Posted by jas on July 31, 2002 at 12:22:34:
In Reply to: Paddle Clips posted by Bobh on July 31, 2002 at 11:32:53:
Check our rigged kayaks section for some ideas. There are both photos of Scuppers(diagram) and photos of the Explorer. You can see how the paddle clips have been put on as well. You can get an idea of the area you have to work with. You need to make sure that your paddle stroke doesn't get interfered with by the paddle clips. On my Scuppers and my Pro Explorer, the hard plastic paddle clips went, one adjacent to the seat (kinda towards the back of the seat well), and one up along the outside of the rail. Both mounted on the outside of the rail.
I like the hard plastic paddle clips as well I like the Surlok soft paddle clips w/ the strap. I use the Surlok for a spear gun, though they'd work fine for the paddle too. We have a few kayak accessory stores linked in our "links" section.
I like to put a dab of marine silicone on top of the screw mark just before mounting the paddle clips (I do that for any hole/screw I put). I don't think you'd leak water through the screw hole, but it keeps the soft threads from slipping. Keeps the tap screw in place better.
I always pitch the Ritchie "flush" or "deck" style mounting compasses. I purchased mine from Anchor Marine in Reseda for under $40. If you're just using it for one kayak (I buy one for each of my kayaks) it is much more convenient than reaching into a gear bag or the larger bubble ones you see a lot of stores selling as the "kayakers" compass. Tje compass is very accurate and can be mounted to the flat/verticle area at the end of your footwell. Even has 12volt hookups for the small internal light it comes with. Looks killer at predawn. BTw, a great place for a Detachable Scotty Rod Holder w/ mounting bracket(stay away from the flush mount Scotty power rod holders) is in the middle just about 3 ft up from the seat well. You can't do that on the Scupper TW really, so I put it on the left rail. The Pro Explorer has a large area to put one. I put a small cutting board just in front of the rod holder that is attached w/ velcro. In order from front to back 1)Sonar 2)Scotty removable rod holder 3)cutting board.
Tommy got my a waterproof tackle tray. It doesn't hold much, but does a great job on the swivels, hooks, clasps, a few plastics, beads, etc; I mounted it on the bottom of the kayak using velrco. You access it through the small hatch. Basically, I open the small hatch, I look down and the tackle tray is there for me to pull out. I keep a tackle bag in there with the rest of the goodies.
I mounted some utility plastic clips made by 3M. I used a new plastic adhessive called "Plasitix" that bonds it permanent in 30 seconds. I purchased the hooks and the glue from Rite Aid (or any builders/hardware store). I use thin bungees to create a section around the tackle tray that secures other items. I also have those hooks and bungees mounted on the bottom of the kayak just inside the front hatch. Some people create bulk heads, I like to bungee the stuff down to the bottom.
Hope this helps a little.
jas-
jas