> We tried this at CLC a few years ago and found that the fittings held
> water and were a lot of work to make and install, and they were heavy. We
> came up with the idea to use flat webbing loops with a low profile screw
> and finish washer. This fitting is virtually flush (it only sticks up
> 1/32" above the bungy), weighs a lot less, and can be made and
> installed in 3 minutes. There's a shop tip about this (with a sketch) on
> our web site if anyone is interested.

> Chris I used your web straps on the Yare that I built 3 years ago, and they worked just fine. My wife said they look cheesy though, and she's the boss. My cherry and okoume fittings weigh 1/4 oz. each, and the CLC web straps they replaced weigh 22% more. I made 20 of them in 1 hour, and installed them in 10 minutes.