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Explorer 2

 
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Brand
Grabner

Austria

Phone: +43 7434 42251 0

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EUR 2500

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The dream kayak for all, who seek unlimited exploration of the waterways in company.

Although an inflatable kayak, the EXPLORER is sleek, and fast like a hard hulledtouring boat, but much more stable.

Intensive research and development has succeeded in combining the great advantages of an inflatable boat with the travelling abilities of hard-shell boats.

Technical data:

Boat side wall - 31 x 12 cm
Minimal packing size - 70 x 40 x 30 cm
Persons - 2 adults
Air chambers - 8
Assembly time (min) - 12
Operating pressure - 0,3 bar
Storage space bow/stern - 30 / 55 Liter
Engine power/weight - with outrigger 2,2 kW/3 PS - 17 kg
Sail area - 4 m2
Wind force - 3 Beaufort
White-water category - 3
Material (natural rubber) - 1100 dtex
ISO-Standard/category - 6185 Cat III/D

Standard equipment:

Safety valves 8
Bow/stern reinforcement rail - 1 / 1
Carrying handle bow/stern - 1 / 1
Safety- +carrying-line - 2
Fitting for bow / middle luggage net - 4
Eyelet for tow line - 6
Steering line feed - 2
Anatomic seat with backrest - 2
Fitting for footrest-bracket - 4
Footrest-bracket - 2
Perforated strip - 2
Specification label - 1
Repair kit - 1
Valve key - 1
owners manual - 1

The strong bow reinforcement rail absorbs and fends off bumps, and protects the deck of the upside down turned boat against damage.

The stern reinforcement rail likewise provides effective protection against deck damage. In addition it incorporates steering assembly and rudder-line pulleys.

Bow and stern handles facilitate comfortable carrying and launching.

Safety-and carrying lines along the boat to port and starboard are helpful means to hold on to, especially in the event of capsize.

Low aspect corrugate bottom air tubes ensure a low centre of gravity position, and thus help to protect against capsize.

The bottom centre tube protrudes downwards by 2 cm, enhancing directional stability against wind induced side drift.

Bow-, centre-, and stern-deck increases aesthetic appearance and provides additional stiffness to prevent torsion.

There is stowage at the bow and stern sections for equipment and luggage.

The freeboard of the double corrugation air-tubes all round protect against wash of the waves and spray.

A total of 34 eyelets in the lip along both sides of the boat serve to fix luggage net, bow and stern bags, spray-cover and other individual pieces of equipment.

The air pressure of the anatomical shape high-pressure inflatable seat can be adjusted to suit, from low pressure of soft (0.1 bar), to hard (0.3 bar).

The Dural footrest-bracket fitting offers 5 varying foothold positions 80 to 120 cm, to suit persons of a body height from 150 to 190 cm.

State award "Good shape & design
In 1998 the EXPLORER was presented the state-award for excellent design and environmental friendliness.

PRACTICAL ACCESSORIES:

SITTING COMFORT
The pusch-in backrest helps to prevent fatigue and back-ache. That renders day excursions afloat or week long expeditions matters of most comfortable travelling experiences. The rear side of the back support accommodates a pouch handy to have utensils within easy reach.

SMALL ACCESSORIES
Storage net below decks in front of the seats, forward and midships, serve to hold charts, camera and other bits and pieces ready for use. 8 fastening fittings come with the boat as standard.

Elasticated netting on deck, above the bow and stern of the boat secures paddles, packbags, tent and so on.

DRY BAGS
Bow and stern dry-bags have watertight welded seams, a semi-watertight zip and offer 60 l of stowage. They are firmly affixed to the boat by means of adjustable webbing straps. Conveniently placed handles on the sides allow them to be used as carrier bags for shopping or airtravel.

STEERING DEVICE
Steering device - enhances course holdingand rapid change of direction.

SPRAYCOVERS
Spraycover - to protect against spray, rain and cold

TRANSPORT
Boat trolley - for easy movement ashore

STABILISING FIN, SAFETY FLOATS
Newcomers, older canoeists and those with little experience find it difficult sometimes, to keep a straight course (with a boat that has no steering).

SAFETY FLOATS provide the feeling that boating can be enjoyed without fear. The slim, and on both end narrowing points of the floats produce very little resistance when paddling.

DRIVE SAILS
Drive sails - for running downwind, reaching and free windward sailing.

TRIMARAN SAILS
Trimaran sails - for sailing fun

ELECTRIC BOAT MOTORS
Electric outboard motors are absolutely silent, produce no exhaust gases and cause no un-necessary waves.

Torqeedo sternmotor Ultralight 402 - for long, fatigueproof trips

OUTRIGGERS
Outriggers stabilise, enhance safety against capsize, and are essential for fixing an outboard engine bracket.

APPROPRIATE ACCESSORIES:
INFLATION EQUIPMENT
Double blade paddle
Carbon-Double paddle
Pack-sack
Comfort-back-pack
Dry-bags flat
Foot-brace board
BOAT CARE, REPAIR

SPARE PARTS
Footrest brackets
bow- /stern reinforcement rails

Accessories - not standard supplied

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