Deck lines and elastics are essential for kayak safety and storage on deck, but the padeyes are a pain in the neck. They either are too bulky or hard and can inflict damage when doing rescues. I began with stainless steel padeyes on my first kayak, then progressed to nylon loops coming out of a hole on the deck. Now I have seen this great idea on the Black Pearl and am trying it out on my new Guillemot Fast Double. Its a small channel joining two holes on the deck, flush with the deck, very strong and not to mention waterproof. |
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Steve, if you make the "dookie shmuts" a bit more solid you don't have to use the plasticine dam.
Also, if you want to make the anchor under the deck of the kayak where access is hard a less runny paste is easier. I use the consistency of peanut butter. You can also use a small patch of fiberglass over the paste to smooth things out and make it a bit stronger.
Thanks for your comment Gnarly.this is the first time Ive used this technique and think its great, also the tension of the lines pulls the whole construction to the underside of the deck making it pretty strong and very waterproof.The term 'dookie shmuts "was coined by Nick Shade in his first book.
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