DAVIS Team REPLACEMENT BOAT HOOK KIT - Manual (Page 2)

INSTALLATION
INSTRUCTIONS
Use method appropriate for
your type of original pole.
REPLACEMENT KIT INCLUDES:
Boat Hook
Tip
Plastic
Adapter
Sleeve
Stainless Steel
Drive Rivets
METHOD A
METHOD B
All Davis and Team ® boat hooks and
paddle boat hooks
with white plastic hook
1.
Using a pliers or “vise-grip” tool, remove both
drive screws securing the old boat hook tip.
Tightly grip the sides of the drive screws before
turning them counter-clockwise.
If, for some reason, you cannot get a good
grip to back them out, try Method B.
2.
Pull out stub of broken boat hook tip.
3.
If telescoping pole:
Insert new boat hook tip into the adapter sleeve
and then insert both into tube.
If fixed length pole:
Insert new boat hook tip directly into tube.
4.
Us ing a #24 or 5/32" (4 mm) drill bit, drill a hole through each
old screw hole into the new boat hook fitting.
5.
Locate the drive screws furnished in the repair kit. They are a special type
of screw that is installed with a hammer. One or two solid taps is all that is
needed to seat them. Insert new drive screws into old screw holes and
hammer them home. Do not use excessive force.
Davis w.
white hook
All Davis and Team ® products with
with black plastic hook
With Davis Versapoles ™ this method
is a permanent replacement.
For a removable replacement boat hook,
contact Davis Customer Service
at 800-678-3669.
All EEz-In ® boat hooks
with grey metallic-looking hooks
on 1" (25.4 mm) diameter poles
All other poles having a tube
outside diameter of
1" or 1 1 / 4 " (25.4 or 32.0 mm)
and a wall thickness of .035" (.89 mm)
1.
Use a tube cutter or hacksaw to cut off the
old or broken boat hook tip 1
1 / 2 " (38 mm) from
end of tube. Be careful to make the cut as
square as possible. CAUTION: Extend
telescoping section before cutting.
2.
Deburr cut as necessary to insert
replacement boat hook tip.
3.
If EEz-In ® or any brand with outside tube diameter 1" (25.4 mm):
Insert new boat hook tip directly into cut end of tube.
If outside diameter 1 1 / 4 " (32.0 mm):
Insert new boat hook tip into the adapter sleeve and then insert both
into cut end of tube.
4.
Using a #24 or 5/32" (4 mm) drill bit,
drill through aluminum tube and boat
hook tip about 3/8" (10 mm) from end
of tube.
5.
Locate the drive screws furnished in
the repair kit. This is a special type
of screw that is installed with a
hammer. One or two solid taps is all
that is needed to seat them.
Insert new drive screws into screw holes
and hammer them home. Do not use
excessive force.
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black hook
EEz-In ®
Other
1 or 1 1 / 4 "
poles
Old
Hook
New
Hook
Cut
Here
3/8"
(10 mm)
1 1 / 2 "
(38 mm)
TEAM REPLACEMENT BOAT HOOK INSTRUCTIONS
Inside Panels
05141.050, Rev. D April 2008
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