Valiant 500 CLASSIC Owner's manual

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Owner’s Manual

English

Volume 2

Volume2 – Tome2 – Teil2 – Tomo2

Per Modelli

For Model

Pour Modèles

Für Modelle

Para Modelos

470 SPORT

500 SPORT CLASSIC COMFORT

550 SPORT CLASSIC COMFORT

580 SPORT CLASSIC COMFORT

630 SPORT CLASSIC COMFORT

685 CLASSIC

690 SPORT

760 SPORT

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INDEX

1 Standard equipment

2 Inflating instructions

3 Operating pressure

4 Technical specifications

5 System

6 Accessories

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1 Standard Equipment

As well as the boat frame according to the selected model, the

package contains:

Dotazione

Modello

470 SPORT

500 COMFORT

500 CLASSIC

500 SPORT

550 COMFORT

550 CLASSIC

550 SPORT

580 COMFORT

580 CLASSIC

580

SPORT

630 COMFORT

630 CLASSIC

630

SPORT

685 CLASSIC

690 SPORT

760 SPORT

N°

2

ALLUMINIUM OARS

o

CLOSING CAPS FOR

DISCHARGES AND

SCUPPERS

o

REPAIR KIT

o

INFLATION DEVICE

o

USER MANUAL

(

N

°

VOLUMES

)

o

COMPARTMENT KEYS

o

=provided in the package

o

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2 Inflating instructions

To inflate the boat properly, proceed as follows:

A) Make sure that the valves are in the sealing position - i.e. you must be

able to rotate the central pin rotate inwards by 7/8 mm and then return

it to the initial position. Otherwise the pin must be pressed and rotated

by a quarter of a turn

Deflation:

Unscrew the cap:

- press and release the central pin to adjust the pressure.

- press and rotate 90° the central pin of the inflate valve, to deflate the tube

completely.

Central Pin

1

2

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The four valves for inner air chambers are located on the boat’s sides. The

valve for the only external air chamber is on the right tube, at transom

height.

Valliant ribs with PVC tube are equipped with inner chambers. Follow

these instructions in order to inflate the tube correctly

B) Start inflating the boat from the inner air chambers with grey valves

until you reach the operating pressure .

INNER AIR CHAMBERS INFLATION

Inner

chamber

valves

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CAUTION

DO NOT use air compressors or scuba tanks to inflate your boat.

CAUTION

When inflating the inner air chambers, it is not possible to detect when the

correct operating pressure is reached (0,15 bars).

Therefore we recommend using a pressure gauge, available in Arimar’s

authorized centres, to avoid any overpressure.

C) Inflate the boat through the black valve until the recommended

pressure of the whole boat is reached. See section 3 for recommended

operating pressure.

EXTERNAL AIR CHAMBER INFLATION

Rear dark

valve located

on left side

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Black Fin ribs with hypalon tube are equipped with baffle. Follow this

instruction in order to correctly inflate the tube

D) Start inflating the tube from the valve installed on the left side rearward.

E) To fully inflate the tube, move to the other valves clockwise. See

section 3 for recommended operating pressure.

F) Put and screw the caps clockwise

NOTE

Due to air leaks in one sector, the other may suffer from an internal

pressure-relieving, which in any case does not affect the boat’s floating

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VALVE OF OVERPRESSURE

Valve with protection plug Valve without protection plug

If the tube is inflated over the standard pressure or due to an excessive

rise of the temperature the valve of overpressure allows to discharge the

excess air present inside the tube.

It is recommended to pay the maximum attention during these operations

and always keep under control the action of the overpressure valves,

verifying the end of the aeration action and checking the pressure of

exercise through the manometer as reported in the paragraph “pressure of

exercise”.

CAUTION

For safety purposes, it is recommended to always follow the proper inflating

procedure

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3 Operating pressure

Use only Arimar inflation devices, provided with the boat according to the

model.

The right operating pressure is 18 kPa (0,18 bar) for external air chambers

and 15 kPa (0,15 bar) for inner ones.

WITH INTERNAL CHAMBERS (PVC) (the number of the inner chambers is

approximate)

WITH BAFFLE (Hypalon/neoprene)(the numbers of the chambers is

approximate)

CAUTION

DO NOT use air compressors or scuba tanks to inflate your boat.

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DANGER

An excessive inflation of the boat leads to a false sense of security

and is dangerous for passengers. In fact, the slightest scratch in the tubes

could cause huge breaks. Remember that any increase in temperature

leads to a decrease in the mechanical resistance of the boat’s joints and to

significant increases of inner temperature. Therefore, the joints – if

submitted to excessive mechanical stress - may suddenly break.

