> Steve_at_ECVH wrote: > >> My take was that you didn't want to be in the habit of using the toggles >> to carry, SO that for that 1 x per year event, when you NEEDED the >> toggles in surf, you could depend on them not being worn thin. > > > Fair enough, but I prefer regular inspection of the toggles - I check them > every time I go out, since they are used to tie down the kayak on the > roof. I change the rope with some regularity - current is the third set > in five years. > > Mike > My kayak originally came with thin nylon straps and plastic handles forward and aft. The straps rapidly wore out. I replaced them with loops of climbing rope, and stainless steel carabiners linking the boat to the handles. The rope has lasted over 12 years. Unfortunately, it is still possible to pop the rivets off the boat. Brad Crain *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Sep 27 2006 - 13:02:27 PDT
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