XFactor Rigging Ideas/Attaching Things/Gear Weight Consideration - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

5-20 · 06-16-2014, 09:33 AM

Been doing a ton of searches for ideas about how to rig my incoming XFactor and I was wondering if there were any good threads or posts, other than the "Share Your Innovations" thread that would be really helpful or useful for me to check out? Even better if they were specifically about the XFactor.

When attaching things, it seems like when you're able to access the underside of the yak, the consensus seems to be to use stainless steel screws/bolts with some type of backing (poly cutting board, for example or washers) but when you can't access these areas, would it be better to use aluminum pop rivets or self spreading screws?

OEX has tons of eye candy as all of you know. I'd love to equip the boat with those ram mounts everywhere for whatever I might want to attach to the yak, but man, are they noticeably heavy. Any of you go with the scottys just to save weight? Any preference one way or the other for any type of reason?

Hmmm.... as always, any/all thoughts/suggestions are mondo appreciated!!!

06-16-2014, 09:33 AM	#1
5-20 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 241	XFactor Rigging Ideas/Attaching Things/Gear Weight Consideration Been doing a ton of searches for ideas about how to rig my incoming XFactor and I was wondering if there were any good threads or posts, other than the "Share Your Innovations" thread that would be really helpful or useful for me to check out? Even better if they were specifically about the XFactor. When attaching things, it seems like when you're able to access the underside of the yak, the consensus seems to be to use stainless steel screws/bolts with some type of backing (poly cutting board, for example or washers) but when you can't access these areas, would it be better to use aluminum pop rivets or self spreading screws? OEX has tons of eye candy as all of you know. I'd love to equip the boat with those ram mounts everywhere for whatever I might want to attach to the yak, but man, are they noticeably heavy. Any of you go with the scottys just to save weight? Any preference one way or the other for any type of reason? Hmmm.... as always, any/all thoughts/suggestions are mondo appreciated!!!