Pakboats XT-15 solo Assembly Instructions And User's Manual

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AssemblyInstructions

and

User’sManual

XT‐15/XT‐17soloandXT‐16double

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AssemblyInstructionsandUser’sManualforXT‐15andXT‐16.

Content:

1. General

2. Frame

3. InstallingFrameinSkin

4. InstallingSeat

5. InstallingDeck

6. Disassemby/packing

7. Preparingforfirsttimeassembly

8. RepairandMaintenance

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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.

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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Figure1Alltheparts

THEFRAME

1. Toassembletheframe,startbyunfoldingthesidebeams.Removethe

strapfromeachbeamandconnecttheshockcordedsections.Seepicture.

2. Placeoneofthebeamsonthegroundwiththeflatslatsfacingup.Layout

thecrossribswiththewidestonesatthecenter,narrowestateachend.

Layoutthekeel(longsinglerodwithplasticlatchclips)nexttothebeam.

3. Theplasticclipatthecenterofeachcrossribwillconnecttoacorrespondinglatchclipatthe

keel(seeFigure5).Startingfromoneendofthebeam,turnoneendcrossribsothattheopen

sideoftheplasticclipfacesintothelatchcliponthekeel.Thisisjusttogettherightorientation.

Donotconnecttothekeelyet.

4. ThereareholesdrilledinthetubesateachjointwhereI‐beam

modulescometogether.Theholesfacetheotherparallelrod.Insertthe

steelpinatthetipofthecrossribintotheholeintherodthatisaway

fromyou.Anothersteelpinisattachedtotheleverthatisabout5inches

fromthetipofthecrossrib.Makesuretheleverisintheopenposition,

insertitssteelpinintocorrespondingholeintherodclosesttoyou,and

snaptheleverclosedagainstthecrossrib.DONOTFORCETHEPINS.They

shouldgoineasily.

5. Repeatwiththerestofthecrossribs.Pleasenotethatonelatchclipon

theendofthekeelfacestheoppositedirectionoftheothers.

6. Startingfromthecenter,connecttheotherI‐beamtothecrossribs.

7. Layouttheframewiththecrossribcentersfacingup.

8. Startingwiththelatchclipthatfacesthe

oppositedirectionoftheothers,connectthe

keeltothecrossribsandsecurethelatcheswith

theelasticbands.Toconnecteachlatch,

separatethekeeljointjustenoughtogetthe

endofthelatchpastthecrossrib.

9. Inserttheendsofeachbeam

throughthefabricloopsonthestems

asshowninFigure6.

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10. THEFRAMEISNOWCOMPLETE.Turnitrightsideup.

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Figure2Unfolding

I‐beams

Figure3Installingcrossrib

Figure4Addingtheother

I‐beam

Figure5Addingthekeel

Figure6Connectingthestemstothe

frame

INSTALLINGTHEFRAMEINTHESKIN

1. Layouttheskinandfoldoutthesidestoexposethebottom.

2. Placetheframeinsidetheskin,liftthehandleatthebottomof

eachstemtoaverticalposition.Clipthetopofeachstemtothe

smallpieceofaluminumtubeboltedtothetipsoftheskin.Press

thehandlesdowntoahorizontalposition.

3. Foldthesidesoftheskin

overthetop(gunwale)rodofthe

frame.Securebypullingstrings(attachedtotheedgeoftheskin

ateachcrossribposition)downunderthehookatthebottom

ofeachribpinlever,onehalfloopatthetime.Note:Eachstring

formsacompleteloop.Bothhalvesmustbeunderthehookto

providethecorrecttension.

4. Ateachendtherearestraps

insteadofstrings.Withtheedgeofthe

skinfoldedoverthegunwale,pullthe

strapendwiththemalebuckleunder

thebottomrodtotheskinsideandup

tothefemalebuckle.Tighten.Repeat

withtheotherstraps.

5. Inflatethetopcellsofthe

inflatabletubes.

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INSTALLINGTHESEAT(S)

1. Locatetheseat.Itshouldhaveshockcordedaluminumrodsin

channelsacrossundertheseat.Locateshortaluminumrodswith

C‐clipsateachend.Theserodsconnecttheseat’scrossrods.The

thicksideoftheC‐clipsshouldfaceup(Figure11).Note:The

inflatableendoftheseatshouldfaceforward.Itisyourthigh

support.

