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 ===== Vega Flex Footplate Bolt Failure =====
+[[:repair#pedals|Main Repair & Maintenance Page]]
 **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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 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
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+**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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