Old Town Kayak Anchor - Manual (Page 3)

Kayak Folding Anchor Kit
125 Gilman Falls Road
Building B
Old Town, ME 04468 USA
800-8-KAYAKS
Please read kit instructions carefully prior to installation.
Rev. C
Issue Date: 12/08/2010
Doc. # K- 07.1331.2709
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6. Insert AA611D Rivets (C) through the Jam Cleat as shown in Fig# 6 and into the boat. Add a Deck Washer (E) to the
underside of each rivet, inside the boat and pop rivet as you did in Step 2. For Ocean Kayak Sit on Tops you will use
Cherry Rivets (K) without any Deck Washers.
7. Place the 3 ½” Tie Down Cleat (H) 1 ½” to the Bow side of the Pad Eye you installed next to the cockpit as shown in Fig#
7. Using your (H) tie down cleat as a jig drill your holes with 13/64” bit, and attach with AA611D Rivets. For Ocean
Kayak Sit on Tops you need to install this on the Right Hand Side of the Boat and you will use Cherry Rivets (K) without
any Deck Washers as shown in Fig # 8.
Fig# 7 Old Town Kayak Fig# 8 Ocean Kayak
8. Feed the 13’ long Rope (J) through both the Pad Eyes (B) so the free ends are on the outside edge of the boat as shown in
Fig# 9 and Fig# 10.
Fig # 9 Fig # 10
9. Bring free ends parallel with each other, overlapping each other by about 8” Then tie a barrel knot with one of the ends
around the other about 8” from the end. To tie the Barrel Knot, loop one of the free ends over the other end three times.
Pull the tag end of the line you just looped back through the three loops you made and pull tight. Fig# 11 shows a barrel
knot diagram
Fig# 11 Barrel Knot
10. Slide the Sheave (F) onto the free end of the rope and pull out any slack so the lines are taught. The sheave should be on
the left side of the knot you just tied Fig# 12.Tie another barrel knot with the free end to the left of the sheave. Wrap
your three loops toward the sheave and pull the free end through the loops. Pull tight. This will trap the sheave between
the knots and between the parallel lines as shown in Fig # 13.
Tie Down Cleat
Tie Down Cleat
Stern Pad Eye
Bow Pad eye
11/2”