: 1. I'm hoping to create a finished look to the bungee cord that's used to
: hold down the hatches and hold down spare paddle etc... How can I butt
: join, or otherwise join, the two ends of bungee cord to create a smooth,
: clean join?

Joe Greenley explained this very well in a previous post, so I won't even try to paraphrase what he said!!

http://www.kayakforum.com/cgi-bin/Building/index.cgi/read/54933

Shawn