Tried this question on the CLC BBS and got a few good responses. Thought I'd try it here, too.

CLC boats typically spec out epoxy endpours at the bow and stern, providing a solid mass through which a hole is bored to carry bow and stern loops of light line. Not sure I'm crazy about the idea cosmetically, but I value having some sort of fitting for tie downs and for recovery of the boat in bigger water --- not that I ever get tossed out in surf, or anything. But grab loops pose some serious safety hazzards in that they are usually large enough to get a hand through, and swimming a rolling boat in surf with a grab loop of almost any length could "window shade" a swimming paddler and do serious damage to arms and shoulders.

As an option, I wanted to consider screwing stainless steel padeyes through the deck and into the sheer clamps on my North Bay, and adding a toggle with a short cord, much like my Pintail and other open ocean "Brit boats" have.

The question: what does the corporate knowledge of this BBS think of that idea? Or, as someone suggested on the CLC site, is it feasible to secure screws through the deck and into the top of the epoxy endpour and expect them to handle the loads one could expect to see handled by the more conventional CLC endpour fitting?

Jack Martin