We recommend to use a pressure gauge to check the pressure of your

boat, which must be 18 kPa (0,18 bar and approx. 180 cm of column of

water) in the external air chambers and 15 kPa (0,15 bar and approx. 150

of column of water) in the inner air chambers. The pressure fluctuates with

changes in temperature and increases after

prolonged exposure to sunlight. For instance, a

10 degree variation in the ambient temperature

will cause an increase or a decrease in the inner

pressure of 3,18 kPa. The nominal pressure will

go from 18 kPa to 21,8 kPa

NOTE

Use of the pressure gauge:

a) Insert the pressure gauge into each valve, starting from the grey

valves.

b) The pressure gauge must be inserted when the boat is only partially

inflated.

c) Insert the pressure gauge into the valve to measure the pressure.

Then, inflate the boat more and measure the pressure again. Go on

until you reach the proper pressure.

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CAUTION

The boat’s pressure fluctuates with changes in temperature. Adjust the

pressure by inflating and deflating the boat, especially after prolonged

exposure to sunlight

The tube pressure decreases when the boat is in the water or during the

night, and increases when the boat is exposed to the sunlight. For this

reason, when the boat is being haulaged after a long exposition to the

sunlight, we recommend to reduce the tube pressure to balance the

overpressure.

DANGER

An excessive inflation of the boat leads to a false sense of security and is

dangerous for passengers. In fact, the slightest scratch in the fabric could

cause huge breaks.

Please also consider that the inner pressure raises when the ambient

temperature is high.

For example, the pressure of a boat which has been inflated in the morning

with a temperature of 25, at noon, when the temperature is 50/60°, there

will be twice the operating pressure in the tubes. Such increase in

pressure, if not avoided, can cause excessive strain of the mechanical

joints and might lead to sudden breaks.

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4 Technical specifications

SPORT

COMFORT

SPORT

CLASSIC

COMFORT

CLASSIC

SPORT

COMFORT

CLASSIC

SPORT

COMFORT

CLASSIC

SPORT

VALIANT

685

SPORT

TECHNICAL FEATURES

UM

470

500

550

580

630

685

690

760

Length of the hull (A) L

h

4,69

5,01

5,33

5,36

5,84

6,30

6,75

7,60

Width of the hull (B) B

h

2,11

2,32

2,36

2,32

2,34

2,50

2,71

2,73

3,00

Maximum lenght L

max

4,71

5,03

5,35

5,38

5,86

6,32

6,77

7,62

Maximum width B

max

2,15

2,36

2,40

2,36

2,38

2,54

2,75

2,77

3,04

No. of chambers nr

5

Max no. persons

transportable nr

8

9

13

14

16

22

24

Fuel tank capacity l

/

38

/

38

70

/

115

114

140

200

205

270

Max mass of the engine kg

120,0

185,0

120,0

200,0

245,0

280,0

400

500,0

kW

44,1

68,0

44,1

88,0

112,0

147,1

170,0

220,0

195,0

Ma recommended power

hp

59,9

92,4

59,9

119,6

152,2

199,9

231,0

299,0

265,0

Designed category -

C

B

C

Water tank capacity (if

provided) l

/

Motorisation -

FB

Boat mass fully loaded

(m

LDC

) kg

1060

1200

1410

1200

1310

1650

2450

3000

3630

4900

Recommended max

capacity (m

MTL

2

) kg

745

720

810

1170

1260

1440

1980

2160

Net boat mass (m

LCC

) kg

315

480

690

480

500

840

1280

1740

2190

2920

2740

Tube diameter (C) kg

40/55

40/60

40/55

40/60

36/60

50/60

40/60

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Dimensions and tolerances are in conformity to EN ISO 8666:2002

(

1

) CAUTION – Do not overcome the max recommended number of persons. Apart from the number of people on board,

their total weight as well as the one of the crew can not overcome the max recommended load.

(

2

) The maximum recommended load includes the weight of all people on board, supplies and personal effects, all the

equipment not included in the net boat mass, the cargo (if exists) and all the liquids subjected to consumption (water, fuel.

etc.)

(

3

) CAUTION – the whole capacity could not be totally available to be used according to the asset and the load.

A fuel reserve by 20% needs also to be considered.

CAUTION – Do not overcome the recommended max load. The unit must be always thoroughly loaded and the load

distributed in an appropriate way to maintain the project asset (approx. Horizontally). Do not put heavy loads on top.

NOTE

For mod. 580 and 630 in C category, the discharge system is of static

auto-empting kind with discharge ball-shaped valves inside the bow

peak (for the closure in case of emergency) and bilge pump.

For all models in B category, the discharge system is of static auto-

empting kind with discharge ball-shaped valves inside the bow peak (for

the closure in case of emergency) and bilge pump.

C

B

C

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5 System

NAVIGATION LIGHT SYSTEM

RUNNING LIGHTS WITH NO ROLL BAR

RUNNING LIGHTS WITH ROLL BAR

360°

Navigagion

light

Green running

light

Red running

light

Anchor light

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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

470-500-550 580-630

685-690-760

A B C/D

1 2 3 4

AUTO

OFF

STERN

ON

OFF

AUTO

A

B

C

A

B

C

D

1

2

3

4

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ELECTRICAL LAYOUTS

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