BoatBanter.com - View Single Post - Pisces 17--foot braces w/ rudder control

On 11-Oct-2004, (mccaldwell) wrote:

1. the best way to secure a backband to the kayak whether I use the
foam seat or wavesport seat (I'm not sure I want to drill the shell);

If the seat is bolted to the hull just under the coaming, remove one bolt,
make a hole in the end of the webbing for the backband and reinstall the
bolt through the webbing.

If not, consider just making a loop around the seat side posts until you
want to do something permanent.

2. the best way to create footbraces which are secure and independent
of rudder controls.

Look at the Seaward rudder pedals. Cheaper than the Smartrudder and easy
enough to install. Nice and solid bracing. You might have to drill a new
mounting hole and fill the old one, since when I put Seaward pedals in
a Solstice, the hole spacing was different than the regular Yakima type.

3. is it OK to use MEK instead of acetone to prep surface prior to
repair?

Eeeww! Those are both nasty. Why bother? (Is MEK a solvent?)

Just sand the surface and then clean with alcohol. If it's grungy,
clean with soap and water before sanding and then clean with alcohol
to remove soap residue. I once had to remove sticky stuff with
WD 40 (no goo gone around) and then washed with soap and rinsed
with alcohol. Repair never failed.

Mike