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 ===== Vega Flex Footplate Bolt Failure =====
-**Failed Flex Footplate Bolt**
+[[:repair#pedals|Main Repair & Maintenance Page]]
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+**Failed Flex Footplate Bolt** \\
-**Dan Mayhew **Apr 21, 2024 #35469\\
+**Dan Mayhew **Apr 21, 2024 #35469
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 Reivers - After Mathew's bolt broke mid-paddle on Saturday you mentioned you had swapped the bolts out long ago. Can you describe what you replaced them with?
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 **Dan Mayhew** Apr 21 #35473
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+{{:equipment:vega:flexfootplatebolt.jpg?direct&300x400|flexfootplatebolt.jpg}}{{:equipment:vega:flexfootplateboltb.jpg?direct&300x400|flexfootplateboltb.jpg}}\\
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 The part that failed is the bolt in the image with the wing nut. The head of the bolt came off the shaft. The shaft couldn't be rethreaded into the head on the water, or on the nearby island. Matt had to stuff his PDF into the footwell to paddle back to shore.
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 The ski with the failed bolt was purchased new in June of 2022.
-The second image shows the set up in my ski that was purchase in January of 2023. It has a new, improved footplate with vertical grooves on the back of the long slotted adjustment plate so it doesn't need nearly as much torque as the early models with a smooth back. (Thanks to Jim Schulz for pointing this out to me.)
+The other image shows the set up in my ski that was purchase in January of 2023. It has a new, improved footplate with vertical grooves on the back of the long slotted adjustment plate so it doesn't need nearly as much torque as the early models with a smooth back. (Thanks to Jim Schulz for pointing this out to me.)
 **Duncan Howat** \\
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 According to my really grumpy high school biology teacher, all you bums started out as spurts.
+rd
+**Re: Failed Flex Footplate Bolt\\
+Reivers Dustin**  2:33pm #35479
+Hmm, not seeing the image in the body of this message. Photo attached. My bolts are stainless with a very nice plug weld holding the bolt to the backing plate. Also, I see a special nylon washer settled onto the shaft of the bolt so this set up is good. There's some gunk on here because I messed up and put a non stainless steel washer in the cockpit side to hold my little 10mm nylock nuts solid. So the washers rusted to hell and I had to chisel stuff out.
+But the actual footplate bolts on mine (and probably most) are very nice stainless with good construction weld. Proper job, Vega.
+Not sure how Matt got an oddball. Maybe as the newest barnacle he gets the bad advice. …..or maybe JD knew I was kind of a crash-cadidle-hopper and rigged my boat for nuclear accidents.\\
+rd
+{{:equipment:vega:2024_footplate_bolt.png?nolink&294x387}}
+**Re: Failed Flex Footplate Bolt\\
+Matthew Arrott** \\
+Apr 22   #35480   \\
+Reivers- yes that is the bolt and anchor nut assembly that failed. The spot weld holding the assembly that broke. The bolt would not screw back into its anchor.\\
+Boat is in working order with JD's replacement. The bolt/anchor assembly is of higher quality.
+@Dan - why did JD send us the replacement kits .. what did he know?\\
+Irrespective - greatly appreciate getting it and yes, I am fortunate it was calm. It was quite peaceful solving how to get home effectively on Chuckanut

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