I was just thinking that there has got to be a way to attach a hiking strap without using the rear cockpit lip. So after thinking and thinking and thinking. I have a way to attach a backing plate to the rear of the cockpit under the lip of the storage compartment.
How To (This is close to the same way I used stainless nuts, bolts, and lock washers to attach my eye straps to my boom, I posted these directions on the forum too.)
Here's what you'll need!
1)20ft of some sort of line, Fishing line would probably work best.
2) 4 Stainless Fender washers, 4 lock washers, 4 nut caps, and 4 nuts.
3) two eye straps with 4 stainless steel bolts 1" long.
4) a small piece of wire(3inches)to use as a weight.
5) 5" port
6) a drill and a bit the same size as the bolts.
7) Blue Thread locker
8) Sealant
1. You’ll be putting the eye straps about three inches a part, use your judgment. Place them about 2” above and parallel to the cockpit floor. Mark where you will be drilling your holes for the bolts and eye straps. Drill your holes.
2. Once they are drilled you can tie the fishing line around the wire (I used copper wire for my boom this is what I’ll use on my cockpit.) Push the wire through the hole and move the boat tilting forward it while you have someone push the line in the hole trying to get it toward the front of the cockpit.
3. Reach for the wire through your access port near the dagger board trunk remove the wire. Put the lock washer and then the fender washer on a bolt, and then tie the line to the end of the threaded area. Pull the bolt through the hole you drilled earlier with the line and slide a eye strap over the bolt. You’ll need to put some sealant on the bolt now before you put the eye strap in place.
4. Now this is going to be the trickiest part. Carefully remove the line from the bolt and hold it in place using some needle nose pliers. While holding it put a drop of blue thread locker on it and start the nut on the bolt. You’ll need to use the pliers to hold the bolt from spinning. Once you get some pressure on nut the lock washer will hold it in place. Don’t fully tighten till you get both bolts and nuts through the eye straps.
5. Repeat these steps on the last three holes and your hiking strap rear mount is ready to go!
6. Add nut caps over the end of the bolts for safety.
GOOD LUCK
HOPE THIS HELPS OUT!!!
~Andre C.~
How To (This is close to the same way I used stainless nuts, bolts, and lock washers to attach my eye straps to my boom, I posted these directions on the forum too.)
Here's what you'll need!
1)20ft of some sort of line, Fishing line would probably work best.
2) 4 Stainless Fender washers, 4 lock washers, 4 nut caps, and 4 nuts.
3) two eye straps with 4 stainless steel bolts 1" long.
4) a small piece of wire(3inches)to use as a weight.
5) 5" port
6) a drill and a bit the same size as the bolts.
7) Blue Thread locker
8) Sealant
1. You’ll be putting the eye straps about three inches a part, use your judgment. Place them about 2” above and parallel to the cockpit floor. Mark where you will be drilling your holes for the bolts and eye straps. Drill your holes.
2. Once they are drilled you can tie the fishing line around the wire (I used copper wire for my boom this is what I’ll use on my cockpit.) Push the wire through the hole and move the boat tilting forward it while you have someone push the line in the hole trying to get it toward the front of the cockpit.
3. Reach for the wire through your access port near the dagger board trunk remove the wire. Put the lock washer and then the fender washer on a bolt, and then tie the line to the end of the threaded area. Pull the bolt through the hole you drilled earlier with the line and slide a eye strap over the bolt. You’ll need to put some sealant on the bolt now before you put the eye strap in place.
4. Now this is going to be the trickiest part. Carefully remove the line from the bolt and hold it in place using some needle nose pliers. While holding it put a drop of blue thread locker on it and start the nut on the bolt. You’ll need to use the pliers to hold the bolt from spinning. Once you get some pressure on nut the lock washer will hold it in place. Don’t fully tighten till you get both bolts and nuts through the eye straps.
5. Repeat these steps on the last three holes and your hiking strap rear mount is ready to go!
6. Add nut caps over the end of the bolts for safety.
GOOD LUCK
HOPE THIS HELPS OUT!!!
~Andre C.~