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Re: Other: Not a kayak or canoe, but still human p
By:Malcolm Schweizer
Date: 8/26/2011, 2:56 pm

: Wow! That looks great. The leash plug looks like it would make a
: great deck fitting for a kayak. Where did you find it? Was it
: easy to install?

Hello Bryan,

I used them on my kayak as lash points for a camera mount and deck light. You can get them at any surf supply such as foam-ez, green light surf supply, or fiberglass supply. They are routed so there is a groove around the edge. You drill the hole to fit them and drop them in the hole, then fill the gap with epoxy. The epoxy wedges them in where they can't come out, even under the force of your board tied to your leg with the board leash as you plummit from a big wave and are drug along! When you use them in kayaks you need to put a backer of thickened epoxy behind the leash cup so it doesn't come out from the back.

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Other: Not a kayak or canoe, but still human powered
Greg Bridges -- 8/24/2011, 11:39 pm
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scottbaxter -- 8/25/2011, 2:35 am
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StephenHJ -- 8/25/2011, 11:41 am
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scottbaxter -- 8/25/2011, 12:08 pm
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Paul Montgomery -- 8/26/2011, 9:16 am
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Matthias -- 8/26/2011, 9:23 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/27/2011, 1:49 am
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Greg Bridges -- 8/25/2011, 4:15 pm
Re: Other: Not a kayak or canoe, but still human p *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 8/25/2011, 7:27 pm
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Kirk fredericks -- 8/25/2011, 7:53 pm
SUP Hats & Ice Water *PIC*
Kurt Maurer -- 8/26/2011, 7:04 pm
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Robert N Pruden -- 8/25/2011, 9:01 pm
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Sean D -- 8/26/2011, 10:00 am
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Robert N Pruden -- 8/26/2011, 10:07 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 8/26/2011, 2:38 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 8/26/2011, 11:45 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 8/26/2011, 2:56 pm
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Bryan Hansel -- 8/26/2011, 3:31 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 8/26/2011, 2:06 pm