pik

sounds like you will have to drill the threads out of the foot braces so they will just slide over the threaded rod part of the binding studs, then you'll have to put a nut on the stud to hold the rail in place. You might have to drill out a small part of the rail slot to accept the nut. A locking nut of some sort might be best.

I used T-nuts to fasten mine and had to drill the rails to accept the bolt part of the T-nut fastener.

I know it's hard to start drilling away at new stuff, but what has to be has to be, that's what I did. Others may have other ideas

Good luck, Merry Christmas!

Ken

: I ordered and received a package of the nifty stainless steel binding studs
: to use with my Yakima footbrace rails. The studs thread through the rails
: just fine.

: However, I'm puzzled as to how the rails can be installed and removed when
: the studs are epoxied onto the hull interior. I could get around the
: installation problem by threading the studs through the rail first before
: epoxying the disc-like bottom to the hull. But what if I want to remove
: the rail(s) later? With the normal through-the-hull bolts, unbolting would
: be no problem. With the binding studs, it looks like the rail is in place
: permanently.

: Any ideas how to allow rail removal without cutting anything off?

: If only the disc part could be unscrewed from the post...