Re: [Paddlewise] Thanks! sprayskirt bottom shockcord knot

From: Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:31:59 -0700
mike dziobak wrote:
> Here's another idea. West marine used to sell stainless steel clips or 
> wire bent into a triangle for making up custom length bungy cord with 
> hooks on the ends. If you can still get those clips I would use them to 
> clamp together the overlapped ends of the bungy cord. To protect the
> skirt from the metal clips you can put on a piece of electrical heat
> shrink tubing before doing the overlap connection and then squirt in
> some aqua seal before heat shrinking the tubing around the overlap
> joint.

This is the best solution yet.  Those clips are bombproof, and readily
available in various places, including feed stores, sailing shops and 
marine supply stores aside from West Marine.  They are usually called hog 
rings or hog clips.  One source:  http://tinyurl.com/2btdzd

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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