Seat problems

One of the black plastic padeyes that holds the seat strap pulled out completely yesterday. My first thought was to gorilla glue it. However, there is a screw that holds a part for the rudder system under it. If I gorilla glue the padeye, I could never get to that screw.

What should I do to fix this? Here is a pic of the padeye and where it goes. Btw, when that pulled out, it made peddling the kayak very cumbersome. Having the seat in place is a requirement. Again, another example of poor Hobie engineering.

poor engineering? I've never had a pad eye pull out on any boat we've sold. they defiantly more solid than on riveted on.

Maybe try a wrap of tape to see if it can expand the threads for it to hold. Glue it in might work as well.

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Well it pulled out on me. The proof is in the photo. If I glue it, I can't get to that screw, which holds a rudder part in place inside the hull. I was wondering if there is ever a reason to remove that particular rudder part. If not, I will glue it.

i'm not sure on that screw, honestly i never knew there was one there, never looked that close I guess. someone will chime in with an answer.

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Would a new padeye do the trick? The threads on the old padeye look pulled.

In any event if you resort to glue a new padeye would hold better.

3M Scotchweld 8010 would definitely hold it in place.

We have a tool here to tap threads. Contact your dealer and have them contact Jacques or Brendan. We will ship the tool. This one looks to have missed the threading step. Sorry about that, but... it happens. Its called mass production and part of the reason all companies have warranty departments.

Other than this production "labor" issue... actually, these threaded in fittings have been sheer genius engineering. The are water tight, easily replaceable and customizable (place the fitting of your choice in most locations).

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Well that explains why it popped out. This wasn't "poor engineering" as stated above, instead a factory oversight. Thanks for the info.