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Where the heck do you guys find your pad eyes?

Posted By: s1rGr1nG0

Where the heck do you guys find your pad eyes? - 07/06/18 05:13 PM

I've checked Lowe's, Home Depot, and Wal Mart with no luck. I know Academy has the Yak Gear kits but $12 for 5 pad eyes?? $30+ for an anchor trolley kit? LMAO!! I've built a few trolleys with store bought parts but now it seems those parts are hard to track down locally.
I know for sure I've bought bags of pad eyes before for like $5.
Posted By: Tallgrass05

Re: Where the heck do you guys find your pad eyes? - 07/06/18 05:23 PM

Ten for $2.99, 25 for $5.99 at www.ack.com. Steel pad eyes also available.
Posted By: s1rGr1nG0

Re: Where the heck do you guys find your pad eyes? - 07/06/18 07:54 PM

Thanks! Went to ACK during lunch and picked up some stuff. I also drooled over the new Hobies they had setup as well. crazy
Posted By: IslandJim

Re: Where the heck do you guys find your pad eyes? - 07/06/18 08:09 PM

I bought some plastic pop-rivets from the kayak dealer in Kerrville, years ago. He asked me if I needed any "inchworms"? That's what he called the plastic eye straps. They do resemble an inchworm in transit. Funny.
Sailboat rigging stores sell various size pad eyes in stainless steel, if you need strong ones. They're quite a bit more expensive than the plastic ones, unless you shop the Internet.

TexasJim
Posted By: Kanepole

Re: Where the heck do you guys find your pad eyes? - 07/06/18 08:38 PM

Amazon is the best place I've found to get them
Posted By: lconn4

Re: Where the heck do you guys find your pad eyes? - 07/22/18 01:16 AM

I would definitely go stainless steel for any hardware regardless if you fish the salt or not.
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