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Re: Strip: Undoing Epoxy?
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 6/8/2016, 10:46 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Undoing Epoxy? (Marc Donnelly)

I think my next boat I will use thru bolts. Much cheaper.

Do you have to add any fiberglass reinforcement to the in or outside where the bolt goes in.

Marc:
I don't add any extra reinforcement on my boats. Often the inside has some extra glass because of the seam tape, anyway.
The 'bolts' just need to be tight enough to hold the rails securely - no need to go crazy and crush the wood core.... :-)

I know that removing studs from the inside of the boat is a bit of a hassle, but that method does allow you to re-position the attachments without evidence on the outside - which could be a big factor in a 'wood-look' boat.

A few cases where you might want to re-position footpegs:
a) Mistakes: I make 'em!
b) Adapting the boat for a much shorter or taller paddler
c)Moving the footpeg rails to allow moving the bulkhead (usually 'back')
etc...
d) Removing footpegs altogether (switching to bulkhead as footrest style) - though in that case you could just leave short machine screws in the existing holes....till the next paint job in the case of a painted boat.

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Strip: Undoing Epoxy?
Jim777 -- 6/7/2016, 8:43 am
Re: Strip: Undoing Epoxy?
Rod Tait -- 6/7/2016, 10:54 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/7/2016, 11:09 am
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scottbaxter -- 6/7/2016, 12:07 pm
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Jim777 -- 6/7/2016, 2:44 pm
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scottbaxter -- 6/7/2016, 4:16 pm
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Rod Tait -- 6/7/2016, 5:48 pm
Re: Strip: Undoing Epoxy? *PIC*
John Messinger -- 6/8/2016, 6:32 am
Re: Strip: Undoing Epoxy?
Marc Donnelly -- 6/8/2016, 6:33 pm
Re: Strip: Undoing Epoxy?
John Messinger -- 6/8/2016, 6:40 pm
Re: Strip: Undoing Epoxy?
JohnAbercrombie -- 6/8/2016, 8:42 pm
Re: Strip: Undoing Epoxy?
Marc Donnelly -- 6/8/2016, 10:08 pm
Re: Strip: Undoing Epoxy?
JohnAbercrombie -- 6/8/2016, 10:46 pm
Re: Strip: Undoing Epoxy?
Marc Donnelly -- 6/9/2016, 8:17 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/9/2016, 8:55 pm
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Marc Donnelly -- 6/9/2016, 9:22 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 6/9/2016, 10:37 pm
Re: Strip: Undoing Epoxy?
Bill Hamm -- 6/9/2016, 12:05 am
Re: Strip: Undoing Epoxy? *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 6/9/2016, 3:16 am
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John VB -- 6/9/2016, 7:30 am
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Justin -- 6/9/2016, 7:39 am
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Etienne Muller -- 6/9/2016, 12:38 pm
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Paul D -- 6/9/2016, 10:31 pm
Re: Strip: Undoing Epoxy?
Alex Ferguson -- 6/10/2016, 6:06 am
Re: Strip: Undoing Epoxy?
Bill Hamm -- 6/10/2016, 4:08 pm
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Alex Ferguson -- 6/11/2016, 6:56 pm
Re: Strip: Undoing Epoxy?
Bill Hamm -- 6/12/2016, 12:04 am
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Alex Ferguson -- 6/12/2016, 1:22 am
Re: Strip: Undoing Epoxy?
Bill Hamm -- 6/12/2016, 1:54 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 6/12/2016, 4:01 pm
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Alex Ferguson -- 6/12/2016, 8:28 pm
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Paul D -- 6/13/2016, 8:35 pm
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Alex Ferguson -- 6/15/2016, 12:50 am
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Paul D -- 6/22/2016, 3:45 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/22/2016, 5:53 pm
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Paul D -- 6/22/2016, 7:15 pm
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Alex Ferguson -- 6/22/2016, 7:34 pm
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/22/2016, 8:35 pm
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Alex Ferguson -- 6/23/2016, 8:16 am
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Marc Upchurch -- 6/23/2016, 9:42 am
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Paul D -- 6/24/2016, 12:56 am