I can buy this.   But… we’ll just but.  
 

I need two and I felt it was within my wheelhouse.  Coping saw, the store bought version borrowed off my friends kayak as the template , drill… I got this.  Mounting accessories on the rail is okay.  Things wobble.  But if I bridge the h-rail to the track, things get sturdy.    It isn’t super pretty but it worked.  I had the plastic shim materials, and I bought $6 worth of stainless hardware.  Boom. 
 

hope this makes sense.    The Hobie Outback really benefits from this simple plate.   I have an irrational fear of tablesaws, so that wasn’t an option. 
 

 

 

 

looks good, its always gratifying to make your own parts.

that double parallel track must be really nice for mounting heavy stuff.  That was always the issue on the old town- single track made in plastic.  A 9" graph mounted on a long arm in the middle of the track (halfway between the screws) would flex a good bit.  If you put the base of the mount right where the screws held the track in you'd get more stability.  Lots of guys upgraded to aluminum tracks which makes a huge difference.  But I can see that 4 points of contact and a stiff plate would be far better.  

34 minutes ago, casts_by_fly said:

that double parallel track must be really nice for mounting heavy stuff.  That was always the issue on the old town- single track made in plastic.  A 9" graph mounted on a long arm in the middle of the track (halfway between the screws) would flex a good bit.  If you put the base of the mount right where the screws held the track in you'd get more stability.  Lots of guys upgraded to aluminum tracks which makes a huge difference.  But I can see that 4 points of contact and a stiff plate would be far better.  

yea.  I had to lean my graph down so it contacted the track..like a downed tree.  it jiggled crazy.  felt it would eventually lead to a cracked hull.  this mitigates the issue.  a rod holder trolling a big weight, wasn't happening.  now I got a shot.  still need to make the second one.  

Looks great. I'd of fired up my jigsaw.

Not too shabby DB, very nicely done. I don’t think TAP Plastics could have done a better job.

Good deal

On 8/19/2025 at 9:57 PM, Darth-Baiter said:

I have an irrational fear of tablesaws, so that wasn’t an option. 

 

I do too.  I had a bad kick back with a board once and it hit me right in the manhood.

 

Done with table saws forever

 

1 hour ago, gim said:

 

I do too.  I had a bad kick back with a board once and it hit me right in the manhood.

 

Done with table saws forever

 

I have a triangular shaped thumb when I cut myself.   The doc said he had to rob Paul to move skin around to fix it.  
 

I can’t even hear a table saw start up without grimacing 

I think you did good anyway. The table saw would’ve only benefitted you with the two parallel cuts/the sides. Jigsaw would’ve been ok. Bandsaw would’ve been what I would’ve used.

 

I've had my fair share of table saw kickbacks (really only a few), but I wear safety glasses for a reason. Kickback to the face isn’t pretty. I knew better, but it was “just a small” cut. I now rip boards rough on my bandsaw then clean them up with my table saw or hand planes.