Description
Splashguard for OC1.
Designed to fit the following Puakea OC1 canoes: Volare, Kahele, Kahe Kai
Enhance your footwell cover with a splashguard. The splashguard will divert water from entering the footwell when pearling or splashing from the bow.
Designed for downwind, big water, and surfing conditions where water may crest over the bow.
- Length: 13″
- Width (at widest part): 8 1/8″
- Height (at tallest part): 1 1/2″
- Weight: 5 ounces
- 3M VHB adhesive tape backing
- No longer comes with bungie.
To Install:
1. Wash the area well with soap & water and fully dry before installing splashguard. If the area is wet, dusty, or salty the adhesive will not stick well.
2. Before removing the adhesive backing, dry-fit the splashguard on the canoe and mark the placement with tape. It is usually placed centered and as far back towards the cockpit at possible without hanging over the edge.
3. If the splashguard does not sit completely flat on the surface you’ve chosen, heat it up gently with a heat gun or hair dryer. It will become quite malleable and then you can conform it to the surface. Do not bend it cold – it will break!
4. With the placement marked, remove the adhesive backing and place it down. It sticks very well and will not move after being placed down so be careful to place it right the first time.
To Remove:
1. Take a razor blade and slice through the adhesive tape from the side. Be careful not to cut into the canoe. Alternatively, light heat from a heat gun or hair dryer will soften the adhesive and allow you to peel it up.
2. Use a goo-remover to take up the leftover adhesive on the canoe and splashguard.
3. To reinstall, apply a new strip of 3M VHB adhesive foam tape to the back of the splashguard.
Please note:
- When installed, your canoe will not fit in the fitted cover it came with. Canoe covers are form-fitted and do not have enough room to zip shut when the splashguard is on.
- When transporting your canoe on vehicle racks, avoid positioning the splashguard on the rack as the pressure from the strap can damage the splashguard.
