in reponse to a couple of queries about olive cleats i've described them before but i'll try again. they are about 1.5-2inches long, plastic and shaped more or less like an olive (!!). one end is flattened and has a hole in it.This end also has a opening crosswise through the cleat which encompasses the end hole. To secure shock cord to the cleat pass it through the end hole push it out of the crosswise opening and knot it so that it won't pass back through the end hole. the other half of the cleat contains the actual cleat. there is hole in the middle of the cleat , running top to bottom. contiguous with this is a groove running along the top of the cleat. This groove contains the cleat 'teeth'. The shock cord attached at the other end is passed around or through whatever is to be secured, up through the top to bottom hole and cleated into the 'teethed' groove. Voila! Hope this makes sense these babies are wonderful. they are cheap (AUS$1), strong, easy to use and readily released. My favourite marine shop has even found a source of black ones - very smart. We use them to secure deck bags, spare paddles, paddle leashes ,just about anything to out decks or ourselves. I have used them for years and have never lost anything secured with them even in surfing sessions in biggish waves. I was recently creamed off a promontory by a wave my companion reckoned was 4m (big enough anyway even if not this big, I just remember big. I got a little careless for thirty seconds and paid the price) and lost not a thing. I also use them on my deck bungies which are threaded with netting. I tighten up the deck bungie using the cleats when paddling or going in or out through surf. I haven't lost anything from under the netting for a long time. A online source might be http://www.jollyroger.com.au/ I think they have them. nick *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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