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Old 04-25-2018, 08:26 PM
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Default Diy Kayak rack complete, but i got some questions!

after some messing about i got my kayak rack done but i got some questions about the front stake pocket holes, why wouldn't they actually put a pocket like the rear ones?? the rear section of the rack is very stable with very little play if any, the front one moves quite a bit because I am missing a second contact point which would have been in the pocket. i am looking for some ideas on what to do i ran a bolt through the access hole in the bed and it seems to work pretty decent but am always looking for way s to improve it,


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My 5’ bed has front stake pockets but you have to cut through the plastic bed rail cover to open them up....
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My 5’ bed has front stake pockets but you have to cut through the plastic bed rail cover to open them up....
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How did you attach into the stake pockets?
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That was going to be my question - what doe your brackets and other attachments look like.


Nice job by the way. Curious on the details.
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Kinda hard to see from this pic but there are 1x2 tubing and that fits perfectly into the pockets then I ran a bolt through some holes in the bed to the tubing which had a tapped hole in it in order to bolt it down. Only issue is the back one has a pocket the front one only has the hole. Any other questions I am happy to answer.



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