bagarre Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Does anyone have photos of how they mounted the back brace? I think I just drill and bolt the straps to the coaming but, how far forward? Using blind nuts like these would make it an easy job. How have others done it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirilonde Posted August 20, 2016 Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 Self-tapping screws into pilot holes worked just fine. Are those things stainless? (they look bright) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagarre Posted August 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 20, 2016 They have them in stainless but I wasnt sure if they were overkill. You'd also see them from the outside of the coaming which isn't nice. So, just screw into the coaming? How far forward do the screws go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hirilonde Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 You need to be able to adjust the band to be near, but not up against the back of the combing. Back more = more room, but against the combing defeats the point of a back band. Being able to adjust the band forward a bit is good too as it gives more room to make it fit you. I adjusted my back bands most of the way long and set the screw locations to hold the band just forward of touching the combing. This gave me the maximum adjustment possibilities forward in case I wanted. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwhip Posted August 23, 2016 Report Share Posted August 23, 2016 I was going to drill thru holes right beneath the coaming lip and use a stainless rectangular tee nut, tucked up tight under the lip. I didn't like the shiny bling that would have made on the outside of my mahogany coaming, so I just used stainless sheet metal screws. It works fine. Here's the back rest mounted on my boat. The pad is 4 inches in front of the frame and the screws aren't too far forward, so the straps don't pinch in on the paddler's sides. Also, the plastic strap ends don't dig into the paddler's elbows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kudzu Posted August 24, 2016 Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Not to beat a dead horse, but I do show this in the Assembly Manual. There really is no need to reinvent the wheel guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagarre Posted August 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2016 Not to beat a dead horse, but I do show this in the Assembly Manual. There really is no need to reinvent the wheel guys. I must have missed it in the book but will go back and check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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