DIY SlideTrax hardware and accessory plates

[Paul Davis]

Although I have seen a couple of posts on DIY SlideTrax hardware, I decided to document a more complete build process that would show the start-to-finish steps including part numbers, pictures, etc.  Depending on how many accessory plates you want to build, this can save a lot of money and the method works great.  Besides, I just like to build stuff :)  

If you don't want to fabricate your own SlideTrax nuts, you can pick up a four pack online at Hook1 and a few other places (I didn't see them on the Harmony online store, but I may have missed them). The rest of the DIY build components will work just fine with these plates.  Since I had the aluminum stock and cutting board left over from my rear transducer arm build, the cost to do this project was super cheap.  I plan to make a few more different accessory plates with all the stuff that I still have left over.

Here are a few preview shots and the full how-to write up is on my personal Palmetto Kayak Fishing Blog HERE.

 

 

[Paul Davis]

Thanks for the link, I'll have to check that out.

[Andrew Simpson]

Also knobs for quick ajustment, cables, tubes, rubber mats, loads of stuff that could be adapted for kayak use.

[Andrew Simpson]

This site here, http://www.mcmaster.com/# has plenty of stuff for making your own parts. They have 1" x 1/8" x 1' brass bars.. http://www.mcmaster.com/#red-metals/=dyr761
Just right for making side trax nuts, and much more!