> The Pygmy manual directs drilling two holes in each side of the boat to
> accommodate two bolted-in, plastic foot peg rails. I don't want to drill
> four large holes in my boat and am looking for ideas to mount the rails
> without bolts.

> I could probably glue wood blocks in place and mount the foot pegs
> directly to the blocks but I would prefer using the rails and am looking
> for an alternative way to mount them.

> Can the plastic rails be epoxied in place and will the epoxy reliably hold
> them in place?

> Thanks,

> Paul Williams

Paul,

I used the method that Mike posted on my Arctic Tern and they work great. I cut a bunch of shallow grooves on the 'hull' side of the blocks so that the epoxy would be assured of a good bond. Stainless steel T-nuts and screws can be found at West Marine, if there's one in your area. The Tern has abundant foot room, so you don't lose much foot room by bringing the pegs inboard a bit. I used 5/8" oak blocks, I think, because it was what I had on hand.

Dean