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   BeastOarman
   Member

   What did YOU break during practice runs?  Better now than 150 miles in!

   Today I snapped the aluminum rod that was my footstretcher brace.  No feet, no real rowing.  Time to try stainless steel . . . 

   

   Posted 4 years ago #
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   SaltwaterJunkie
   Member

   I would try a solid piece not a tube. I like stainless or fiberglass. Good Luck...Pete

   Posted 4 years ago #
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   BeastOarman
   Member

   This was solid, but fatigued where I had drilled a hole for a through-bold to hold in place.  Will try some other way to keep the stretchers centered.  Fiberglass would flex too much on my leg drive, so stainless it is, thanks!

   Posted 4 years ago #
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   SaltwaterJunkie
   Member

   I just realized that the bolt between the foot rest went thru the aluminum tube. Which weakened it and after a while it broke. 

    

   I'm not sure if this will work but you might consider using a cable clamp (not a tie wrap) That is used to fasten wire to the wall with a screw would hold the foot brace in place and not weaken the shaft. Look at Home Depot in the elctrical section. below is a link of what a cable clamp looks like:

    

   http://www.delcity.net/store/Nylon-Cable-Clamps/p_801515.h_34333.t_1.r_IF1003?mkwid=syisK7Wje&crid=38094426869&mp_kw=&mp_mt=&gclid=CLXJzbSl2soCFY-PHwodaRILkA

   Posted 4 years ago #
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   BeastOarman
   Member

   Seems like a good idea.  You cannot see it in the photo, but that bolt is not the one - there is a tube on the backside that the rod slides into, and without something to secure it, the whole assembly can slide right and left.  In the meantime I picked up a threaded rod and nuts/washers, will try that first.  I will use one washer/nut each side of the stretchers to keep those from sliding on the rod, then use a second set outside the mounting brackets (instead of the cotter pins I was using).

   Posted 4 years ago #

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