Pamvetdr_at_aol.com wrote: > Did you run the extra bungee through the same area (seam?) the first one > was? Or, how did you secure it to the skirt? Thanks! Pam's query reminds me of a simple, low-profile method for securing sprayskirt bungee ends I stumbled on years ago. I did not think much of it at the time, but it has held up for about 6-8 years so far. After using it in a knotted version for a while to make sure I had the correct place for the closure, I cut the bungee about an inch long, flame-seared the ends, and then overlapped them an inch, securing them with two heavy-duty cable ties, reefed down using pliers on the pull tang and (I think) some soft-jawed vise grips on the body of the bungee/cable tie. This allows the secured ends to slip under the coaming edge, and leaves no tails sticking out to get in the way when running the skirt onto the coaming. I could not get the ends to shift, pulling on the bungee as hard as I could, so I assumed it would last, and it has, far beyond what I thought it would. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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 Sun Dec 02 2007 - 20:16:33 PST
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