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Assembly Instructions and User's Manual for XT-15 and XT-16.
Content:
3. Installing Frame in Skin
4. Installing Seat
5. Installing Deck
GENERAL
Your new Pakboats XT series kayak includes many unique features to help you enjoy a high-performance
touring kayak that packs into a single, compact bag.
The key to making a sleek, full-length folding kayak with excellent performance is to give the hull the
right stiffness. The XT accomplishes this by connecting the frame's gunwale- and chine rods to form an I-
beam on each side of the kayak. The I-beams are formed by several 22-inch sections that are firmly
locked together by steel pins attached to each cross rib. Each cross rib connects to both I-beams, and
together they form a lightweight frame with integrity that is unique in such a light hull.
Because the hull is completely symmetrical, it is almost impossible to assemble the frame incorrectly.
Place the smallest cross ribs closest to each end and the widest at the center, then install the cross ribs
on the I-beams with the flat slats facing into the boat.
The end-to-end tension of the skin is made by identical tensioning stems at each end. Simply clip the
stems into the ends of the skin and operate the tensioning handles.
Figure 1 All the parts
Here are all the parts you
need. Cross ribs and stems
on the left, keel and side
beams folded at the top
center. Black skin and
seat, red deck, and the
pretzel next to the deck is
the cockpit coaming. You
will need the blue pump
too.
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