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thefishingfreak · 12-30-2011, 06:56 PM

Those factory backing plates are 1/16 if that you'd be better with fender washers I have one sitting on my toolbox here. Problem is even if you get that sucker as tight as mechanically possible in it's little 4 inch footprint, then you go put a 7 foot leaver in it and pull upwards of 60 pounds on the end. The gunnels going to flex. If flex is completely unacceptable then the best option is those brackets in the above picture to tie them into the hull.
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12-30-2011, 06:56 PM	#18
thefishingfreak "Fishbucket" iTrader: (1) Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bahston Hahbah Posts: 6,588	Those factory backing plates are 1/16 if that you'd be better with fender washers I have one sitting on my toolbox here. Problem is even if you get that sucker as tight as mechanically possible in it's little 4 inch footprint, then you go put a 7 foot leaver in it and pull upwards of 60 pounds on the end. The gunnels going to flex. If flex is completely unacceptable then the best option is those brackets in the above picture to tie them into the hull. Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device Last edited by thefishingfreak; 12-30-2011 at 07:02 PM..