Outfitting a poly boat?
Brian Nystrom wrote in
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You can get padeyes, cord, bungee and stainless screws/washers/nuts at
most marine suppliers. Yakima footrests are available as an
aftermarket item. All attachments will need to be done via drilling
holes in the boat and installing the parts with screws or stainless
pop rivets, since you cannot easily glue anything structural to
polyethylene.
Another important concern is floatation. You should install float bags
front and rear. Without them, there is no way you'll be able to self
rescue in the event of a capsize.
It's got foam blocks in each end; they're Styrofoam, though, and over the
winter/fall I intend to pull them out and replace them with closed-cell
stuff. If I do add tie-downs and braces, it'll have to happen then, too.
I'm having too much fun to go _working_ on it right now!
Thanks for the info.
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J W
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