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Old 05-13-2013, 05:35 AM
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Originally Posted by drichitt View Post
As an add on....I took a look at that board today and noticed that the eye screw was aligned almost horizontal with the water line making it real easy for a typical sized carabiner clip to climb aboard...
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I have turned the eye screw 90 degrees so as to make it a little harder for a carabiner to move over onto the board. Even still, I plan to keep the outermost clip at least a foot off the boards now and be sure to see exactly where they are...

At first glance, the eye looks very close to the front of the board. A fishing line on the eye will cause the front to ride heavy in the water in that case.

I would move the eye back.

The boards must act like a boat to work correctly. If the board plows through a wave, you will have problems.
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