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AirLiner gemini Assembly Instructions Manual

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FOLDING SIT-ON-TOP KAYAKS
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  • Page 1 FOLDING SIT-ON-TOP KAYAKS Assembly Instructions...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents Kayaking Safety Care and Maintenance Repairing or Replacing Air Tubes Gemini Assembly Instructions Over-View of Gemini Frequently Asked Questions...
  • Page 3: Kayaking Safety

    (except the Klondike, where the socks are optional, dealer or Feathercraft Products Ltd. and the Air Line Sit-on-Top models). These are important safety items, but you must be fully Kayak safety training should include the following topics: familiar with their use before an emergency arises. airline gemini...
  • Page 4 Trade Association of Paddlesports group will capsize. This experience can vary from www.gopaddle.org a refreshing dip in the ocean to a life-threatening emergency. How you handle a capsize will depend Sea Kayaker Magazine entirely on your training and experience. www.seakayakermag.com airline gemini...
  • Page 5: Care And Maintenance

    When re-inserting the air tube, check that the air tube does not get twisted in the chamber. If you should need to replace an air tube, be sure to request by the color on the nozzle (Yellow, Red, Green or Blue). airline gemini...
  • Page 6: Gemini Assembly Instructions

    Gemini Assembly Instructions Frame parts Using rubber gloves, liberally lubricate frame inserts with Bo-Shield T-9. Stern Section Bow Section keel bar with drop skeg gunwale bar with foot track gunwales keel gunwales keel airline gemini...
  • Page 7 2. Roll out skin Insert frame section stamped “B” into the bow of the skin (end with logo). Insert frame section stamped “S” into the stern of the skin (end with rudder bracket). stern Center the keel end pieces. airline gemini...
  • Page 8 “snaked” or curved quite substantially — this is what should happen. Pull the keel bar to the center of the skin and secure with the Velcro straps. Center the drop skeg over slot in hull. Attach the haul cord for the drop skeg to the bungee cord with hook tied to webbing. airline gemini...
  • Page 9 Rotate tube “up” and attach the bow end to curved bow gunwale bar. As you kneel at the bow, twist tube “down” towards the skin, and secure with Velcro straps. Repeat at stern. Follow these same steps for the opposite side. airline gemini...
  • Page 10 Inflate the Yellow and Blue air chambers first, followed by the Red and Green. The Yellow and Blue chambers can be “less firm”, allowing the paddler to sit a little lower. airline gemini...
  • Page 11 Straps for mesh go through the “gaps” in the webbing sewn along the deck. I M P O RTA N T To avoid ripping the webbing from the deck fabric, attachments are always made through the two-tone loops. airline gemini...
  • Page 12: Over-View Of Gemini

    Over-View of Gemini Notes: 2. When using the rudder, run the cables under the deck 1. Foot braces are oriented with screw heads facing in towards the center of the kayak to avoid abrasion. webbing, and through the gunwale velcro closures to the bow foot braces.
  • Page 13 Insert the rudder pin through the “key hole”. Rotate rudder 180º. Attach rudder cables with sister clips. White haulcord is attached to clip beside seat. Sister Clips (two of these clips are mounted on each side of the rudder). airline gemini...
  • Page 14 Slide brace on to track. Ensure brace can slide easily on track. (If not, check knob that you re-attached.) Thumb screw knob Brace foot plate Ladder-lock buckle Tab with loop – adjusts rudder cable length airline gemini...
  • Page 15: Frequently Asked Questions

    The disadvantage is that this fabric, which is made intensive job. Huge developments have been made in the in small quantities for Feathercraft, is considerably more fabric industry in recent years. And now other fabric options expensive than hypalon. have become available. airline gemini...
  • Page 16 This same alloy is used extensively in the aircraft sealed, water-tight and dry. Hypalon can not be welded. industry. We have had surprisingly few repairs, considering airline gemini...
  • Page 17 Roughen smooth surfaces. Swab the area with Cotol. Let the skin dry completely on the frame before storing the kayak in its pack. For a two hour cure time, combine one part Cotol to three parts Aqua Seal. airline gemini...
  • Page 18 Once the repair has been made, pull the spon- son back through the chamber with your rope. Be sure the sponson lies flat and does not get twisted. airline gemini...
  • Page 19 Feathercraft Products Ltd. 4-1244 Cartwright Street on Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6H 3R8 Telephone: (604) 681-8437 Fax: (604) 681-7282 www.Feathercraft.com info@feathercraft.com...
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