Just bought a Wenonah Spirit II. Nice boat came highly recommended.
I want to add 'Lining Holes' to it. All the other canoes I've done this to have had a flotation block fore and aft, this one doesn't and I'm wondering how to secure the piece of PVC.
Add a shaped block to put it thorough?
Are the walls strong enough?
extensive discussion here
http://www.solotripping.com/community/showthread.php?1907-Tug-Eyes-and-other-lining-hole-techniques
lining holes kevlar
It seems that these instructions are for Royalex boats. I am interested in doing this in a kevlar boat that does have bulkheads. Using search did not help.
Thanks
Paul
No they were for composites too
but you have to read down the column to find Mike McCreas directions/thoughts.
Maybe he has found some other way in the last two years.
Tugeye has a kit for composite boats,
and it should work OK for Kevlar boats. I guess if you were concerned, you could epoxy a couple of extra layers of cloth on the inside of the bow before drilling for the Tugeye. The absence of a flotation cell is an advantage for this sort of thing.
here is a link
http://www.tugeye.com/
You might email Dan Kidd first…last I heard last weekend he was out exploring but that was just talk among our paddling group.