Re: [Paddlewise] Reenter - attach skirt and roll

I'm interested in the "similar systembelow decks to hold knee tubes." 
Could you please elaborate?  We've recently installe some bungie cords
under the deck of my kayak to store some items (like the pump, for one)
that I didn't want on the deck.  Didn't go for knee tubes, partly because
installing them sounded like a lot of work.  But I'd be interested to
know about your system.

On Wed, 24 Feb 1999 16:56:16 -0800 Dave Kruger <dkruger_at_pacifier.com>
writes:
>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
>
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