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Your boat has several separate air chambers and valves. First of all open all of valves by depressing them and turning a quarter turn.
Use a vacuum cleaner or a 12-volt electric pump to deflate the inflatable keel. Close the valve and install the valve protector cap.
If your boat is equipped with an Plywood or Aluminum Floor, it is now time to remove it. Remove the “stringers” from either edge first. Now, lift the floor about 10 inches at the rear most seam (between the last and second last floor pieces). Carefully lift the pieces out and place them in their carrying case.
If your boat is equipped with a High Pressure
Air deck Floor, remove the air from it and install the valve protector cap. It is not necessary to remove the floor from the boat unless you wish to clean the boat at this time.
The valves should be in
their "open" position for disassembly. They are
open when they are in the “down” position. They can be
alternately placed in their up (closed) and down (open)
positions by pushing them down and turning one quarter
turn.
Make sure that each chamber
in your boat has a very small amount of air in it to
prevent severe “scrunching” of the fabric so that
damage doesn’t occur while your boat is being stored.
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