Feathercraft Kurrent Manual Download

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Kurrent

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Page 1: ...lds TM Feathercraft Products Ltd 4 1244 Cartwright Street on Granville Island Vancouver British Columbia Canada V6H 3R8 Toll Free 1 888 681 8437 Tel 604 681 8437 Fax 604 681 7282 www feathercraft com...

Page 2: ...rrent Folding Kayak Page 2 Specifications Page 3 Kurrent Frame Page 4 Care and Maintenance Page 5 Kurrent Assembly Instructions Page 8 The Feathercraft Sea Sock Page 15 Disassembly Page 16 Feathercraf...

Page 3: ...coaming Feathercraft Kurrent 2 Comfortable sling seat with inflatable back bottom Removeable air sponsons inside skin along gunwales Hull reinforced on outside over keel and chine bars Kurrent Foldin...

Page 4: ...y Skirt Sea Sock Adjustable Foot Brace Bar Repair Kit Pack Bag Assembly Video Illustrated Instructions Speci cations Length Beam Weight Storage Volume Low Frame 5 8 Round 6061 T6 Aluminum Magnesium Tu...

Page 5: ...kbars through bolted permanently to keel plate same for bow and stern Feathercraft Kurrent 4 Kurrent Frame crossribs are injection molded polycarbonate seat sling suspended from chines gunwales foot b...

Page 6: ...shops Apply the lubricant liberally to all sliding pieces and spring buttons to prevent parts from seizing if you plan to leave the kayak assembled for a couple of months After paddling sponge out wa...

Page 7: ...m sponsons especially if leaving the kayak beached in full sun on a hot day To Repair Replace Sponson The sponsons can be removed from the sleeve sewn to the inside of the skin Turn the skin inside ou...

Page 8: ...me Parts Large Stern Crossrib Small Crossribs Same for Bow Stern Large Bow Crossrib Skin Seat Rim inserts Deck Bars Same for Bow Stern Chine Gunwale Extension Bars shown without seat sling Foot Brace...

Page 9: ...c plate 3 Attach Small Crossribs to Bow stern sections Pin on small crossrib inserts to hole on black block on keel tube Chine and gunwale tubes snap fit onto crossrib White spacers are on cockpit sid...

Page 10: ...nside of the kayak This will avoid unncessary wear at these points Slide bow and stern frame sections into the skin Center the frame along the inside keel strip pushing the section to the very ends Ch...

Page 11: ...the shockcord is visible The shockcorded sections will be overlapped along the keel Pull the tubes up towards you Insert the bow side into the pocket of the stern side and push the tubes down to the...

Page 12: ...he lower tubes Connect to the stern frame tubes It is usually easier to work on the opposite side of the kayak from the part you are installing Connect the bow end to the corresponding bow frame secti...

Page 13: ...the bow crossrib to slide into the hole in the smaller black block Angle the crossrib towards the spacers on the chine and gunwale tubes Fit the pin into the small black block on the keel Position th...

Page 14: ...stall bow stern deck bars Insert deck bar through keyhole in top of crossrib Connect to deck bar of frame sections in skin Rotate deck bar to lock in place Feathercraft Kurrent 13 Rotate deck bar to l...

Page 15: ...10 Connect under deck buckle to buckle on crossribs both bow stern 11 Install rim inserts Slide rim insert into pocket on underside of coaming Feathercraft Kurrent 14 Rim insert Stern...

Page 16: ...l shift the frame within the skin Inflate until the skin is tight Twist cap to close Tuck sponson tubes and valves out of the cockpit area Avoid stepping on the hose and valve and try to keep the valv...

Page 17: ...In the event of a capsize water will only enter the sock and not the whole boat We can not stress enough the importance of the Sea Sock It is your key safety item in a capsize to prevent flooding your...

Page 18: ...racing bars Slide oversleeve on thigh brace towards bow Insert stem end of tube a through the hole in large stern crossrib Insert bow end b through hole in large bow crossrib Slide oversleeve towards...

Page 19: ...Feathercraft Kurrent 18 16 attaching optional skeg...

Page 20: ...ge the crossribs in the bag To roll the kayak skin as tight as possible lay out flat pull sponson hoses out to sides with the valves open Fold the bow and stern ends into the center of the cock pit Fo...

Page 21: ...Feathercraft Products Limited 2012 Printed in Canada 07 2012 Recycled paper...