rod holder

 I just bought a scotty rod holder and am a little nervous about mounting it. I have read posts where people have used bolts and silicone to attach the holder but my yak currently has no hatch so a bolt is out of the question. If I just use screws do I need to use a marine glue as well, or will the screws hold on there own?

What kind of yak do you have Merlin?

 It is an ocean kayak Malibu two XL. I plan on putting two hatches on it so I can rig up the FF I bought today but I have not got the hatches yet. So should wait on the rod holder install until I get the hatches put on?

Yea, good idea. Much better to mount with stainless nuts and bolts IMO. Don't need a pole holder for jigging anyhow.

 Right I am just stoked to get it rigged up. 

If you need to use blind fasteners, (no access to the backside for nuts), you're much better off with pop rivets, than screws.

Well nuts are another option for mounting in blind areas, at least for objects that won' t have a lot of torque put on them.  For a rod holder, I'd certainly wait and use stainless steel machine screws, nylock nuts, and fender washers.

 I guess I will be waiting on my rod holder until I get the hatch in . To bad the stupid things are so expensive.

Merlin, do you have a rivet gun?  I can send you some expanding rivets that should hold for now (courtesey of Capt Dick Enterprises, one of our AOTY sponsors).  When you get your hatch in, you can replace with nuts and bolts.

-Allen

Merlin, do you have a rivet gun?  I can send you some expanding rivets that should hold for now (courtesey of Capt Dick Enterprises, one of our AOTY sponsors).  When you get your hatch in, you can replace with nuts and bolts.

-Allen

Damn Allen, you need to change your handle to "Papa polepole". 

Merlin, do you have a rivet gun?  I can send you some expanding rivets that should hold for now (courtesey of Capt Dick Enterprises, one of our AOTY sponsors).  When you get your hatch in, you can replace with nuts and bolts.

-Allen

Damn Allen, you need to change your handle to "Papa polepole". 

I prefer "Pimp Daddy polepole".  Seriously, if anyone wants to try out some of these rivets, PM me your mailing address.

-Allen

Wouldn't that make your initials PDPP?

just call him "p dippy"

 Nope no rivet gun. Its ok though. I will be ordering a hatch cover next week so I can mount my fish finder and rod holder.