Behind-The-Seat "Modular" cross system (for Net, flagpole, umbrella, "stern light", stakeout pole, etc)
I wanted my crosses to butt right up against each other, so the glue not only glues the outside of the pipe to
the cross, but glues the end edge of the pipe to the inside ridge in the cross, and glues the end edges of the
crosses together at the edges too. To make a "jig" to cut the PVC the correct length, I inserted a small piece
of cardboard in as far as the ridge that meets up with the pipe. I marked it, folded it, cut the cardboard to
length. Then cut it just a hair shorter, mark the pipe and cut pipes to length.
First, cut your "cross-joining" pipes to length and de-burr them (scrape burrs off with a knife inside and
outside the pipes)
Next, glue on a cross to the first pipe.
Next glue on a second cross to the same pipe and press the two crosses together completely, lay it doewn on the
concrete sidewalk/driveway and make sure both crosses are in a straight line. Glue in one end of the next
pipe, push it all the way in, glue on one more cross, lay flat on the concrete, straighten them so all in a row
.... repeat till done with 5 or 6 crosses (later insert two 1-1/4" PVC pipes into the two recessed rodholders
on your kayak and hold the cross assembly behind the two pipes to see what width you might want, if you want to
add more crosses, my first one used 6, my current one uses 8 ). for net, stern light, flagpole, stakeout pole, rods, umbrella, etc
Mark, Measure and cut the two PVC pipes standing up from your built-in rodholders. You want then just barely
sticking up from the kayak enough to fully fit into a 45 degree ell all the way ( the mark where it comes out
of the kayak, plus about half the cardboard "jig")