On Jul 1, 2011, at 5:29 AM, MATT MARINER BROZE wrote: > Welcome to the club Nick. I think the best thing you can do is to do what you > are now doing and point out the copying and let it be widely known. Other > paddlers can then be aware of it and act according to their own feelings about > the issue. > I know this is not a unique problem for me. I was hemming and hawing about doing anything about it and felt a little blog post might help. It currently looks as though the issue has been resolved amicably, so it looks like I may have been correct. I have added a link on my feed-through shock-cord page to your FAQ. Your use of frames on you webpage complicates linking would you rather I link some other way, please let me know. > > We have been doing that since 1980 for the chart lines (so the paddler can't > bark his knuckles on a fitting there) and never saw it done that way before we > did it. Note: with the right size hole through the deck you won't get any > leaking at all. Were you aware we were doing it that way? Did you see it > somewhere else (I haven't). So, where's the attribution on your website for > the idea? ;-) In our FAQ's you will find detailed directions for how to > restring the shock cord for our customers who need to replace it. If you > haven't seen it already the tips in our FAQ might help you get the shock cord > through an even smaller hole to ensure a good seal. > Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 54 South Rd Groton, CT 06340 USA Ph/Fx: (860) 659-8847 http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ *************************************************************************** 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 Fri Jul 01 2011 - 12:02:15 PDT
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