Re: [Paddlewise] olive cleat

Not sure if I can do this.

Its an olive shaped piece of plastic about 1-1.5 inch long. It has a hole
on one (flattened) end that is in the lenghtway plane. Another hole is
located top to bottom just adjacent to this end hole. SO the two holes
connect at end. Shock cord is pushed through the end hole and pushed up
through the top to bottom hole. A knot is tied in the end and the cord is
then pulled back through the end hole, but of course is now fixed to the
cleat. In the middle of the cleat is another top to bottom hole at the end
of two rows of cleat 'teeth' on either side of a furrow in the top of the
cleat. The shock cord is looped around what you are securing, passed up
through the middle hole and cleated into the furrow. Voila!

these thiings have held stuff on my deck in big surf and survived tips,
breaking waves  etc

Hope it makes sense.

Note new email address

Nicholas Gill
School of Geography and Oceanography
University of NSW
Australian Defence Force Academy
Canberra ACT 2600

Ph. 02 6268 8317
Mob. 041 7659440
Fax 02 6268 8313

Email: nicholas.gill_at_adfa.edu.au

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> From: M. Wagenbach <wagen_at_u.washington.edu>
> To: PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net
> Subject: [Paddlewise] olive cleat
> Date: Wednesday, 3 February 1999 4:54
> 
> Nick (or anyone),
> 
> Can you describe an olive cleat, or give another name?  I've never heard
of 
> this.  Perhaps a case of needing an Australian/American dictionary.
> 
> Mike Wagenbach
>
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