M. Wagenbach wrote: > We're talking about the same thing: cable ties, wire ties, zip ties; I > can't remember any other names. But those I have in front of me here are > not 100% nylon. inside the head is a tiny piece of metal, steel I bet, > which form the pawl of the ratchet that keeps you from withdrawing the > tail after you stick it in. I could envision this being replaced with a > plastic pawl, but I don't recall whether I have ever seen that. And I've never seen them with a metal fitting in the head! > If the metal corroded, the closure would fail. It could be backed up with > glue. Does epoxy stick to nylon? Not well at all. I don't know of anything which adheres well to nylon. Maybe 3M 5200? A big yep to whomever pointed out that relying on cable ties to secure the bungie around the sprayskirt rim may be questionable. I worry about it, and carry spare cable ties, but I feel queasy about it. I may just take needle an thread to mine and sew a nylon sleeve to butt the ends together. No more worries. -- 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 Fri May 14 1999 - 15:54:25 PDT
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