> > O.K. So.... from some of the posts I understand you should not fear > drilling holes in your plastic kayak... Could someone who has done this, > care to elaborate on how it is done? Maybe explain why it can't hurt the > kayak, so I'll have a warm and fuzzy. I'd like to add some paddle holders > to mine. But right now I feel like I would never do it myself (out of fear > I'd destroy my boat). How easy is it? Extremely easy. I added some deck rigging to a plastic boat just after I bought it. As long as you're not drilling holes in the boat below the waterline I woudln't be too concerned. If you really want to be careful you can wrap a piece of tape around the drill bit so that there is only 1/2" or so of the bit showing. Make sure that you mark the boat exactly where you want to drill the holes and then use a center punch to indent the plastic (a nail works as well) to keep the bit from drifting. -- John Fereira jaf30_at_cornell.edu *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jul 01 1999 - 10:45:03 PDT
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