INSTRUCTIONS

Assemble the best winter frame for your boat!

 

TOOLS NEEDED FOR THE ASSEMBLY OF THE POWER AND SAIL FRAME SYSTEM:

NUT DRIVER

SCREW DRIVER
TUBING BENDER
PIPE CUTTER

 

TOOLS NEEDED FOR THE ASSEMBLY OF THE PONTOON FRAME SYSTEM:

NUT DRIVER

SCREW DRIVER
PIPE CUTTER

 

EASY TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS:

Frames for Outboards and I/O Runabouts:

1. Assemble a centerline ridgepole bow to stern.
2. Extend tubing end-to-end with couplings as needed.
3. Attach ridgepole ends to bow and stern pulpits with Kover Klamps.
4. Support ridgepole vertically with short lengths, using rubber tips to prevent chafing deck.
5. Use rubber tips at ends or rest on deck, using Kover Klamps to attach to rails or stanchions.
6. Use extra rib leg to raise ribs above windshield.

Frames for Sailboats:

1. Assemble a centerline ridgepole, bow to stern.
2. Extend tubing end-to-end with couplings as needed.
3. Attach ridgepole ends to bow and stern pulpits with Kover Klamps.
4. Support ridgepole vertically with short lengths, using rubber tips to prevent chafing deck.
5. Bend 10-foot lengths of tubing in the center to desired angle to create ribs and attach to rails or stanchions with Kover Klamps.
6. Attach ribs to ridgepple with Kover Klamps.
7. Extend ribs downward to deck with short lengths of tubing, using rubber tips to prevent chafing.
8. Create "pocket braces" with longitudinal lengths of tubing on either side of ridge to prevent cover from sagging between the ribs.

Frames for Cruisers:

1. Assemble a centerline rldgepole, bow to stern.
2. Extend tubing end-to-end with couplings as needed.
3. Use tubing bender to contour the ridgepole over the windshield and flybridge. as well as cabin.
4. Attach ridgepole ends to bow and stern pulpits with Kover Klamps.
5. Support ridgepple vertically with short lengths, using rubber tips to prevent chafing deck.
6. Bend 10-foot lengths of tubing in the center to the desired angle; Klamp ribs to ridgepple, spacing ribs evenly every 4 to 5 ft.
7. Stanchions will indicate how many ribs to create.
8. Extend ribs downward to deck with short lengths of tubing, using rubber tips to prevent chafing.
9. Create "pocket braces' with longitudinal lengths of tubing on either side of ridge to prevent cover from sagging between the ribs.

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