Actually, I've used these wire ties for bunches of thing. They come in different length so have a wide variety of applications. I absolutely despise the plastic clips on most marine equipment. They are so hard to get off the deck lines or pad eyes. I threaded 4 of the wire ties to the slots the deck lines go through on my front deck and I hook my deck bag to them. I even rigged a paddle park out of them at one point on the Breeze. I use them anywhere I think I might want to cut things loose but need a "permanent" installation. Admittedly, they will weather but the black ones are UV resistant and when the things get brittle they are a "snap" to replace. I've added the things to my auto repair kit, my catchall of a purse and all through my horseback riding equipment. I've even used them to attach the latch to the horse's gate! Joan Spinner * * * Gratefully paddling again on the Chesapeake Bay watershed-a red, CD Breeze and a yellow/white Gulfstream In a message dated 3/3/00 3:29:25 PM, WJLeonhardt_at_bnl.gov writes: << Since we are discussing the attachment of D-rings, I'd like to take the opportunity of repeating a technique I've reported on before for the benefit of new people. I have had good success using nylon cable tie mounts. The cable ties are the serrated straps that are used to hold wires in a nice bundle. Suppliers of these straps (i.e. electrical equipment supply houses) also supply kits that have mounting pads that are epoxied to a surface and the cable tie threads through them. The kits I have were made by "Panduit" and come with little containers of epoxy, mixing cup and stick. After the pads are attached, I install a cable tie leaving about a one inch diameter loop. I then use this as a place for attaching bungee cords. >> *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Mar 03 2000 - 19:02:07 PST
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