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5. rudder operation

TURN RIGHT

TURN LEFT

LEFT

LOCKED 

LEFT

TURN RIGHT

TURN LEFT

RIGHT

LOCKED 

RIGHT

(A)

(B)

5.  Rudder Operation.

Jackson FD Rudder controls are located on left and right side gunwale to 

control the rudder with either hand. If controls feel stiff, lubricate the fiberglass 

rods with silicone spray (not included). 

(A)

  From the left rudder control, to turn your boat left, push the control 

forward (toward the bow). To turn right, pull the control back (toward 

the stern). 

 

From the right rudder control, to turn your boat right, push the 

control forward (toward the bow). To turn left, pull the control back 

(toward the stern).

(B)

  Rudder control knob flips down and lays flat when not in use.

Summary of Contents for Flex Drive 3D

Page 1: ...OWNERSMANUAL ASSEMBLYINSTRUCTIONS MAINTENANCEANDWARRANTY PATENTNUMBER 15 681 274 ...

Page 2: ... PedalCranks C 2 CrankArmBolts D 2 T boltsandThumbScrews E 1 3 32 AllenWrench forOutputDriveCoupling F 1 1 8 AllenWrenchfor GreaseScrews G 1 3mmAllenWrenchfor PropScrew H 1 8mmAllenWrench I 1 SingleUseLoctite ForCrankarmBolts J 1 GreaseGun K 1 FinishLineGrease Replacement Parts L 1 SpiderCoupling M 1 PropShearPin REPLACEMENTPARTS ...

Page 3: ... B WiththeUpperDriveUnitfacingforwardasshown attachtheLeft CrankArmontheleftsideandtheRightCrankArmontherightside usingtheCrankArmBolts TapCrankArmsonwithpalmorhand beforetighteningbolts Add2 3dropsof singleuseLoctitetothreadsof boltsbefore installing Tightenfirmly to 25ft lbs usingthe8mmAllenWrench IMPORTANT PeriodicallycheckCrankArmBoltsduringbreak inperiod first3uses toensuretightness A A B B ...

Page 4: ...dcouplingmustalignproperlyin orderfor thetwodrive unitstoseatcorrectly C As youlowertheUpper Drive Unitontothetrunkof theLowerDrive Unit aligntheshaftcouplingandgently seattheupperdriveontothe trunkensuringthe ears of theupperdrivealignwithgeartrackand seatsfully withnogap Notethe spider couplingatoptheflexibleshaft itisdesignedtowear overtime Acomplimentaryreplacementisincludedinyourpackaging 2 c...

Page 5: ...eated theUpperDrive Unitsitsflushon the aluminumtrack Thereshouldbenogap B TightendowntheUpperDriveUnitusingtheattachedt boltand knobs IMPORTANT UpperDriveUnitmustbesecurelytightenedatalltimes whileonthewater Intheeventof capsizing theUpperDriveUnitcan becomedetachedandlostif notsecurelyfastenedtothedeck B A B ...

Page 6: ...einvery shallowwaterwhere youwill paddleor pole yourboat whenlanding whencleaningthepropandduring transport Mid Position B Mid positionisforoperation inshallowwater approximately 8 dependingonload topassoversubmergedlogsandrocks and whenitisdesirabletorunatlowerspeeds whentrolling forinstance Fully Deployed C Full deployment of FlexDrive 3D isfor normaloperationindeeper waterandforpedalingatfullsp...

Page 7: ...4 raise and lower prop cont A B C ...

Page 8: ...eitherhand If controls feelstiff lubricate thefiberglass rodswithsiliconespray notincluded A Fromtheleftruddercontrol toturnyourboat left pushthecontrol forward towardthebow Toturnright pullthecontrolback toward thestern Fromtherightruddercontrol toturnyourboat right pushthe controlforward towardthebow Toturnleft pullthecontrolback towardthestern B Ruddercontrol knob flipsdownandlaysflatwhen notin...

Page 9: ...ellerisflushwiththebottomof theboat A Wrap thebungeearoundthe deploymentlevertopreventtheLower Drive Unitfromdeployingandpossibly damaging theunitorthecar s roof if theboatiscar topped WhenDriveUnitisfullyretractedandsecured itissafetotransport yourboatonracksupsidedownorrightsideup 6 transport flexdrive A IMPORTANT Usebungeetosecurehandleduringtransport ...

Page 10: ...makeyourdrivesystemoperationalagain IMPORTANT Removingthepropshouldtakeplaceonlandintheevent youdropanyof thecomponents A Use the 3mmhexkeyto loosenthepropscrew B Removethepropfromtheshaft C Removetheblackplasticsleevefromthepropshaft Removethe brokenshearpin Replacetheshearpinandtheblackplasticsleeve Replace thepropandtighten prop screw snugly 7 replace prop shear pin A B C ...

Page 11: ...Spray Off Your Flex Drive A It isagoodideato sprayoff your FlexDrive 3Dwith freshwaterafter eachuse especiallywhenusedinsaltwater topreventbuild upof dirtorsalt B Periodicallyremove theprop andinspectfor anygritorsand build up A B Donotdisassembletheupperunit If youareexperiencingproblems contactyourdealerorJacksonAdventurescustomerservice 931 738 4800 warranty jacksonadventures com ...

Page 12: ...grease screwswithprovided1 8 allen key andsetscrewsaside B Add10 12pumpsof greasetobothfore aftgreaseholeswhile slowly rotating crankarmstoevenlydistributegrease Re installgreasescrewsoncegreasehasbeenapplied Wesuggest youdore greasing inacontrolled environment andnot onthewater Youcanalsowatchastep bystepJKFlexDrive 3Dmaintence videoat www jacksonadvnetures com fdmaintenanceformoreinformation 8 f...

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Page 16: ...s website withintwo weeksof purchase This warrantycovers originalpurchaseronlyandisnottransferable Forwarranty claims contactthedealerwhosoldtheboat Thedealermust submityourclaimtoJacksonAdventures anditmustinclude Serialnumberof boat Serialnumberof FlexDrive 3D Proof of purchase Photographicevidenceof damage Normalwear damagecaused byabuseor neglect failure toperform maintenance impropertransport...

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