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YOUR ADVENTURE UNFOLDS
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EGENDARY
ERFORMANCE OF
K2 Expedition Double
with built-in coamings
Feathercraft Products Ltd. 4-1244 Cartwright Street on Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6H 3R8
Telephone: (604) 681-8437 Toll Free: 1-888-681-8437 Fax: (604) 681-7282 www.Feathercraft.com info@feathercraft.com
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- Page 1 YOUR ADVENTURE UNFOLDS EGENDARY ERFORMANCE OF K2 Expedition Double with built-in coamings Feathercraft Products Ltd. 4-1244 Cartwright Street on Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6H 3R8 Telephone: (604) 681-8437 Toll Free: 1-888-681-8437 Fax: (604) 681-7282 www.Feathercraft.com info@feathercraft.com...
- Page 2 Contents The K2 Expedition Folding Kayak..........Page 2 Specifications ................Page 3 K2 Frame ................Page 4 Care and Maintenance ............Page 5 Disassembly ................Page 6 K2 Assembly Instructions ............Page 7 Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 3 The K2 Expedition Double Feathercraft Folding Kayaks are the culmination of many years of design development and testing. The Feathercraft K2 is a Folding Kayak stable, high volume, ocean touring kayak that performs exceptionally well in rough conditions. Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 4 Screws and Bolts: Stainless Steel 2 nylon spray skirts Protective Coating: Clear Anodized 2 sea socks Deck: Polytech Large duffel-style pack-bag, with Hull: Duratek shoulder straps & hip-belt Packcloth over-the-shoulder carrying bag Repair kit Assembly video Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 5 Mast attachment Keel plate stiffener bar Chine tubes with oversleeves Frame stiffener plates on keel and gunwale Chines, gunwales and deck bars permanently through-bolted to HDPE* keel plate (similar for both bow and stern) *High Density Polyethylene Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 6 We have replacement cans available. For quick your boat assembled for a maximum of two months, this will field repairs, duct tape works very well and is a good addition assist in preventing tubes seizing. to your repair kit. Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 7 Repeat with the opposite side. Once dry, the kayak can be stored assembled or disassembled Urethane glue and patches are included in the repair kit. Duct in a shaded, dry place. tape works well on the sponsons. Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 8 Keel Bars Crossribs Bow Section Stern Section Foot Braces Rudder Bow Chines Hatch Rims Stern Stern Foot Slings Chines (attached in stern seasock) Mast/ Deck Bar Seats Skin Chine Bars Seat Slings Rim Inserts Cockpit Rebars Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 9 LAY OUT ALL FRAME PARTS AS SHOWN ON THE PREVIOUS PAGE. FOLD OUT THE BOW END FRAME SECTION. #1 IS STAMPED ON KEEL. SLIDE #1 KEEL SECTION OVER BOW FRAME INSERT. LIFT PLASTIC CONNECTORS TO LOCK INTO PLACE. Plastic connectors Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 10 Bring crosspiece to vertical position. Attach gunwales to side of crosspiece. • With the plastic “wing” in the “up” position, slide pin on crosspiece into hole on frame. Lock into position by turn- ing “wing” down. Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 11 • With the “twister” in the open position, line up the dogpoint screw with the hole on the delrin block. • Close the twister and lock into place. Dogpoint screw faces cockpit Block in closed position Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 12 SLIDE BOW FRAME SECTION INTO THE BOW SECTION OF THE SKIN • (The end with the Feathercraft logo is the bow.) • Velcro tabs are attached to the center of the inside of the hull. Open the tabs.
- Page 13 INSTALL RIM INSERTS Rim Insert Stern Slide into pocket on underside of coaming rim. Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 14 Attach the #5 keel section to the #5 frame section. ATTACH BOW AND STERN KEEL. • Reach through the bow cockpit and lift keel up enough to allow joining of the keel parts. • Close black plastic tabs to lock into place. Black Plastic Tabs Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 15 ATTACH GUNWALES (BLUE TAPE) TO THE STERN SECTION. • The gunwale section is attached with the blue tape on the top bar and the plastic connectors towards the stern. Stern Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 16 Push frame out and twist crossrib down into position. • Repeat with crossribs #2 and #5. • With crossrib #4, attach bottom thumbscrew then pull gunwale bars in to meet the crossrib and insert side pins to the frame. Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 17 “out” towards the outside of the skin. When the two chine tube sections are in line, pull back towards cen- ter of skin, slide sleeve to secure join. Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 18 (Continued from previous page) Have the delrin latch (or “twister”) in the open position. Insert the pin on the #3 cross rib into the delrin block. Close the “twister”. Stern Block in open position Block in closed position Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 19 Slide bow deck bar through the hole in the #2 crossrib, and stern deck bar through hole in #5 crossrib. (Black plug faces towards cockpit.) Reach through hatch opening and connect with forward deck bar with spring button. Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 20 Locate mast hole towards bow and holes in the ends of the tube facing up. ATTACH COAMING BRACKET. • Screw down coaming knob on bracket on crosspiece so Mast Hole that bolt extends through hole in deckbar. Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 21 (b) through hole in crossrib at bow of cockpit. Slide oversleeve towards stern till spring button appears in 2nd hole. Rebar Gunwale Bar Bow has white spacer. Stern has oversleeve. Rebar pull tightly Rebar is secured with web strap. Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 22 Insert pin through keyhole in rudder casting. Rotate rudder into position. • Attach stainless steel rudder cable to sister clips on rudder delta. Sister Clips (two of these clips are mounted on each side of the rudder). Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 23 INSTALL HATCH RIMS. • Place plastic rim over hatch opening. Wrap fabric sleeve with bungee over rim. • Roll down hatch neck. Close with buckle. • Cover with hatch cover. Secure with toggle. Cord Lock Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 24 Secure Velcro sandwich below sling portion, around chine bars. • Slide seat bars outside crossribs and between gunwale bars. Push seat bars with white spacer pin out and back past crossrib, then snap forward into place. Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 25 Keep blowing until the skin is nice and tight. Twist top 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 valve free of sand. Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 26 The top of the sock fits tightly around the cockpit coaming rim. Contoured to fit along the seatback and bottom, • When facing the bow of the kayak, the Feathercraft label the “foot” is loose through the cockpit, creating a “pod”. The should be on the right side.
- Page 27 Rudder controls/foot slings are attached to the inside of the stern sea sock. • Attach stainless steel rudder cables to brass snaps on outside of sock. Inside of the sea sock Brass snap Shockcord Stainless steel cable Webbing with loop for adjusting cable length Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 28 • The bow paddler braces against foot rests fastened in posi- tion by the thumb screw knob. The foot plates can be reversed if more or less leg extension is required. reversing foot plates Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 29 Webbing is passed through a loop sewn to the inside of the sock. To detach, slide end of webbing through slider buckle. Remove foot sling from sock. a) loop on inside of sock Inside of the sea sock Brass snap Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 30 Thread this end of the webbing through the loop in the stainless steel rudder cable. Fold or “pinch” webbing to make a V. Re-thread webbing through slider buckle. Shockcord attached to base of foot sling is pulled forward and looped around the #2 crossrib. Feathercraft K2 Expedition Double...
- Page 31 © Feathercraft Products Limited 1998 Printed in Canada 12.2005 Recycled paper...