On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 20:51:56 -0000, "Chris Naylor"
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 14:08:10 -0000, "Chris Naylor"
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All is now well in the world of my footrests...
All I need now is a few days when I'm not using my boat and some
contact adhesive now!

Might I suggest velcro strips / pads? It makes for easier "adjustment"
of footrest blocks that use the shim approach.

By that are you suggesting using velcro to stick the foam that I cut to
shape onto the footrest plates? Might just be me being a bit blind here but
I don't see what adjustment I need to make to the blocks once they are stuck
on anyway? Would velcro last as long as the adhesive suff?

What type of foam have you bought?

You should hopefully have small cell closed cell foam that shouldn't
expand. If you glue in the wrong type of foam and it expands in time,
you could end up distorting your boat.

I don't mean to stick my nose in but I'm just concrened that you don't
make a mess of your boat.

Ewan