Re: [Paddlewise] Query: Move Seat on Dagger Cortez ??

At 03:08 PM 6/5/2003 -0400, Gary J. MacDonald wrote:
>Michael Daly wrote:
>
>Some interesting and helpful ideas.
>
>>Is your problem the forward bulkhead or the foot pedals?
>
>Pedals.  Bulkhead is fine.
>
>>If the problem is with the footpegs, move them.  You'll have to drill new 
>>mounting holes and fill the old holes, but you won't have to consider the 
>>effects of moving the seat.
>
>I hadn't thought of doing this.  (It would also preserve access to storage 
>space behind the seat, if that matters.)
>
>I am reluctant to drill the sides of the hull (psycho-somatic illness!) 
>but I presume the easy way to fill the holes then is with short bolts and 
>rubber washers, maybe through caulking for extra security.


I confess that I haven't followed this whole thread (could become a hole 
thread) but here is an additional thought.  If you want to move your 
footpegs and NOT drill additional holes, you could do it with a spacer 
plate.  You would unscrew the screws that currently hold your footpegs and 
install a long, thin plate with the same screws and hole pattern where your 
footpegs are now.  This spacer plate would also have a tapped hole pattern 
to remount your footpegs in a new, more-suited-to-you location.  New screw 
lengths would have to be chosen carefully, but, in the end, you would get 
the footpegs in a new location without additional hull holes.  AND, you 
could put the boat back to the way it was for resale.

Good luck,

Bill Leonhardt
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