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Anchor Cleat Kit
The YakGear Anchor Cleat Kit comes with a 4-inch nylon anchor cleat for kayaks, canoes, and small boats. This anchor cleat provides a stable access point to secure anchors, drift chutes, bow lines, and safety lines.
As always, this complete kit comes with all stainless steel installation hardware, installation instructions, and rigging tips from YakGear. Waterproof silicone is recommended but not included.
Features:
Installation instructions and hardware are included
1-year warranty
Specifications:
Length: 4 inches
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Zig Zag Cleat Kit
This YakGear Zig Zag Cleat Kit comes with a 3-1/2-inch nylon zigzag cleat for kayaks, canoes, and small boats. The zigzag cleat provides a stable access point to secure anchors, drift chutes, bow lines, and safety lines. Zig-zag cleats require no knots to be tied, as the pressure from the lace-back design keeps all anchors in place using up to 3/8-inch rope.
As always, this complete kit comes with all stainless steel installation hardware, installation instructions, and rigging tips from YakGear. Waterproof silicone is recommended but not included.
Features:
Lace back design allows all anchors to stay in place using up to 3/8 in. rope
Installation instructions and hardware are included
1-year warranty
Specifications:
Zig Zag Cleat Size: 3-1/2 in.
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Paddle Keeper Kit
Add or replace paddle holders with the YakGear Paddle Keeper Kit. While there are many ways to mount and store paddles on kayaks and canoes, bungee paddle keepers are by far the most versatile. A 1/4-inch bungee is mounted with terminal ends and a J-hook to form a pressure-based bungee clamp for paddles, fishing poles, and anchor sticks. This kit comes with two paddle keepers, so the versatility and practicality of the product will not be limited to one side of the kayak or canoe.
As always, this complete kit comes with all stainless-steel installation hardware, installation instructions, and rigging tips from YakGear. Waterproof silicone is recommended but not included.
Features:
Paddle keepers can be used to store an assortment of items
Made of 1/4-in. nylon bungee, it attaches to a vessel using terminal ends and sleeves
Each kit comes with two paddle keepers
Installation instructions and hardware are included
1-year warranty
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Performance Anchor Trolley Kit
Sea-Dog's Performance Anchor Trolley Kit is an essential tool for the Pro Angler. It features a zig cleat for easy, one-handed adjustability. The durable, one-piece cheek blocks operate silently so users won’t scare fish in the water below. When the need arises to wade through the water, easily unclip the custom-designed ring and use the system as a leash.
Kit Includes:
30' of 3/16" polypro deck line (1)
Zig cleat (1)
Ring clip (1)
Cheek blocks (2)
Nylon pad eyes (6)
10-32 X 3/4" PH machine screws (10)
10-32 Nyloc nuts (10)
#10 flat washers (10)
Well nuts (10)
Features:
Proudly constructed in the USA of injection molded nylon, stainless steel, and polyester
Specifications:
Fasteners Included: Yes
Weight: 0.80 lbs
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Micro Cam-Matic Aluminum Cleat Kit with Wire Fairlead
Wire fairleads maintain a low profile while holding the line close to the cleat. Kit includes 468 Cam-Matic® and 475 wire fairlead.
Specifications:
Weight: 33g / 1.2oz
Maximum working load: 91kg / 200lb
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Micro Carbo-Cam Cleat Kit with Wire Fairlead
Wire fairleads maintain a low profile while holding the line close to the cleat.
Kit includes lightweight, fiber-reinforced 471 Carbo Cam, and 475 wire fairlead.
Specifications:
Weight: 26g / 0.9oz
Maximum working load: 68kg / 150lb
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Dual Actuator Marine Hardware Pack
High quality dual actuator hardware kit. This hardware bag is required in order to install hydraulic dual actuator systems. Includes: additional pipe nipples and brass "T" fittings.
This product may not be returned to the original point of purchase. Please contact the manufacturer directly with any issues or concerns.
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Marine / Boat Hardware
We offer a full selection of marine hardware, including anchor rollers, anodes, ski tows, vents, and more. If you have a boat and need hardware, you are in the right place. From chocks and cleats to shaft seals and steering wheels, you can count on us for your boat hardware needs. It can sometimes be difficult to find everything you need for your boat, especially all in one place, but our full service site gives you plenty of excellent options for all the hardware you will need for your boating excursion.
Bow & stern eyes, deck fills, deck plates, and engine mounts are all available here, along with gas springs, grab handles, and hatches. We also have a wide assortment of hinges, hooks & clamps, and latches so you can find just the right option for your boat. With oarlocks, rail fittings, rub rail, shaft couplers, and swim platforms, as well as a selection of rope & chain pipe, you can find the things you need the most. We also have a selection of marine lumber, including teak. By using teak lumber for your marine needs, you have a great wood look that will hold up to the elements, and you can get it right here with all your marine hardware.
