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FEATURES IN DETAIL
BOW / NOSE:
The front of the kayak.
STERN / TAIL:
The back of the kayak.
DECK:
The top of the kayak above the waterline.
HULL:
The bottom of the kayak below the waterline.
SIDEWALL:
The side of the kayak.
CHINE:
The edge where the hull meets the sidewall -
Below the waterline.
RAIL:
The edge where the sidewall meets the deck -
Above the waterline.
COCKPIT:
The area where you sit - surrounded by the
cockpit coaming.
FOOTBRACE/ ADJUSTABLE BULKHEAD:
Adjustable foam
pads or bulkhead plates used to brace your feet
against.
THIGHBRACES:
Shaped, padded braces under which
your thighs and knees are placed to help control the
roll of the kayak.
SEAT & SEATBACK:
The seat includes an adjustable
backband to provide lumbar support.
SECURITY BAR:
A bar fixed to the kayak which can be
used to lock your kayak to prevent theft.
GRAB HANDLE:
Handles at both ends used to carry
the kayak and rescue
.
DRAIN PLUG:
Plastic plug that screws into a threaded
insert at the stern - Used to easily empty water that
has accumulated in the kayak.
Security Bar
Grab Handle
Stern/Tail
Backband
Seat
Thighbrace
Backband Adjuster
Cockpit
Cockpit Coaming
Deck
Grab Handle
Bow/Nose
Foot Brace Bolts
Chine
Sidewall
Hull
Rail
Drain Plug
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