SureShade ATF Operating and maintenance instructions

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SureShade Installation
1) Mark the position of the mounting clamps (Figs 1 –4)
2) Secure the mounting clamps in place
3) Secure the actuators in place
4) Secure the roller assembly in place
5) Secure the crossbars in place (Fig 5 –6)
6) Set up the electrical system (Fig 7)
7) Preload the canvas (Fig 8)
Position both actuators on top of the hardtop resting on the bottom half of the mounting clamps (Fig 1).
Insert the outer crossbar and/or clamp roller to the actuators and measure across to align the actuators to be
parallel (Fig 2). NOTE –the actuators must be aligned (parallel) to ensure proper functioning of the shade
system.
Fig 1
Fig 2
Insert outer
crossbar
and/or
clamp roller
to actuators
Measure across to
make actuators
parallel

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Mark the position of the mounting plates on the hardtop Fig 3 & 3A.
Remove the crossbar, spacer and actuators from the mounting plate so you can drill and secure the mounting
clamp to the hardtop in the marked locations. Secure actuators to the mounting clamps and slide the roller
assembly onto actuators and secure in place (Fig 4).
Slide crossbars onto actuators and secure in place.
Fig 4
Slide roller
assembly onto
actuators
Fig 5
Fig 6
Secure aft crossbar
in place with screw.
Secure mid
crossbar in place
with screw.
Fig 3
Fig 3A
Mark the position of
the mounting plates

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The electrical housing is pre-wired and tested before shipping.
The electrical housing controls the retracted and extended positions as well as the synchronization of the actuators’
movement. The synchronization is accomplished by sensors positioned inside the actuator that communicate with the
electrical housing. These sensors, along with the housing software, will keep the two actuators synchronized within ½” of
each other during travel. When an actuator gets ½” ahead of the other actuator the system will shut the faster actuator
down for a split second until the slower actuator catches up and then continues movement again.
1) All control wires for the actuators to the controller and connection from the boat power are supplied with
Deutsch connectors. Once the control wiring for the actuators is properly fed through tubing and fiberglass,
connect one end of the control wire to the actuator and the other end to the electrical housing.
2) Connect the power source to the controller, be sure that the wires providing power to the controller are a 6-8
gauge wire. Too small of a gauge wire can drop voltage and cause an intermittent situation during travel. All
fuses and switch wiring, etc should be to spec with the supplied documentation.
Port control
wire
connection
Starboard
control wire
connection
Fig 7
Power harness
wire connection
from boat

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In Fig 8, the canvas comes off the spring-
tensioned roller in the direction of the arrows.
Preload the roller several revolutions by
rotating the canvas and roller in the same
direction that the canvas comes off the roller
(in the direction of the arrows) and zipper to
outer crossbar. Do as many revolutions as
necessary to make sure that the canvas is taut.
Fig 8