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<\/p>\nJason Cole kindly agreed for his Jackson Kayak Backrest upgrade guide to be included on Unsponsored. It looks like it could be a very worth while upgrade for older Jackson boats.<\/p>\n
On numerous occasions I’d been at Lee Valley, with the backrest pulled in tight, thinking, “wouldn’t it be nice if it was just a bit bigger?”. It also kept slipping down, which I’d mitigated by fitting toggles, but it was still not 100%.<\/p>\n
The other day I visited WWTCC and sat in a new Jackson Karma, bloody huge boat! But I was really taken by the new-style backrest – which are sold as kits. They didn’t have any in stock at WWTCC so got one from Squarerock as I was in a hurry to get one.<\/p>\n
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Pilot hole, drilling *very* carefully to only go through one layer. I used a centre punch to mark the position of the hole and to prevent the drill from slipping later on.<\/p>\n
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5.5mm drill bit was used.<\/p>\n
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Finishing with a countersink.<\/p>\n
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Attaching wire to the rope, so that pulling it back through isn’t a nightmare.<\/p>\n
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Wire pulled through.<\/p>\n
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Threading the new bungee cord through the holes. Again made easier with wire.<\/p>\n
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Feeding through the tiny channel above the rear pillar.<\/p>\n
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Rope now attached to the backrest and fed through the cleat.<\/p>\n
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All in place, tightened up. And it doesn’t sag like the old one!<\/p>\n
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