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Re: CLC & Pygmy Combined
By:tom
Date: 10/12/1999, 11:06 pm
In Response To: Re: CLC & Pygmy Combined (Jerry Brown)

Just a tip for you builders out there who are as cheap as myself. Before you throw out your old ski boots, cut off the buckles and metal hoops. They make excellent cam/closures for the hatches on a pygmy kayak (and any other I imagine) I attatched them to the hull with small bolts, screws will and did pull out, and strips of nylon webbing. They are more positive locking, stronger, and of course cheaper than the ones we bought from pygmy's. My brother obtained his hatch hardware (slashed from a pair of ski boots)at our friendly neighbourhood dump,( the swap shed?) We also have built the foot braces from adjustable shelf bracket material available at any hardware store. Have had no problems with either foot pegs or hatch closures after 2 seasons of use.

Messages In This Thread

Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
Sue -- 10/11/1999, 3:54 pm
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
dave -- 10/12/1999, 11:34 am
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
dave -- 10/12/1999, 12:56 pm
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
lee -- 10/12/1999, 6:05 pm
Re: ?
lee -- 10/12/1999, 11:47 am
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
lee -- 10/12/1999, 1:14 am
Re: HC/MC
lee -- 10/12/1999, 10:34 am
Re: HC and MC
Mike Hanks -- 10/12/1999, 1:39 am
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
Al Freeman -- 10/11/1999, 8:33 pm
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
Mike Hanks -- 10/11/1999, 8:42 pm
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
Al Freeman -- 10/11/1999, 8:46 pm
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
Mike Hanks -- 10/11/1999, 8:18 pm
Re: AT 14?
lee -- 10/12/1999, 12:51 am
Re: AT 14?
Charles Cooper -- 10/12/1999, 10:27 pm
Re: AT 14?
Larry C. -- 10/12/1999, 5:25 pm
Re: AT 14?
lee -- 10/12/1999, 9:48 pm
Re: AT 14?
Larry C. -- 10/12/1999, 10:07 pm
Re: AT 14?
lee -- 10/12/1999, 10:57 pm
Shorter Arctic Tern? I want skinnier...
Dean Trexel -- 10/13/1999, 8:19 pm
Re: AT 14?
Larry C. -- 10/13/1999, 12:17 pm
Re: AT 14?
Mike Hanks -- 10/12/1999, 1:02 am
Re: AT 14?
Sue -- 10/13/1999, 8:33 pm
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
Don Lueder -- 10/11/1999, 6:55 pm
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
lee -- 10/12/1999, 10:52 am
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
Don Lueder -- 10/13/1999, 12:23 am
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
Jim -- 10/11/1999, 6:47 pm
Re: Anyone build from a Pygmy kit?
David Bryson -- 10/11/1999, 5:13 pm
Re: CLC & Pygmy Combined
Jerry Brown -- 10/12/1999, 2:50 pm
Re: CLC & Pygmy Combined
tom -- 10/12/1999, 11:06 pm