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Re: Strip: Deck Fittings: Can I "Skip" Them???????
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 2/11/2002, 1:05 pm
In Response To: Re: Strip: Deck Fittings: Can I "Skip" Them??????? (Shawn Baker)

: Do you prefer rigid decklines like the native kayaks used? I'm starting to
: think that might be a pretty good solution to retrofit on my kayaks.
: Non-stretchy lines, maybe some bone or antler sliders....

I've become very fond of cord and sliding toggles for deck lines, in the Greenland tradition. Having a bungee or two across the deck is handy for stashing small, light items, but when it comes to really securing something to the deck, bungees don't cut it. Cord and toggles provide a much more secure grip. This is true of paddle float re-entry rigging, too.

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Strip: Deck Fittings: Can I "Skip" Them???????
Joe -- 2/10/2002, 1:54 pm
Re: Strip: Deck Fittings: Can I "Skip" Them???????
Brian Nystrom -- 2/11/2002, 1:19 pm
Re: Strip: Deck Fittings: Can I "Skip" Them???????
Joe -- 2/11/2002, 1:59 pm
Re: Strip: Deck Fittings: Can I "Skip" Them???????
Brian Nystrom -- 2/11/2002, 4:36 pm
Re: Strip: Deck Fittings: Can I "Skip" Them???????
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 2/11/2002, 7:25 pm
Greenland-style toggles *Pic*
Pete Rudie -- 2/11/2002, 8:33 pm
No-paddle-float reentry *Pic*
Pete Rudie -- 2/11/2002, 8:42 pm
Re: No-paddle-float reentry
Scott Fitzgerrell -- 2/12/2002, 12:31 pm
Same here, Thanks for the PIC *NM*
Joe -- 2/12/2002, 1:33 pm
Re: Strip: Deck Fittings: Can I "Skip" Them???????
Rob Macks -- 2/11/2002, 9:45 am
Re: Strip: Deck Fittings: Can I "Skip" Them???????
Shawn Baker -- 2/11/2002, 10:05 am
Re: Strip: Deck Fittings: Can I "Skip" Them???????
Rob Macks -- 2/11/2002, 2:27 pm
Re: Straight lines
Shawn Baker -- 2/11/2002, 3:56 pm
Re: Straight lines
Brian Nystrom -- 2/11/2002, 4:29 pm
Re: Strip: Deck Fittings: Can I "Skip" Them???????
Brian Nystrom -- 2/11/2002, 1:05 pm
Re: On hardshells too?
Shawn Baker -- 2/11/2002, 3:55 pm
Re: On hardshells too?
Brian Nystrom -- 2/11/2002, 4:26 pm
Re: Strip: Deck Fittings: Can I "Skip" Them???????
Val Wann -- 2/10/2002, 8:57 pm
Re: Strip: Deck Fittings: Can I "Skip" Them??????? *Pic*
Joe -- 2/10/2002, 11:25 pm
Re: Strip: Deck Fittings: Can I "Skip" Them???????
Shawn Baker -- 2/11/2002, 10:08 am
Re: Strip: Deck Fittings: Can I "Skip" Them???????
John Schroeder -- 2/11/2002, 8:56 am
Re: Strip: Deck Fittings: Can I "Skip" Them???????
David Ross -- 2/10/2002, 5:48 pm