T-Topless™ & Montauk-T-Topless™ Installation Steps
Note - A complete, illustrated "Installation Guide" will be sent with your top.
- Install the T-Top (30-45 minutes):
- Lay top upside down on padded cooler in front of boat,
with legs facing up, such that the leg's lower pivots are near the top of
the windshield grab rails,
- Install front clamshell "Split Jaw Slides" on windshield grab rails,
approx, 50-55" above floor using 3/16" hex wrench,
- Align front legs into pivot point on these Split Jaw Slides
and insert 1/4-20 bolts and nuts using phillips screwdriver
and 7/16" box end wrench,
- Install rear legs pivots on rear windshielfd grab rails,
or fitting attached to rear of console,
- Rotate top up carefully and align rear legs with these fittings,
- Adjust rear leg upper (fore/aft) and lower (up/down) mounting points
to level top and produce a stable "A" shape.
- Install Light Wiring (15-45 minutes):
- Locate a hole through the console to pull the wiring pigtail through,
- Pull the wirse through,
- Behind your dash, locate the wire that feeds the Anchor (ANC) and Navigation (NAV) white light (typically Grey or Blue with Black Stripe) and attach the Red (+) wire to it,
- Attach the Black (-) wire to ground (possibly the tachometer center bolt),
- Connect the top's wires to the lead through the splash-proof pin-connectors already attached to the the cables,
- Zip tie the top wires to the windshield grab rail with zip ties (included) and trim them flush.
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