I've done the same thing, but used heat shrink tubing (Radio Shack). Use a 2" piece with only 1" hanging onto the end of the bungee. When you apply heat, the loose end of the tubing shrinks down smaller than the bungie, and the part on the bungee helps compress the bungee. Use the now shrunk tubing as a needle and thread in/out until your happy!

Vernon

: I used this method for hatch holddowns on my Coho and it works great, no
: leaks!!! I stretched the bungee and wraped vinyl electrical tape (3M)
: around the stretched area, released the tension on the bungee and cut
: accross the taped area with a razor blade. The taped area stayed the size
: it was while stretched. It wont stay on very long, so insert it quickly in
: the undersized hole. Worked for me.

: Larry C.