I recall someone wanting info on interesting ways people have modified their home-built kayaks. I was on Falls Lake (NC) two Sundays ago and met a lovely CLC Northbay. The builder had used fasteners called Dzus fasteners (used in airplanes and race cars) to hold his hatches on. These were two very small metal fasteners that held with a quarter turn. It made the deck extremely clean looking (no webbing!) and I am currently trying to find someone to sell 4 to me so I can retrofit my Chesapeake LT16. If anyone has worked with these before or wants photos of these fasteners, please contact me. Their web site is www.dzus.com but they make tons of different types of fasteners. I think this builder used the quarter turn Panex line with the ring. Courtney *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
sudnlycord_at_excite.com writes: ... a lovely CLC Northbay. The builder had used fasteners called Dzus fasteners (used in airplanes and race cars) to hold his hatches on. These were two very small metal fasteners that held with a quarter turn. It made the deck extremely clean looking (no webbing!) and I am currently trying to find someone to sell 4 to me so I can retrofit my Chesapeake LT16. If anyone has worked with these before or wants photos of these fasteners, please contact me. Their web site is www.dzus.com but they make tons of different types of fasteners. I think this builder used the quarter turn Panex line with the ring. ... >> Anyone interested in "quarter turn fasteners" may also wish to check www.southco.com. Retailing them four at a time may not be of riveting interest to them, but they can probably point you in the direction of a retail distributor. Good luck! Ralph C. Hoehn Ralph_at_PouchBoats.com www.PouchBoats.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
This came up on Nick Schade's Kayak Builders' Bulletin Board a while back with a few writing in with suggestions. Try asking your question there, Courtney, and you should get some experienced answers about using the Dzus connectors. http://www.kayakforum.com/cgi-bin/Building/index.cgi John *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
At 01:32 PM 10/3/00 -0700, Courtney wrote: >builder had used fasteners called Dzus fasteners (used in airplanes and race >cars) to hold his hatches on. These were two very small metal fasteners that >held with a quarter turn. It made the deck extremely clean looking (no >webbing!) and I am currently trying to find someone to sell 4 to me so I can >retrofit my Chesapeake LT16. Any good general aviation repair shop will have these in stock. Check at smaller airports that cater to smaller private or business aircraft. -- Wes *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Race car shops will also have them. KeS *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Interesting idea, Courtney. Dzus fittings --- wow. Those things were standard fasteners on Navy airplanes when I started flying them 31 years ago! And they were old technology then! Did the North Bay driver say how he waterproofed the fitting? Typically, Dzus fittings have an external rotating head attached to a shaft which turns within a bayonet-type fitting inside. The shaft is not meant to be water-resistant, and I was wondering how your paddler sealed up the rotational fitting? Thanks for the info. Jack Martin North Bay, unhatched *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced/forwarded outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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