RE: [Paddlewise] Attaching D-rings

>>
On the subject of attaching D-rings, I was planning on something similar to
what
is being discussed in another thread, but primarily to secure stuff in the
fairly roomy cockpit area behind my seat.  To avoid drilling holes in the
side
or bottom of my kayak I was trying to come up with a way to attach D-rings
in
various places by either fiberglassing them in or using some sort of
glued-on
attachment .  Anyone have any ideas on a good way to do this?

Evan Dallas
Woodinville, WA
>>

I would find a rod that was the same diameter (or larger) as the bar on the
D-ring, grease it, lay it on a flat sheet of heavy plastic film on my
workbench, drape fiberglass cloth over it, and add resin. When it was set, I
would remove the rod and cut the fiberglass into strips that would fit
through the D-ring, and then glue them (with the D-rings) into the boat
using fiberglass resin. If the surface of the boat was curved, I would
modify the procedure somewhat.

To make the bottom of the fitting as flat as possible, after you have wet
out the cloth, place a piece of plastic film over it, and place a chunk of 2
x 4 on either side of the rod until the resin has set.

This is approximately the procedure I use to make fittings from pieces of
old tent poles, except that the pole pieces are a permanent part of the
fitting.

Chuck Holst

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