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See here for information about replacing missing parts and repairs. Each boat make and model will have it's own section. If you find out something new about sourcing parts for or repairing our boats, please add it here.

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General Purpose Kayaks

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Dagger - All

Dagger - Redline

Dagger - Infrared

Eskimo - Topolino / Topo Duo

Whitewater Kayaks

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Bliss Stick - Mini Mystic

Legendary runners from New Zealand!

Thigh brace screw. Very difficult to find an exact match.

Best so far- Example (£3.42 for 4):

Low Socket Head Cap Screw M6 x 50mm in A2 Stainless Westfield Fasteners

Dagger - All

Dagger - MX 7.5/MX 8.0 (Club)

Fixing screws around the cockpit.

Actually No.8 UNC 5/32 American threads. Can be replaced by UK M5 screws with 0.8mm thread pitch.

Example (£3.72 for pack of 20)

Machine screw pozi pan M5 x 20mm in A2 stainless Westfield Fasteners

Small rubber nuts to match are called “well nuts” and are more commonly found in motorbike fairing use.

Example (£7.99 for pack of 10):

Motorcycle wel nuts M5 x 0.8 x 10 Motorcycle Fasteners

Dagger - RPM

Vintage WW kayaks

Dagger - GTX

Old-skool slicey WW kayaks

EXO - XT260

Liquidlogic - Remix / Hoss

Perception - Whipit / Super Sport / Arc

Vintage WW Kayaks, Whipit and Super Sport. The basin owned Arcs are used for beginner coaching.

Generally used screws (footplate etc)

Driven by 5mm hex key / allen key

Example (£4.01 for 8)

Socket Head Button (Dome) Screw M8 x 25mm Westfield Fasteners

Nuts and Wing nuts as for Wavesport

Pyranha - Burn S/M/L, Ammo

Wavesport - D65/75 (Club)

Footplate screw - American UNC ¼” threads. Can be replaced by M8 1.25 uk threads. Although, might need to replace nuts aswell.

Driven by 5mm hex / allen key.

Example (£3.00 for 6):

Socket Head Button Flange Screw M8 x 25mm in A2 Stainless Westfield Fasteners

Nuts (internal, permanent fixing to hold the screw to the kayak)

Example (£3.47 for pack of 30)

Half Nut Hex (Lock Nut) M8 in A2 Stainless Westfield Fasteners

Plastic Wing Nut (removable fixing to adjust the foot plate).

Example (£24.31 for 5) [Expensive; will keep looking for cheeper]:

3-Arm Clamping Knob M8 RS Online

Playboats

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Liquidlogic - Vision 44/56

Perception - Full Tilt

Pyranha - 420

Thigh brace Screw

Example (£3.31 for 20):

Machine Screw Pozi Countersunk M6 x 16mm in A2 Stainless Westfield Fasteners

Nuts Square nuts.

This needs a bit more measuring, but the following would be a stop gap.

Example (£4.90 for 30)

Square Thin Nut M6 in A2 Stainless Westfield Fasteners

Pyranha - Inazone 240

Seakayaks

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Advice on changing deck lines on a sea kayak from the UK Rivers Guidebook

Nigel Dennis Kayaks - Explorer / Romany

P&H - Scorpio

Rainbow - Laser

Tiderace - Vortex

Valley - Old Range (Aquanaut, Avocet, Nordkapp)

How Tos:

Shops:

  • Thigh Braces - Sea Kayak Oban - UK based shop with a good range of spare parts for older Valley rotomolded sea kayaks.
  • Thigh Braces - Kayak Academy - USA based shop.
  • Skeg Slider - Sea Kayak Oban - UK based shop with a good range of spare parts for older Valley rotomolded sea kayaks.
  • Skeg Slider System - Sea Kayak Oban - UK based shop with a good range of spare parts for older Valley rotomolded sea kayaks.
  • Skeg blade - Sea Kayak Oban - UK based shop with a good range of spare parts for older Valley rotomolded sea kayaks.
  • Skeg wire - Sea Kayak Oban - UK based shop with a good range of spare parts for older Valley rotomolded sea kayaks.

Valley - New Range (Etiene 17.7, Gemini)

How Tos:

Shops:

Wilderness Systems - Tempest

Canoes

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Dagger - Rival

Nova Craft - Prospector 16

Venture - Prospector 15

River Racers

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Mirage - K2

Stiletto - K2