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Feathercraft K-Light Classic 2008 User Manual

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YOUR ADVENTURE UNFOLDS
T
L
P
HE
EGENDARY
ERFORMANCE OF
K-Light Classic
2008
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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  • Page 1 YOUR ADVENTURE UNFOLDS EGENDARY ERFORMANCE OF K-Light Classic 2008 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...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    K-Light Single Folding Kayak ..........Page 2 Specifications ................Page 3 K-Light Frame................Page 4 Care and Maintenance ............Page 5 Disassembly ................Page 6 K-Light Assembly Instructions..........Page 8 The Feathercraft Sea Sock............Page 21 Optional Rudder Installation ..........Page 22 Optional Hatch Installation ...........Page 26 Feathercraft K-Light Classic...
  • Page 4 Comfortable Sling Seat Bow Loop Built-in Coaming Stern Loop End Reinforcement Removeable air sponsons Hull reinforced on outside over inside skin along gunwales Keel and Chine Bars Ability to install optional Surf Rudder The K-Light Classic Single Folding Kayak Feathercraft K-Light Classic...

  • Page 5: Specifications

    Duratek Surf rudder Seat: 1/2" closed cell foam back & bottom, Neo-nylon spray skirt contoured plastic seat bottom, Calf plates 3/16" plastic seat back with inflatable lumbar support, inside a 420 denier nylon seat cover Calf plates Feathercraft K-Light Classic...

  • Page 6: K-Light Frame

    Crossribs and Keel Plates injection molded plastic Stern Deck Bar/Lever Bar Adjustable Foot Braces Keel Extension Bar Chines, Gunwales and Deck Bars Through-bolted Shockcorded Tubing Chine and Gunwale Permanently to Keel Plate Connector Bars with (For both Bow and Stern) Oversleeves Feathercraft K-Light Classic...

  • Page 7: Care And Maintenance

    Apply the Bo-Shield lubricant to frame tube inserts, spring but- tons and sliding pieces prior to assembly. If you should leave your boat assembled for a maximum of two months, this will assist in preventing tubes seizing. Feathercraft K-Light Classic...
  • Page 8 Due to the tight fit of the skin, the sponsons are under tape works well on the sponsons. considerable pressure and some seepage of air may occur. It is advisable to periodically reinflate the sponsons. After paddling on hot days, release air from sponsons. Feathercraft K-Light Classic...

  • Page 9: Disassembly

    Tuck all additional pieces (ie: sea sock, repair kit) into any available space. Lifting the Kayak The webbing handles at the bow and stern ends can be used to lift or carry. Never lift or carry a fully loaded kayak. Feathercraft K-Light Classic...
  • Page 10 K-Light Classic Assembly Instructions Stern Crossrib–marked with “S” Rim Inserts Skin Seat Thigh Braces Crossribs Seat Sling Bow Deck Bar/Horizontal Lever Stern Deck Bar/Horizontal Lever Keel Extension Bar Bow Section Connecting Bars Feathercraft K-Light Classic...
  • Page 11 SET OUT FRAME PARTS AS ILLUSTRATED ON THE PREVIOUS PAGE BOW SECTION (has foot track installed on chine bars). • “Shake out” bow section. Shock corded tubes take shape. Feathercraft K-Light Classic...
  • Page 12 When the crossrib is in position, the white spacers are on the “cockpit” side of the crossrib. COMPLETE BOW SECTION. • Slide foot braces on to track. STERN SECTION. White spacers • Repeat Step #2 and #3. Feathercraft K-Light Classic...
  • Page 13 Before inserting the frame into the skin, ensure the velcro tabs are open. Slide the bow and stern frame sections into the skin. (Feathercraft label is on the bow end.) • When inserting the frame sections, align and centre the frame using the tabs as guides.
  • Page 14 INSTALL KEEL EXTENSION BAR. • Slide the stern end of the extension bar on to the stern keel bar. Slide the bar apart, attaching the other end to the bow keel bar. Delrin “twister” Stern Feathercraft K-Light Classic...
  • Page 15 • Expand keel to second or third hole. You should feel resistance, but not be using extreme force. INSTALLING RIM INSERTS. Stern Slide into pocket on underside of coaming rim. • Rim Insert Stern Feathercraft K-Light Classic...
  • Page 16 INSTALL SEAT SLING. • Stern end of seat sling has narrower stitching. Slide Connecting Bars through loops in sling with oversleeve tubes oriented towards the bow. Stern Feathercraft K-Light Classic...
  • Page 17 “out” towards the outside of the skin. When the mid-connector tubes are in line, pull back towards the center of the skin, and slide sleeve over join. Shockcord is extended. Oversleeve Tubes are “overlapped”. Bring mid-connector tubes “together”. Feathercraft K-Light Classic...
  • Page 18 Twist the second block into the “closed” position. Snap crosspiece into position on gunwales, then chines. REPEAT STEP 13 FOR INSTALLATION OF STERN CROSSRIB. • Procedure is the same, except for twister. Delrin “twister” Feathercraft K-Light Classic...
  • Page 19 Clip to the corresponding buckle attached to the crossribs. INSTALL BOW DECK BAR. • Insert through small hole in top of large crossrib. • Join to shockcorded deck bar. • Hold through deck. • Turn to lock into place. Feathercraft K-Light Classic...
  • Page 20 (as you did in Step #15). • Ensure spacers on the deck bar do not face upward, push- ing against inside of the deck. Feathercraft K-Light Classic...
  • Page 21 (b) through hole in largebow crossrib. Slide over- sleeve towards stern till spring button appears in 2nd hole. Gunwale Bar Thigh Brace Bow has white spacer. Thigh Brace Stern has oversleeve. pull tightly Thigh brace is secured with web strap. Feathercraft K-Light Classic...
  • Page 22 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 K-Light Classic...

  • Page 23: The Feathercraft Sea Sock

    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 24 Installation of Optional Accessories TO INSTALL THE OPTIONAL SURF RUDDER The rudder bracket is permanently attached to the stern of the kayak. Feathercraft K-Light Classic...
  • Page 25 Insert the rudder pin through the “key hole”. Rotate rudder 180º. • Attach rudder cables with sister clips. White haulcord is attached to clip at the side of the cockpit. Sister Clips (two of these clips are mounted on each side of the rudder). Feathercraft K-Light Classic...
  • Page 26 Re-attach knob to foot brace. Slide brace on to track. Ensure brace can slide easily on track. (If not, check knob that you re-attached.) Grommet Fold over to shorten Thumb screw knob Feathercraft K-Light Classic...
  • Page 27 Fold or “pinch” webbing to make a V. Re-thread webbing through slider buckle. CABLE LENGTH ADJUSTMENT • To shorten cable length, pull on tab of webbing with loop; to lengthen, lift tab of ladder-lock buckle. Ladder-lock buckle Tab with loop Feathercraft K-Light Classic...
  • Page 28 Roll down inner closure and close with buckels. Place hatch cover over rim and secure with B-locks. • During disassembly, don’t forget to take the plastic rims off. Don’t roll the skin up with the rims still in place. Feathercraft K-Light Classic...
  • Page 30 © Feathercraft Products Limited 2007 Printed in Canada 11.2007 Recycled paper...