I had one of my seat straps tear at the mounting bolt on the end, but luckily I own a bartack machine.
The old straps seemed like there was just a hole drilled for the bolt to go through, but I melted holes in the webbing for eyelets to fit for the bolts on the new one.
Is it normal for seat straps to not have eyelets like that?
Posted by Ani_Out
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I have the same kayak. Over the past 2 summers, I’ve made similar repairs, attempting to melt a hole. That hole eventually develops a tear. Late this summer I moved to paracord with figure 8 on a bite loops on each end for the bolt to go through only bad thing is that it is not adjustable. But thus far, I’ve had no issues. I guess you could replace the top bolt with an eye hook and use a carabiner to fasten the cord so at least you could unhook and lay the seat flat for transport.