Equipment needed:
Hand pump recess moulding (our recess fits the small hand pump with a metal shaft by Prion), large piece of paper, pencil and marker pen, methacrylate adhesive with curing agent, acetone, cloths, a hand router, 40 grit sand paper, adequate safety equipment.
All the Kari-tek skegs are available as a retro fit kit complete with instructions on how to fit them. For more information please see the Kari-tek website.
To replace the wire first, remove the old wire by loosening the grub screw in the slider knob. Pull the skeg blade down and release the retaining screw on the wire. To replace the wire, fit one end of the wire into the skeg blade and tighten the retaining screw.
As we don't do these skegs anymore, unfortunately we don't stock the parts. You can get the plastic slider from P&H with the grub screw and the steel slider bar from Valley. You will have to drill out the hole in the top of the slider so it fits the grub screw and the transverse hole so it fits on the steel tube.
The rope can be replaced with any rope that works in the cleat and fits through the tube through the cockpit area. We use 4 mm nylon. Kevlar strengthened produces the best results. If there is a lot of friction in the systemit is often from sand and salt build up in this tube, flushing it through with fresh water can help.
The rope can be replaced with any rope that works in the cleat. We use 4 mm nylon. Kevlar strengthened produces the best results. Where the rope enters the boat at the back it can cut a groove into the fitting making it stiff to use.
The foam seats can be easily retro fitted. Once the seat position has been confirmed, then contact adhesive should be used to secure the seat.
As standard this seat comes set in the middle position and can be set 12 mm (½″) forward or backward by the paddler depending on their needs. On either side of the seat there are two bolts. If these are taken out the seat can be moved forward or backward. Replace the bolts once adjusted.
Equipment needed: Hand router, acetone, adequate safety equipment, 40 grit sandpaper, marker pen, masking tape, tape measure, kayak stands, cloths.
Quantities: Keel strip for a 17 ft 6 inch kayak: 500 grams of gel with 5% pigment, 5% styrene wax. Add the same volume of glass bubbles with 6 cc of catalyst.
