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Re: Soft Loop Fittings - Question?
By:David Hanson
Date: 3/12/2003, 7:21 pm

: I did pretty much exactly what Spidey did on his web page. See:
: http://dbeweb.com/kayak/pages/holdowns.html

: It also sounds like the exact procedure described by the venerable Mister
: Hanson in his post as well. That guy has excellent taste, by the way. I'd
: listen to him. :D

: I thought about them too, and even went so far as to make a few to play with
: and ponder. But I decided the Joe Greenley approach is far more slick and
: elegant, with apologies to Kent. It's easier to make up, weighs less, and
: costs nothing (made from scrap, no $40 router bit required, no jig to
: make, etc). Those recessed fittings are certainly impressive to look at,
: that's for sure.

: My fittings are currently held in place only by the tension of the shock
: cord. After varnish, they shall be sealed with RTV silicone, per Spidey,
: David, et al.

: Cheers,
: Kurt Maurer

Yep it was Joe Greenly & Spidey that gave me the info, thanks Kurt for pointing that out, due to my age I plead bad memory, but I have learned more things on this board than I can count.

Working on a Jay Babina type fiberglass seat currently for my wife's boat, a Storm SLT by Vaclav. Also magnets curing in the hatches this a Rob Macks idea, the Nick Schade footrest is mostly done, the list just keeps going on and on!!!

Messages In This Thread

Material: The Big Rig *LINK* *Pic*
Kurt Maurer -- 3/11/2003, 8:22 pm
Soft Loop Fittings - Question?
Gordon Snapp -- 3/12/2003, 12:35 am
Re: Soft Loop Fittings - Question?
Greg Bridges -- 3/12/2003, 11:23 am
Re: Soft Loop Fittings - Question? *LINK* *Pic*
Kurt Maurer -- 3/12/2003, 11:15 am
Re: Soft Loop Fittings - Question?
David Hanson -- 3/12/2003, 7:21 pm
Re: Soft Loop Fittings - Question?
David Hanson -- 3/12/2003, 9:01 am
Re: Who Dat??? *LINK*
KenC -- 3/11/2003, 9:10 pm
Re: Who Dat??? *LINK*
Bill Price -- 3/12/2003, 3:45 pm