Re: [Paddlewise] Cockpit covers

From: Steve Cramer <cramersec_at_charter.net>
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 22:36:19 -0400
Michael Daly wrote:
> On 2 Sep 2004 at 16:51, Steve Cramer wrote:
> 
>>You ought to be able to make them for < $5.
> 
> You must have a good source of cheap materials.  Mine cost at least 
> twice that.  MEC sells then for about C$15 and I have trouble 
> justifying making my own when they sell so cheap.

I use extra fabric from other projects, or scraps. If I were buying new, 
it would probably be < $10. You can't buy them in the US for $11.50 
(C$15), that's for sure.
> 
> 
> I also add a loop of webbing and a nylon hook to the front of the 
> cover.  

That's a good idea. At least keep the bungee long enough to tuck under 
your decklines.

-- 
Steve Cramer
Athens, GA
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