Carls-BAD! Report - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Hunters Pa · 09-20-2013, 11:20 AM

Looks liek a bit of corrosion on the nut embedded in the plastic. I had a problem with a screw that was frozen to the nut to where the nut broke loose and would turn in teh plastic. I heated them up with a soldering iron on the nut until it was soft enough to pull out about 1/8 inch, enoucgh for an open end wrench to get a grip. Then was able to break it loose. After getting it loose and cleaning both the nut & bolt with a wire brush I put the bolt back in a couple threads, heated it again until I could push the nut back into the plastic and then heated the nut to melt the plastic back to where it got a grip.

Hope you don't hit this issue, but that worked for me

Zfish03 · 09-20-2013, 03:14 PM

Carlsbad is always Russian Roulette for me too...I've lost $$$ to the surf there...Cost of doing business!

Good karma for next time

Dennis · 09-20-2013, 03:56 PM

I replaced the pad eyes for my seat with the metal ones from westmarine. I had two of them break while adjusting my seat one night.

Im bent · 09-20-2013, 09:25 PM

tamarack beach is way easy right next to the jetty, you walk 15 feet out and you are past all the waves. Extreme close shore break

09-20-2013, 03:56 PM	#3
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South of La Jolla... Posts: 1,193	I replaced the pad eyes for my seat with the metal ones from westmarine. I had two of them break while adjusting my seat one night. __________________ Hmmmm.....

09-20-2013, 11:20 AM	#1
Hunters Pa Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fullerton Posts: 1,361	Looks liek a bit of corrosion on the nut embedded in the plastic. I had a problem with a screw that was frozen to the nut to where the nut broke loose and would turn in teh plastic. I heated them up with a soldering iron on the nut until it was soft enough to pull out about 1/8 inch, enoucgh for an open end wrench to get a grip. Then was able to break it loose. After getting it loose and cleaning both the nut & bolt with a wire brush I put the bolt back in a couple threads, heated it again until I could push the nut back into the plastic and then heated the nut to melt the plastic back to where it got a grip. Hope you don't hit this issue, but that worked for me

09-20-2013, 03:14 PM	#2
Zfish03 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Oceanside Posts: 197	Carlsbad is always Russian Roulette for me too...I've lost $$$ to the surf there...Cost of doing business! Good karma for next time

09-20-2013, 09:25 PM	#4
Im bent Junior Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 18	tamarack beach is way easy right next to the jetty, you walk 15 feet out and you are past all the waves. Extreme close shore break