: Some time back grant goltz showed us an approach to making some new fittings.
: http://www.squeedunk.com/deck.htm

: And eric schade has done the same.
: http://www.kayakforum.com/cgi-bin/Building/index.cgi?read=40044

: And while I have always had a soft spot for eric’s all wood fitting , but
: have suspicions abt it’s strength,

I was worried about the strength too so what I did was take the basic design of the routed plate and cut the notch for the cross piece deeper so that the cross piece would rest under the deck. The cross piece is made 1/4 by 7/8. I filed a half round into the bottom of the cross piece and filed the top to match the bottom radius. After fitting the cross piece to the base, I cut and filed the wood that was above the level of the base. It looks the same as the original when installed except that there is the slight curve above the deck. I used mohagany for the plate and ash for the cross piece. I like the contrast and I believe the ash will be stronger for the cross piece. Sorry, I dont have a picture yet. Thanks to everyone for all the ideas. With all the new things I am trying, I may never finish this boat.
: I wondered abt combining the 2 approaches to get a stronger (eric’s) fitting.

: Here’s a couple of dwgs I did (after grant's post) during the summer (I can
: now get pics up) showing an approach.

: The idea is to epoxy up a bunch of thin lams of wood and satin cloth, cut out
: r some holes, cut out, epoxy on a base(glassed) and pull it thru the yak
: to seat flush to the surface. Maybe play with a little crowning.

: Dwg1 shows usage of various templates and alternate similar fittings of pairs
: or quads. Round out the inside so a threaded line will tend to pop back
: out. Play with orientation, but diag may be best.

: -mick