: I've seen on a couple different sites (maybe even this one) suggestions on
: how to epoxy either nuts or bolts to the inside of the kayak so that you
: can screw footbrace sliderails to the kayak without running bolts through
: the sides of the kayak. What I'm wondering is, why bother with the nuts or
: bolts? Why not just epoxy the sliderail itself directly to the inside of
: the kayak? Is it because epoxy won't bond to aluminum (assuming aluminum
: sliderails)?

Others far wiser than I will chime in soon, but I'll take a poke at this one. I would suspect that gluing or epoxying the rail in would not hold well, given the stress placed while paddling. That aside, it would also make changing your rail, or replacing it, very difficult.