: I bought these flush fittings from Eric Schade of Shearwater Boats and
: installed them on my Arctic Tern. You can either get plans for $2 and make
: them yourself if you have a lathe and drill press, or buy the fittings
: ready-made (as I did) for $7 each. It's pricier than cheap pad-eyes, but
: worth it, I think. Approaching the deck of your kayak with a hole saw is a
: bit nerve-racking, but I didn't have any problems. Just measure twice, cut
: once. The fittings mount from the backside, and you just trim them flush
: with the deck surface.

: Another image to take a look at is:
: http://www.shearwater-boats.com/feye1.jpg

: Dean

if you don't have a lathe or drill press you can make those with a hand drill
and small hole saw bit. I think Pete Rudie came up with the original idea.
There is also another method to make them with just a router that Kent L. shows
on his web site. I have put them on three boats now and never had one fail.
addison