Identify your telescopic legs
The document at the end of this article helps you identify the telescopic legs that belong to your specific cover frame. Since we offer a wide range of models, the table can be useful when you need additional spare legs. Before you download the document, let’s review some basic information to help you understand and read the table chart.
Leg types
We offer three types of leg pairs. These can be easily distinguished by examining the fittings at the outer ends of the tubes.
In the image above, from left to right, you can see our fittings and their corresponding names.
- Telescopic leg with plastic foot
- Telescopic leg with end fitting
- Telescopic leg with fork end fitting
Legs with plastic foot
Telescopic legs with plastic feet are exclusively used for our A-frames and deck frames. These leg pairs are available in 16 different variants.
Legs with end fitting
Telescopic legs with end fittings are available in only two variants and are exclusively used for our deck frames. The shorter pair is always used in the bow (pushpit) and the longer pair in the stern (pulpit).
Legs with fork end fitting
Telescopic legs with fork-end fittings, also available in two variants, follow the same placement principle as described above. However, these leg pairs are exclusively used for our outlaying frames.
Tube lengths and insertion depth
A telescopic leg consists of two tubes: a thicker one, always 35mm in diameter, and a thinner one, 30mm in diameter. The thinner tube slides into the thicker one. The fittings shown in the image above are attached to one end of the thinner tube.
In the table you are about to download, there are two important columns to understand. The first column describes the total individual length of each tube that makes up a leg pair.
The second column shows the minimum and recommended maximum length of the leg pair when in use. For some leg pairs, especially the longer ones, the thinner tube must be inserted at least 20 cm into the thicker tube for safety and stability reasons. We call this “insertion depth”. For shorter leg pairs, only 10 cm of insertion is required.
The information above is typically requested by our support team when assisting customers in identifying their existing leg pairs.
Resources
Overview Google spreadsheet for NOA Telescopic leg pairs.