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Deluxe Anchor Trolley with Pulleys
The Deluxe Anchor Trolley will help users stop being victims of changing winds and currents while fishing in an anchored position. The YakGear Deluxe Anchor Trolley Kit allows the deployment of any anchor, drift chute, or stake-out pole before judging the current and wind while still remaining in a favorable fishing position. Without a trolley, users are limited to anchoring where it is reachable, causing the boat to swing back and forth. Mounted just off of the gunwale of any kayak or canoe, the deluxe trolley kit uses a nylon pulley system to select a desirable position anywhere from bow to stern, then maintains the positioning through the use of a 2-5/16-inch mini zig-zag cleat.
The deluxe system uses Harken pulleys to seamlessly pass trolley rope from bow to stern without the standard rubbing of rope along slightly less smooth pad eyes. The mounted pulleys are raised off of the boat enough to eliminate any unnecessary rubbing or scratching of the boat.
As always, this complete kit comes with all stainless steel installation hardware, installation instructions, and rigging tips from YakGear. Waterproof silicone and anchors are recommended but not included.
Features:
Deluxe anchor trolley system with Harken pulleys
It allows the bow of your vessel to turn into the current for a smoother experience
A mini zig-zag cleat is included, assisting in maintaining stable positioning
Installation instructions and hardware are included
The kit also includes 30 ft. of rope
1-year warranty
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Since 1966, Schaefer Marine has stood at the forefront of Marine hardware design and engineering. Schaefer's entire line of products, from blocks to furlers, are built of the finest materials available and designed with a real-world understanding of the forces at work on a sailing yacht. All Schaefer products are designed and intended for use on sailboats for specific stated applications. There is no name in marine hardware more trusted than Schaefer. Check out Schaefer for Legendary Strength & Legendary Performance!
Schaefer manufacturers a wide variety of deck hardware from cam cleats, investment cast padeyes, welded pad eyes, stanchions, eye straps, cleats, chocks and more. Schaefer uses only the finest aluminum and Stainless Steel available and every piece is engineered to work well and is reliable for years of trouble free service.
Specials Closeouts Remanufactured Rebates
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Molded Stick Clip Kit - 3/4" Clips
Add or replace paddle holders with the YakGear Molded Paddle Clip Kit. While there are many different ways to mount and store paddles on kayaks and canoes, molded rubber pole clips are by far the strongest and most reliable. With solid rubber construction, the molded clips promote the strength of a continued locking effect while in use. the 3/4 in. clip will fit paddles from 5/8 inch to 7/8 inch and is YakGear’s preferred method of securing the YakGear - Yakstick Mud Anchor.
This kit includes two molded rubber paddle clips, intended for combined, linear use on one paddle or mud anchor.
As always, this complete kit comes with all stainless steel installation hardware, installation instructions, and rigging tips from YakGear. Waterproof silicone is recommended but not included.
Features:
Molded rubber paddle clips allow for easy paddle or mud anchor storage
Two solid rubber-molded paddle clips are provided
3/4 in. clips fit paddles and mud anchors ranging from 5/8 to 7/8 in.
Installation instructions and hardware are included
1-year warranty
Specifications:
Size: 3/4 in. clips
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Since 1946, Lewmar has dedicated itself to making spending time on the water as easy and stress-free as possible; designing and manufacturing innovative and reliable products of the highest quality. With a portfolio of hardware, winches, hydraulics, windlasses, anchors, thrusters, steering systems, hatches, and portlights to suit every boat from the smallest day fisher to the largest mega-yacht, Lewmar can supply a complete solution whatever your project and requirements.
Windlasses
Whether you own a small fishing boat or a 160' cruiser, Lewmar has a windlass designed to fit your exact needs. Integral to the designs are high-quality stainless steel components, providing longevity and reliability. Both our vertical and horizontal designs are sleek and attractive to complement your boat.
Anchors With a wide range of styles available, Lewmar anchors cater to all boat types including power and sail from 18' to 250'. Smaller boats can utilize the folding designs for ease of storage; larger vessels can fit an integrated Lewmar anchor and bow roller solution.
Specials Closeouts Remanufactured Rebates
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Bungee Deck Kit
Add or replace the bungee system on the deck of a kayak or canoe with the YakGear Deck Kit. Bungees on the deck of a boat add extra storage for more equipment on your adventure. The kit comes with 10 feet of ¼-inch nylon bungee and is equipped with 6 pad eyes and 2 J hooks for deck mounting.
As always, this complete kit comes with all stainless steel installation hardware, installation instructions, and rigging tips from YakGear. Waterproof silicone is recommended but not included.
Features:
Easily replace the deck bungee or add more storage
10 ft. of 1/4 in. nylon bungee, 6 pad eyes, and 2 J hooks included
Installation instructions and hardware are included
1-year warranty
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Toggle Handle Kit
The YakGear Toggle Handles easily attach to a pad eye or deck loop at the bow or stern of your watercraft. Sold as a two-pack
Features:
Sold as a two-pack
Quick and easy replacement for any watercraft
2 toggle handles per pack
Black handle with black rope
1-year warranty
*HARDWARE NOT INCLUDED
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Watch the Weather.
