>> Anyone know any method of gluing an eyestrap to the underside of the rubber VCP hatch to attach a cord from there to the bulkhead? I found a way to adhere an eyestrap to the bulkhead already, as polyethylene only likes polyethylene, I shaved a sliver of plastic from underneath the lip of one of the hatches and affixed the eyestrap to the bulkhead with a mini propane torch. It's holding! The adhesive that will adhere to the rubber is the bugger. >> I use Aquaseal. However, I don't use an eystrap. Instead, I found some thick sheet rubber at a surplus place (Axman in Saint Paul, for the locals), cut it into a squat hourglass shape, and glued *that* to the VCP hatch with a plastic D-ring under the narrowest part of the rubber patch. Then I tied the tether to the D-ring. The Aquaseal adheres so well, however, that a straight piece of rubber the width of the D-ring would probably work just as well as the larger patch. Chuck Holst *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Jan 24 2000 - 07:14:14 PST
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