: I've done a lot of thinking about parallel side rails, specifically
: for my Great Auk and the Mystery I'm building. They won't get in
: the way at their aft end, when they stick out (in towards the
: center) the most. If Pat at Onno has a hardware kit that solves
: this--terrific. (Pat and Onno get high marks from everyone I've
: spoken to.)

: I don't think I'll drill bolt holes in the side of my kayaks
: anymore. A dab of dookysmutz (heavy filler and epoxy) on a
: roughed up aluminum surface (I used a course file) and roughed
: up hull works great. You could probably also do this with the
: wide base bolt pads. If you need to change it later, just grind
: it off.

: I was hoping Pat would see my full foot brace with pump, improve on
: it and I could just buy the next one from him.....

: Full foot braces are the only way to go. I can now feel my toes at
: the end of a paddle! The only things wrong with this world are
: greed, famine and foot pegs....

: Will

The mounting studs work well for attaching braces to the hull, but they are taped in place, stronger than just thickened epoxy.

Can put an awful lot of force into the braces on occasion, having them come loose wouldn't be good, specially if it's really rough out.

Bill H.