2. (IntheXT‐15andXT‐16

solo)Placetheseatinthekayak

withtheforwardcrosstubeend

clipsrestingonthelower(chine)rodinsidethe‘X’formedby

theflatbracesatthecenterofthekayak.

(IntheXT‐17)Placetheforwardcrosstuberightbehindthe

centercrossrib.

(InXT‐16double)Placethebowseatwiththeforwardcrosstubeendclipsinsidethe3rd‘X’

fromthebow.Placethesternseatwiththerearcrosstubejustinfrontofthe2ndcrossribfrom

Figure7Clipthestemtotheskin

Figure8Hookstringloopstotheframe

Figure9Securingthestraps

Figure10Inflatetheuppercells

Figure11Addingtheseatsiderails

Figure12Securingseatstraps

thestern.Pulleachseatstrapunderthechinerod,overtheseatsiderodandtothebuckle

undertheseat.Repeatattheothercornersandtightenthestrapswell.Theseatisnowsecure.

Inflatethethighsupport(fillbutdonotpressurize).Youcanletairouttomaketheseat

comfortablelater.

3. Inflatetheremaining4cellsoftheinflatablesidetubes.Theycanbeashardasisfairlyeasyto

dowiththepumpthatcomeswiththekayak.

INSTALLINGTHEDECK

1. Layoutthedeckupsidedown.Insertthediagonalrodsinto

sleevesontheundersideofthedeckinfrontofthecockpitandclose

withVelcrotabs.Apeakedaluminumcrosspieceshouldbeinplace

justinfrontofthecockpit.Makesureitwillpointuponcethedeck

isinstalled.Abackbandshouldbeinplaceattherearofthecockpit.

Note:Ifyouhavethighstraps,theyshouldremainpermanently

installedunderthedeck.Theselfinflatinghippadsattachwithsnaps

eachtimethekayakisassembled.

2. Hookthebowendofthedeckover

thebow.MakesurenoneoftheVelcrodecksealis

touchingtheoutsideofthehull.Movetothestern,

andwithyourfootagainstthesternendofthehull,

pullhardonthedecksoitisquitetight.Thensecure

partoftheVelcroseal.Securethesternendofthe

deckwithendstraps.

3. LineuponesideofthedeckwiththehullVelcrostripandpress

againstittosecure.

4. PullthedecktightacrosstheboatandsettheVelcrosealonthe

otherside.Itiseasiestifthekayakisonitssideandyoucanpressdownon

thesidetocompressthehullslightly.

5. Unfoldandassembletheshockcordedcockpitrim.Insertthewide

endofthecockpitrimunderthedecktotherear,farenoughtogetthe

pointedbowendintoplace.Setthesnap.Settheothertwosnaps(oneon

eachsideofthecockpit).Pullthecockpitrimupsoitissnugagainstthetop

ofthecockpitsleeve.

6. Locatetheelasticcordunderthesternendofthe

cockpitsleeve.Pullitforwardaroundthecockpit,pulltight

andrunitbacksoitloopsaroundthecockpittwice.

7. Tightentheelasticcordatthebackofthebackband.

8. Attachtheselfinflatinghippadsifyouhavethem.

Yourkayakisreadytogoonthewater.Getintotheseatand

letairoutofthethighsupportuntilitfeelscomfortable.

Figure13Thedeck

Figure14Stretchandsecurethe

deckatthestern

Figure15Securetheend

Figure16Compressing

thehulltomatchVelcro

Figure17Elasticcord

aroundcockpit

Figure18Tightenbackband

cord

DISASSEMBLY/PACKING

Thisisprettystraightforward.Itismoreorlessthesameastheassemblyprocess–inreverse.Butit

maybehelpfultopointoutsomedetails.

1. Removetheinflatablehippads(ifyouhavethem).Openthevalvesandrollthepadsuptight.

Closethevalves.

2. Loosenthebackbandcordtomakeiteasiertorollupthedeck.Undotheelasticcordaround

thecockpit.Removethecockpitrim.Foldupthecockpitrimbysteppingonthesternendand

liftingthebowend.Makesureallthepartsaredisconnectedfromeachother.Twistthebow

end180degreesandmoveitdowntothesternend.Thisfoldsthecockpitrimassmallasitcan

get.

3. Undothestrapsatthebackofthedeckandpeelthedeckoffthehull.Turnthedeckupside

down.Removethestraightrodsinfrontofthecockpit(butleavethealuminumcrosspiecein

place),placetheselfinflatinghippads(orientedacrossthedeck)nexttothebackbandandroll

upthedeck.Note:Backband,peakedaluminumcrosspiece,andthighstrapscanstay

permanentlyinstalledinthedecktomakeassembly/disassemblyquickerandeasier.

