Please help. I am still very confused about inflation of Sevylor Fish Hunter.

Rijnton

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I already asked this in another thread started by me, but because it is an older thread I thought it would be better to start a new thread with this question. I hope that this is allowed and that you don't mind.
I am still very confused about the inflation of my Sevylor Fish Hunter (HF360) and rather shivery to take it out on the water. The reason is this:
The manual says in bold letters: "The correct pressure is 0.06 bar (60 mbar). Do not exceed it." That is why I also bought a Sevylor manometer.
When I inflate the safety chamber (1) to 60 mbar, the Sevytest is still rather far from the "A" marking. When I inflate it to this "A" marking, the manometer reads 140 mbar, so much too high.
When I inflate the safety chamber to 60 mbar and then the main chamber (4) also to 60 mbar, the "A" mark of the Sevytest is reached. But when I check the safety chamber again it has risen to 140 mbar, so much too high again. I assume that when I blow it up further to reach the "B" mark, it will be so much that the boat will be damaged.
I already contacted Sevylor's customer service but they refer me to Sevylor Benelux, because I have an European model. Unfortunately the appropiate persons there are on holiday until the new year.
I hope that another, experienced, Sevylor Fish Hunter owner can help me with this. What should I do ? Or could my boat or the Sevytest gauge be faulty ?
 

sadreyer

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Re: Please help. I am still very confused about inflation of Sevylor Fish Hunter.

This is a late reply, but I'm assuming you are filling the main chambers in order of inner chamber then the outer chamber? .9psi (60mbar) is the correct pressure that you want in these boats and the reason is to allow for expansion from heat and load weight when on the water. I think if you exceed this pressure the sonic welds in the chambers could be damaged and the last thing you want/need is a busted weld point in the PVC inside the chamber.

Hope that helped you.
 
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