Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge - View Single Post - Lost Hobie Mirage Pedal System La Jolla Shores

fongman · 05-17-2010, 11:02 PM

This is really an easy DIY project. Go to West Marine and pick up a "stamped D Shackle" by Ronstan for $3.25.

Drill a hole the diameter of the pin into the front of the drive unit and attach the shackle. Be sure to leave enough clearance so that the tether can connect to it. Either clip your tether to it or put the looped end of the tether onto the shackle before installing it.

I had a coiled wire one laying around, so that is what I used. Secure the clip to a padeye in the front of the cockpit. In the Adventure, you can remove the screw-in cleat and replace it with a screw-in padeye.

05-17-2010, 11:02 PM	#2
fongman Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 116	This is really an easy DIY project. Go to West Marine and pick up a "stamped D Shackle" by Ronstan for $3.25. Drill a hole the diameter of the pin into the front of the drive unit and attach the shackle. Be sure to leave enough clearance so that the tether can connect to it. Either clip your tether to it or put the looped end of the tether onto the shackle before installing it. I had a coiled wire one laying around, so that is what I used. Secure the clip to a padeye in the front of the cockpit. In the Adventure, you can remove the screw-in cleat and replace it with a screw-in padeye.