: look at kayak pictures & pick what you like.

I have been, that's why I'm confused.

: it doesn't really matter, there is no major difference between any of the
: patterns.

This was the issue I wanted to resolve.

:It doesn't worth the memory space on nick's server.

So you're the gatekeeper of this server. For a person who can differentiate rocket science from kayak deck bungees, your sentence structure could use a little help. :-P

: I use the regular "X in a rectangular" pattern on my coho - no
: problemo.

This is what I needed. Thank You.

: the less you mess with bungies.... the sooner you paddle.

I agree whole heartily. This is my first wooden 'yak and I'm a bit of a nervous papa. Ricci