floors, other sharp flooring elements etc.) to extend the lifetime of the PVC.
Quick Assembly Guide – Flooring.

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Quick Assembly Guide – Using the Valves.

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Certification, HIN and Manufacturer’s Identification Code
(MIC)
Navigator Inflatable Boats comply with the North American requirements to have a
unique registered Hull Identification Number (HIN) – our boats are registered with
Transport Canada and due to the bilateral HIN recognition agreement, Canadian HINs
are accepted in the US. The first three characters of the HIN number are the
Manufacturers Identification Code, which is YNI for Navigator Boats (Momentum
International Trading Inc).
The US Coast Guard also maintains a list of MICs. You can review their website to
check any inflatable boat manufacturer or authorized dealer to ensure they are
properly registered. You can see our MIC YNI (or old – YNK to be updated soon) at:
https://uscgboating.org/content/manufacturers-identification.php
Special quality control measures are set at the manufacturing level. Each boat is
inflated and tested at the factory before shipment. Before introducing new lines and
products each is stringently tested against the international regulatory standards.
All Navigator Inflatable Boats are certified and compliant with the EU Requirement
Directive 2013/53/EU PN-EN ISO 6185-(1 to 4 based on length):2005 (EN ISO 6185-
2:2001) CE 1463, which is a standardized quality equivalent to North American ABYC
standards:
https://abycinc.org/store/ViewProduct.aspx?id=8972217

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Assembly & hard deck installation for boats with an inflatable keel.
Remove the boat from the packing bag and unfold. Unfold the inflatable keel and
position the boat on a safe level surface without sharp objects. Inflate all pressurized
compartments, except for the keel, to approximately 20-30% of the recommended
pressure. Pumping the tubes a bit will simplify the installation of the flooring of the
boat.
The floorboards are installed with rough surface facing up. The floorboards are made
of water-proof marine-grade plywood and covered with a layer of resistant material.
The floorboards are assembled with aluminium H channels, "locks" just like a
hardwood floor would have.
Slide the front floorboard (No 1) into the bow until it stops. Position the hole opening
over the keel air chamber valve. If the keel valve opening is located on the floorboard
#2, please connect it with the first floorboard and ensure that the air valve of the
inflatable keels meets the center of the hole in the section.
Slide the rear floorboard (No 4 or 5) maximally close to the transom.
Connect the remaining floorboards through the aluminum H channels together. On
models having four floorboards, position boards (No 2 and 3) to form a pyramid V
shape (see diagram "A" above).
Push down on the V joint to lock aluminum H channels to flatten the floorboards. Be
careful not to catch any accessories and/or tubes when applying pressure – ensure
that the flooring is not jamming any PVC/accessories while pushing it down with a
hand or foot if it requires more force.
Align the sections (no. 1, no. 2, no. 3, no. 4, no. 5) so that they are symmetrical with
respect to each other without distortions;
Assembly Full Guide:

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Attach aluminum stringers (C) onto each side of the floor-boards (B) within the
recessed portions 2, 3 and 4 of the floor. You can place an oar (A) under the bottom
of the boat to raise the floorboards and assist yourself while attaching the stringers
(Book-type floors don’t have aluminum stringers on the sides). Stringers do not have
to cover all floorboard length.
Proceed and install the second stringer on the opposite side of the boat the same way.