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    Posted: 22 Mar 2018 at 2:26pm
Originally posted by TEDDY

The screws holding the rail/channel to the camper body are not counter-sunk into the rail - so the flat-head screw replacement approach might work, or might not - unless you've tried it.
I never knew they weren't counter-sunk. I had read somewhere else that the switch to flat-head screws solved the clearance issue. Welcome to additional information of course.

We haven't gone down this path (yet). I was looking at the screws inside the keder rail, and deduced that the dome-head screws would certainly be an issue.
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The screws holding the rail/channel to the camper body are not counter-sunk into the rail - so the flat-head screw replacement approach might work, or might not - unless you've tried it.
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You can also replaced the dome-head screws in the keder rail with flat-head equivalents. The top and bottom keder on newer pods is actually 14mm, so anything 1 or 2 mm less than that should work.
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I Leave My sail slugs attached to the tarp and just feed them in from one end, that way I can pull it out at the front or at the back depending on the Sun or rain Direction. I stand on the step and feed it in and use one of the adjustable tent poles to slide the slugs over, So i don't need a ladder for set up. It takes about 10 minutes to set up. EDIT I just remembered I did try to use 1/2"slugs and ground them down so they would slide pass the screws but then I found the 3/8 and didn't have to bother.
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Originally posted by TEDDY

I'm thinking some bubble gum stuck at the ends of the channel will keep the plugs from sliding out - or maybe an 1/8" bolt slipped into a bored hole at each end .......

Or two pieces of wood, whittled down to plug the ends, with a loop around each of light rope or string coming from each plug's nearest tarp-corner. Tightening each down with a tautline hitch anchors the corners of the tarp. It works.
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I ordered the 12.5 mm sail stops - might be an issue because the screws holding the channel onto the camper are not counter-sunk.  That's the reason I had the local welder give me an eighth inch flat on the side of the round plug opposite the hook weld.

When I get the 12.5 mm plastic plugs, I'll try them and let you all know.  If you used the 3/8" sail plugs they would probably fit in the channel and slide past the channel mounting screws. 

A sanding wheel would probably flatten one surface of the plastic plugs to allow them to slide past the channel mounting screws.

I suspect all of these solutions work - I'm not nautical (canoe with sail is as close as I ever got!) - so was not aware of something like the sail plugs - would have saved me the $180 I spend on the stainless  plug/hook, but I'll have them forever......

I'm thinking some bubble gum stuck at the ends of the channel will keep the plugs from sliding out - or maybe an 1/8" bolt slipped into a bored hole at each end .......
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Teddy, JohninIdaho,
The 3/8 ones work but they slop around a little and get caught up while pulling the tarp over. Not a big deal as i use a tent pole to slide them along. I used 3/8 sliders because that's what I had a bunch of. If anyone used the 1/2 sliders let me know how they well they slide with a tarp attached,(2016 Pod). 
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Both will fit in the large track.  3/8 has more wiggle, but it wouldn't come out of the gap.  On my 2017 179 Green, I use the 1/2 inch on the door side on both the upper and lower tracks.  On the track connected to the gutter over our slide, I use the 3/8's.  It's a tight fit.  Want to use these to come us with a makeshift slide cover.   See the link below.  You can find on amazon as well I'm sure.
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so--- which one - the 3/8" or 1/2" - fits in the track?
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Couldn't find goodboatgear.com on the net, so I ordered some from Amazon - thanks for the tip. I'm sure the plastic will be lighter than the stainless steel I had made. I'll have to see which I like better - my ss plug/hook comes with a hook - and I'd need a SS S hook to use the sail slides - but the weight hanging on the channel would be less. Also, I use a fitted cover over the rPod in winter, and the SS hooks hanging in the channel might be a problem - lots of things to consider.

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