Taco Neptune Tele-Shade Installation Instructions - Assembling The Legs
1) Install the port mounts. Remember the legs rake toward the stern, the
mounts are machined to allow the leg to fit in at the correct angle.
It is imperative that the legs are vertical left to right (Figure 3).
Tip: To achieve a tighter fit to the console, the console mounts can be cut down
using a table saw with a standard wood blade.
2) Usingthe1/4"lagboltsandwashers,attachthemountsthroughtheinsideofthe
console.Iftheconsoleislessthan1/2"thickyouwillneedabackingplateto
preventtheconsolefromcracking.Theconsolespacersallowforadjustmenton
the mount to keep the legs vertical.
3) Slidethelegsthroughthemounts.Thefrontleghasapullpinlockandrearlegs
has a spring loaded locking pin. Once the legs are installed and vertical
(port to starboard) tighten the mounting bolts.
4) Therearesetscrewsinthefrontandbackofthemounts.Tightenthese
gentlyagainstthetube.Donotovertightenasyouwilldeformthetubeand
the legs will bind.
Assembling the Legs
1) Insertthe1/2"joinerpinscompletelythroughthetubeatthetopoftheupperleg.Thethreadedholeinthepinmustbe
parallelwiththeleg.Makesurethepinisflushwiththesideofthetube(Figure4).
2) Place the 4 tubing caps over the 1-1/4" tube. These caps hold the joiner pins in place (Figure 5).
3) Make sure the legs are in the locked position (the pull pin is in place and the spring pins are snapped into the locking holes).
4) RemovetheAllenboltsthatholdtheclamptogether,andremovetherubberinerttoallowaccesstothe5/16"
bolt in the clamp.
5) Theclampfitsoverthetubingcapandtheboltthreadsintothejoinerpin.Gentlytightenthescrewsothattheclamp
can still turn on the tube (Figure 6).
6) Takeoneofthecrossbracesandlayitinthesaddleoftheclamp,thiswillaligntheclamps.Whentheclampsare
aligned,tightenthe5/16"screwsecurelytopreventtheclampsfromturning(Figure7).
Intalling the Console Mounts (Continued)
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