Re: [Paddlewise] shock cords

From: Barbara Kossy <bkossy_at_igc.org>
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 05:07:18
My husband has replaced the shock cord with 1 inch webbing and Fastex
buckles on our Feathercraft K-2. He's also rigged up water bottle holders
made of webbing that clip into the deck webbing. One for the front, one for
the back. The webbing can cinch very tight, yet you can release it quickly.

Barbara



At 02:31 PM 7/28/99 EDT, you wrote:
>I own a Feathercraft K1C and am curious as to how well the shock cords hold 
>up over time. How about the boats performace at it's payload capacity with 
>the weight distributed correctly? So far I've only paddled it empty with the 
>floatation bags in place and it feels like it would be more stable with some 
>weight in it.
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