Even the best-laid plans for the perfect boating outing can be turned upside down by Mother Nature. Watch the sky. Know what to look for in clouds. Be very conscientious about spotting lightning. It never hurts to know as much as you can about the weather. Courses are available at local colleges and online on what to look for in the sky and plan for weather fronts that can change on a dime.
The odds of your boat being struck by lightning are about one in 1,000. However, your odds are skewed, depending on your location. If you are in Montana, you have good chances that it won't happen, but in a popular boating state like Florida, surrounded by water, you will have less luck. One-third of the country's lightning insurance claims are filed in Florida.
According to William J. Becker, University of Florida IFAS Extension, in a report for the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, NASDA, Florida averages more than ten deaths and thirty injuries from lightning per year. Approximately fifty percent of the deaths and injuries occur to individuals involved in recreational activities. Nearly forty percent of those are water-related: boating, swimming, surfing, and others.
Sailboats are more likely to be struck than powerboats because lightning is attracted to the mast. In the powerboat category, trawlers are struck more than other powerboats.
What is Happening When Lightning Strikes?
Becker describes it as, "The upper portion of the cloud develops a positive electrical charge, the lower level a negative electrical charge. Because it is a poor conductor of electricity, the air restricts the regular flow of electricity between these, attracting electrical charges.
While this phenomenon is occurring in the clouds, a similar event is occurring on the surface.
Negative charges repel negative charges and attract positive charges. So, as a thunder cloud passes overhead, a concentration of positive charges accumulates in and on all objects below the cloud. Since these positive charges are attempting to reach the negative charge of the cloud, they tend to accumulate at the top of the highest object around. On a boat that maybe the radio antenna, the mast, a fishing rod, or a person!"
Lightening makes its own Schedule.
While you can take steps to lessen the damage lightning will cause, you can't prevent a strike.
What happens when your boat is Struck?
NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, www.noaa.gov., estimates a strike contains around 30,000,000 volts. Your boat's electronics are most susceptible to damage. Most 12-volt electronics will be damaged, if not all, electronics on your vessel.
At times, the strike will hopscotch around the boat, and collateral damage occurs when a nearby vessel gets hit, either the result of the lightning's powerful electromagnetic field or the current induced by the field running through the boat's shore-power cord. Some electronics will be damaged; others will not. Check your compass. There may be no external damage, but the compass heading significantly affected.
Precautions to Reduce Personal Injury and Damage from Lightening.
When a thunderstorm of any kind is approaching, whether lightning is present or not;
Get everyone out of the water – scuba divers, swimmers, jet skiers, and stop any fishing activities.
Stay in the center of the cabin of the boat.
Keep arms and legs in the boat.
There is no such thing as a boat being lightning proof, but you can take steps to make your vessel lightning protected. Most pleasure craft are made of fiberglass or wood, not providing the automatic grounding protection offered by metal-hulled craft. When lightning strikes a small boat, the electrical current is searching for any route to ground, including the human body, an excellent conductor of electricity.
Major lightning protective equipment includes an air terminal, main conductor, and a ground plate. Secondary components are secondary conductors, lightning arrestors, lightning protective gaps, and connectors. Lightning arrestors and lightning protective gaps are used to protect radios and other electronic equipment, which are subject to electrical surges.
If a sailboat mast is made of conductive material, a conductor securely fastened to the mast and extending six inches above the mast and terminating in a receiving point, or a radio antenna can serve as the air terminal.
Captain Chuck Reed, and his wife, Linda, sailed their 36' Catalina sailboat from Detroit to the Caribbean and lived aboard for three years. Reed, the owner of CLR Marine, used a shaft saver on Silent Dream to to keep the boat totally ungrounded, and also save the prop shaft if a line got wrapped around it. Yes, it did save the prop shaft one time and being totally ungrounded he feels that it did save them from the lightning. The Reeds encountered many thunderstorms that included lightning, their boat did not suffer any damage due to lightning.
The National Fire Protection Association, Lightning Protection Code
For a more detailed summary of how to protect your boat from a lightning strike, refer to the National Fire Protection Association's Lightning Protection Code. www.nfpa.org.
Shaft Savers are available at https://www.clrmarine.com/462m4/marine-hardware/shaft-couplers.html
Watch the weather. Stay safe.
Fair Winds and Smooth Sailing
To obtain more information about the products and services mentioned in this article, please contact CLR Marine https://www.clrmarine.com/.
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Award-winning author Cheryl Kuba has been at the helm for more than 30 years sailing the Great Lakes, with side trips to the British Virgin Islands and St. Maarten. She has served as past- Commodore of Great Lakes Fleet 21 -Chicago region. 3happycampers.com
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