: I stumbled upon a "Foot Plate" design on the Onno site
: and it has my attention. So, has anyone ever used the "Foot
: Plate" or seen it installed. Paddle.net has a very positive
: review of it but that's from just one user.

I'm ordering one to try in a Wilderness Systems Zephyr, should be able to report in a week or so. Its a light coloured boat thus should yield good interior photos.

Pat tailors each kit and specs the hardware mounting kit to the width of your hull at the normal foot brace rail mount holes. I'm just getting ready to send him my data now.

I use padded bulkheads in my strippers and S/G boats and just hate the braces every time I get in one of the plastic kayaks.... and I think I've tried every brand of brace known to man. I've a rather large box of assorted braces sitting in my garage :)