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Re: S&G: CLC Shearwater 17 Build *PIC*
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 9/17/2014, 3:37 pm
In Response To: Re: S&G: CLC Shearwater 17 Build (Gero Verheyen)

I've noted examples where builders have opted to install a section of PVC pipe in pre-drilled holes for the bow and stern toggles, I'm assuming with decent fillets around the holes in the hull for waterproofing. Have any of you done this and if so, what were the results?

Thanks,
Gero


I did this on my first kayak, and had done it on a bunch of canoes before that. It seemed to work fine.
These days I prefer to sink a SS U-bolt into the end of the deck.

If you are doing the thru-pipe style, a good IMO model to copy is the NDK. Small diameter tube with a single line through- with a knot on the other side. This avoids the definite hazard of a loop at the bow which can be a tempting location for swimmers to put their hands. A loop and a rolling boat in surf has resulted in serious injuries on occasion, apparently (I was told this by an instructor).

Using the NDK location, I'd back up the tube on the inside with a good glob of glass-filled bondo or epoxy filler - like Sean Dawe uses for his Maroske fittings - with glass over. Using the whole Maroske method you wouldn't need the PVC tube at all.
If you do end up with a rope loop, it can be stitched closed with a sailmaker's needle.

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S&G: CLC Shearwater 17 Build
Gero -- 9/15/2014, 10:17 pm
Re: S&G: CLC Shearwater 17 Build
JohnAbercrombie -- 9/15/2014, 10:26 pm
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Gero -- 9/15/2014, 10:31 pm
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John Messinger -- 9/16/2014, 8:04 am
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Gero Verheyen -- 9/17/2014, 1:22 pm
Re: S&G: CLC Shearwater 17 Build *PIC*
JohnAbercrombie -- 9/17/2014, 3:37 pm
Re: S&G: CLC Shearwater 17 Build
Gero -- 9/17/2014, 10:42 pm
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Niven Paine -- 9/18/2014, 2:01 am
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Gero -- 9/17/2014, 10:40 pm
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Gero -- 9/19/2014, 12:00 am
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Gero -- 9/19/2014, 12:02 am
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Gero Verheyen -- 9/20/2014, 12:24 am
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george jung -- 9/20/2014, 12:04 pm
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Gero Verheyen -- 9/20/2014, 12:30 pm
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Gero Verheyen -- 9/21/2014, 12:40 am
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Gero Verheyen -- 9/22/2014, 11:31 pm
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Gero Verheyen -- 9/24/2014, 1:02 am
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Gero Verheyen -- 9/25/2014, 12:43 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/25/2014, 9:08 am
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Gero Verheyen -- 9/25/2014, 9:19 am
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Bill Hamm -- 9/25/2014, 5:56 pm
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Gero Verheyen -- 9/25/2014, 11:36 pm
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Gero Verheyen -- 9/26/2014, 4:47 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 9/27/2014, 6:37 am
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Gero Verheyen -- 9/27/2014, 8:18 am
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Gero Verheyen -- 9/29/2014, 11:33 pm
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Gero Verheyen -- 10/1/2014, 11:04 pm
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Gero Verheyen -- 10/5/2014, 5:59 pm
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Gero Verheyen -- 10/7/2014, 11:17 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/8/2014, 4:49 pm
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Gero Verheyen -- 10/8/2014, 5:54 pm
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Yoshi -- 10/8/2014, 10:12 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/9/2014, 12:50 am
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Gero Verheyen -- 10/10/2014, 4:21 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/11/2014, 9:00 am
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Gero Verheyen -- 10/11/2014, 6:11 pm
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Gero Verheyen -- 10/14/2014, 11:44 pm
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Gero Verheyen -- 10/26/2014, 10:35 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 10/27/2014, 12:29 am
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Gero Verheyen -- 10/27/2014, 7:39 am