> Upon deep thought, How do you strech a bungie and force it through a
> smaller diameter hole? Anyone?

So many ways this group has come up with!

What we have been doing at Mariner Kayaks for the last 20 years is: Cut the shock cord. Peel back the fabric casing and cut off about 1/4 inch of the rubber. Slide the casing back over the end to make a tit about 1/2 inch long. With a lighter melt a small bead on the end of the casing tit. Tie a figure 8 knot in the other end. Poke the tit through the smallest sized hole (you drilled in the deck and beveled slightly) it will go through (and still allow you to pull the shock cord through without too much effort). Grip the bead on the shock cord tit with a pair of slip jaw pliers and stretch the shock cord between the pliers and your hand below deck so the diameter of the cord temporarily narrows and you can easily pull it through. We use a single piece of shock cord that threads through six holes. This not only saves a lot of tit-making but also allows the cords to have whatever tension is desired for each one. BTW as one poster here said this will not cause any leaks (if the hole is not made too large). A major benefit of this (compared to using nylon eyelets) is that this system won't bust your knuckles if you happen to brush over it during a stroke and the knots are also out of the way and out of sight. No big inside bumps from recessed deck fittings to hang up your toes either (especially nice with sliding rudder pedals). Used on a wooden deck I would make sure the wood is well sealed inside the hole you drill so water can't use the hole as a route into the plywood. In 20 years of using this in fiberglass kayaks I have never seen anything fail except the easily replaceable shock cord. On some the rubber went bad after a while but with the natural rubber (black) shock cord from NZ that we have been using for the last 15 or more years the only ones I remember failing have been on rental kayaks that have had the shock cord's cover worn off as tired new paddlers drag their paddle back and forth over the deck.