From: "Arthur Hebert" <seacajun_at_gs.net> > than one coat of epoxy can be applied ~ If possible use a over size washer > on the end bolt that is exposed on the underside of the deck, this will > help spread the stress. ~If you are concern with your rod holder location > and your deck aft of the cockpit, you may want apply a layer of cloth > covering as much area as you can. I am thinking you can reinforce the > entire area from the rear of your cockpit to the rear bulkhead. Or you > could be a extreme weight conscious person and not reinforce it,maybe you > will get lucky and a big Red Fish will rip your rod holder off your > deck. This is an interesting subject, considering that I was just thinking about this same thing this last weekend. Now I have a plastic boat, so reinforcing isn't what I'm thinking of, and the bolts are secured underneath with some very large brass washers. But how do you test this setup. Obviously, a reel setup to give 50 lbs of pressure on its drag has a good chance of pulling the rod holder right out of the boat on a big hit; while one set to provide 5-10 lbs isn't near as likely to damage the kayak. But thats all just seat of the pants guessing, and can't really do more than mount the rod'n'reel in the holder and see if I can pull line out without hurting the boat. Somehow I'm not convinced that that is a good simulation of the stresses that might be experienced.... I also wonder about setting the thing up so that the weakest link is what holds the rod in the holder. I'd hate to be 6 miles offshore and have a hole or rip torn in my boat, but I'd also hate to loose a $150 rod'n'reel. Grrrrrrr. Maybe reel + safety line to keep the reel attached by a shock cord to the boat; then I suppose there would only be the cost of having to spend that evening, stripping and cleaning the reel, and then convincing my wife to reassemble it. Of course the pain experienced there is likely to be proportional to whether or not an interesting fish was brought home who can be blamed for soaking my reel... Richard Walker Houston, TX http://www.neosoft.com/~rww/kayak_log.html *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu May 27 1999 - 23:26:15 PDT
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