kayakbound wrote: > > Another concern with this maneuver -- at least for me -- is something I > hadn't noticed with my kayak [Current Designs Solstice ST] until it was too > late. The back side of the coaming on this boat is so close to the deck > there's not enough clearance to slip the skirt's bungi knot into the space > underneath. [snip] > Anyone else having to tangle with such a problem? Yup. On two of my sprayskirts (I have three), I have cut the bungee to the correct length, allowing an overlap of about an inch. Those plastic wrap-n-tie things (cable wraps?) which are often found holding wires to some attachment point inside my computer come in sturdy versions, and I have secured the overlapped ends of the bungee with two cable wraps. This sounds like it would not be secure, and I resisted it until I had two years and many miles on a similar system below decks used to hold knee tubes in place. So far, I have two seasons on one bungee, and one season on the other one. Both are as strong as the day I assembled the closure. The third sprayskirt? It has one of those cheesy knots! -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Feb 24 1999 - 17:02:12 PST
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.4.0 : Thu Aug 21 2025 - 16:30:05 PDT