4. Openalltheairvalvestoletairoutofthehullsidetubesandundoallthestringsandstraps

securingthehullskintothealuminumframe.Pullupthehandlesonthetighteningstemsto

relievethetightnessoftheskin.Unhooktheskinfromtheframeandremovetheframefrom

theskin.

5. Foldtheskinlengthwise.Thefirstfoldalongtheedgeofthekeelreinforcementstrip.Thenfold

inhalf(alsolengthwise).Startingfromtheendoppositetheairtubevalves,foldtheskinintoa

lengththatjustfitsinsidethebag.

6. Removetheseatandopenthethighsupportvalve.Removethestemsfromtheframe.Remove

thecrossribsfromtheframe.FoldupthekeelandsideI‐beams,andsecurethefoldedside

beamswiththeshortstraps.

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PREPARINGFORFIRSTTIMEASSEMBLY

YourXTkayakmayarrivewithoutthebackbandandangledcrossbraceinfrontofthecockpit

preinstalledinthedeck.Figure13willhelpyouinstallthesepartscorrectly.Thefollowingwillhelpyou

along.

BackBand.

1. Locatethebackband,theelasticcord,andthecordlock.SeeFigure13.

2. Locatethetwowebloopsatoneedgeofthebackpadandinserttheelasticcordthroughboth

loopswiththemid‐pointofthecordbetweenthem.Placethebackbandonthe(upsidedown)

deckasshowninFigure13.Insertanendoftheelasticcordthroughtheforwardgrommeton

theflapunderthedeckonthesameside,thenthroughthereargrommet,thenthroughtheD‐

ringonthebackpad.Repeatontheoppositesideofthebackpadanddeck.Insertbothendsof

theelasticcordthroughthecordlock.

3. Threadthestrapsattachedtotheflapsunderthedeckthroughthebucklesontheendsofthe

backpad.

ThighStrap(thisisanoptionalaccessory).

WiththedeckplacedupsidedownasshowninFigure13,placethethighstrapswiththemeshside

facingupandthehooksclosetothebow.Threadwebbingateachendofthethighstrapsintobuckles

ontheflapsunderthedeck.Attachthehooksontheinsideofthethighstrapstotheelasticcordloop

underthefrontofthecockpit.

HipPad(thisisanoptionalaccessory).

Attachthehippadstothesnapsontheflapsunderthedeck.Eachpadfitsonbothsidesofthedeck.Itis

mostconvenienttoplacethehippadswiththevalvesfacingforward.

Pleasenote:Ifthepadshavebeenstoredemptyofair,youmayneedtoblowthemupbymouth.They

willselfinflateiftheyhaverecentlybeeninflated.



REPAIRANDMAINTENANCE

Themostcommonrepairswillbeabrasionsorpuncturestotheboatskin.Thoseareeasilyrepairedwith

thesuppliedrepairkit.

1. Cutapatchlargeenoughtocoverthedamagedareaplusa¾”(2cm)areaaroundthedamage.

Roundthecorners.Makesuretherepairareaandthepatchareclean.Coverbothwithathin

layerofadhesive.Waitfortheadhesivesurfacestofeeldrytothetouch.Applypatch.Theboat

cangobackonthewaterimmediately,butthebondwillcontinuetocureforabout24hours.

2. Fortemporaryframerepairswerecommendducttape–withwoodensplintsasneeded.

3. DoNOTuseducttapeonfabricsurfacesunlessyouhaveto.Itmakesarealmess,and

permanentpatchesarereallyeasy.



Thereisnoregularmaintenanceneeded,butwerecommendthatyouletthekayakdrybeforeputtingit

inlongtermstorage.Thekayakcanbestoredpackedorassembled.Thebestisacoolanddryplace.

Coldanddryisfinetoo–evenwellbelowfreezing.Butweavoidhandlingtheboatwhenitisextremely

cold.

WEHOPEYOUWILLHAVEMANYYEARSOFPLEASUREWITHYOURPAKBOATSXT.



SCANSPORT,INC.

P.O.BOX700(234MAYSTREET)

ENFIELD,NEWHAMPSHIRE03748,USA

PHONE:(603)632‐9500E‐MAIL:[email protected]WWW.PAKBOATS.COM

Pakboats XT-15 solo Assembly Instructions And User's Manual

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